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Ctrip to reach $112 billion TTV target early

By Martin Cowen | March 20, 2015

Ctrip's 2014 earning call reveals a business which is growing not only its revenues but also the... Read More

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Virtual try before you buy to change shopping behaviour

By Linda Fox | March 20, 2015

Some interesting findings around the potential for virtual reality to push more sales online in this... Read More

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Project Loon successfully uses wind patterns to move Internet across continents

By Nick Vivion | March 19, 2015

Project Loon has successfully managed to surf wind patterns in order to carry Internet from New... Read More

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The main event is now Priceline versus Expedia — so whose round is it?

By Nick Vivion | March 19, 2015

The ongoing wave of industry consolidation among OTAs-in-pursuit has focused the crowd's attention on... Read More

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Merge loyalty and pricing to drive direct hotel bookings

By Viewpoints | March 18, 2015

Imagine a world without OTAs, without metasearch sites, where the internet is not dominated by Google.... Read More

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Skypicker, a Czech metasearch startup, nets $1M investment

By Sean O'Neil | March 17, 2015

Skypicker, a flight metasearch startup, has received a $1 million (950,000 Euro) venture investment... Read More

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In tax case, Hawaiian high court sides with online travel agencies

By Sean O'Neil | March 17, 2015

Today Hawaii’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of online travel agencies, affirming an earlier tax appeal... Read More

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Rainmaker Group acquires hotel rate shopping service Revcaster

By Kevin May | March 17, 2015

More moves in the hotel tech arena with the Rainmaker Group snapping up market intelligence and rate... Read More

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Will voice-activated flight search finally catch on?

By Nick Vivion | March 17, 2015

The latest foray of a travel brand into voice-activated search is called Opal. This time its OTA... Read More

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How the Orbitz Expedia deal came together

By Sean O'Neil | March 17, 2015

When Orbitz Worldwide announced a proposed acquisition by Expedia Inc last month, it had reached the... Read More

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In partnership with Zartico, this video series explores the latest trends and delivers practical... Read More

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