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Expedia to buy Orbitz in cash deal worth $1.6 billion

By Kevin May | February 12, 2015

Expedia Inc has agreed a deal to buy Orbitz Worldwide in a transaction for $12 per share in cash. The... Read More

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TripAdvisor sees its expenses spike, may need to bid for controlling interest

By Sean O'Neil | February 11, 2015

TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel reviews platform, has placed a bet on becoming an alternative... Read More

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The right stuff in travel: quality content, accurate content, available content

By Viewpoints | February 11, 2015

Great quality content on travel websites speaks to people: it’s inspiring, it’s relevant and it’s... Read More

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Thomas Cook target of half of bookings online looking doubtful

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2015

Thomas Cook has admitted it may not hit its ambitious target of 50% web penetration in 2015.... Read More

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Accor and Okura hotels join TripAdvisor's instant booking

By Sean O'Neil | February 10, 2015

Accor, the world's sixth-largest hotel group by number of rooms, said that it has begun to participate... Read More

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Instant versus personalized - the next travel search dilemma

By Viewpoints | February 10, 2015

When it comes to online travel, we see a constant evolution in technology. This is fuelled mostly by... Read More

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TUI looks to make more of customer relationship and dynamic packaging

By Linda Fox | February 10, 2015

TUI Group is giving itself until May to formulate strategy on five core areas, the operator said today... Read More

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Startup pitch: HotelsByDay checks in to during the day stay trend

By Linda Fox | February 9, 2015

HotelsByDay sees opportunity in the micro-stay trend - hotel stays during the day for a minimum of... Read More

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How to determine the probability of your plane falling from the sky

By Nick Vivion | February 9, 2015

It's been a grisly 12-month period for the airline industry — from the two Malaysia Airlines accidents... Read More

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eLong heads into hyper-competitive 2015

By Martin Cowen | February 6, 2015

Chinese online travel agency eLong has said that room night growth is the only thing that matters into... Read More

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