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Google takes Kayak by surprise, named as key competitor

By Kevin May | February 14, 2010

Some folk in Connecticut, US, will be scratching their heads as feverishly as they are digging their way through the snow after Google named the metasearch firm Kayak on its list of competitors. Read More

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Super Bowl ads: Homeaway yes, Google probably, Kayak no

By Dennis Schaal | February 7, 2010

All of the excitement leading up to tonight's Super Bowl has little to do with the gridiron and much to do with the advertisements. Thus, John Battelle's Searchblog reports that Google will break... Read More

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Industrial Relations 2.0 - Unions turns to Twitter in fight against British Airways

By Kevin May | January 26, 2010

Company-employee disputes are not like they used to be - if the latest spat between British Airways and a union representing cabin crews are anything to go by. The long-running face-off between BA and... Read More

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TripAdvisor hoping for detente over Google-China Cold War

By Kevin May | January 18, 2010

User review giant TripAdvisor will have a few worries on its mind if Google follows through on its threat to pull out of China following a row over cyber attacks on government protestors. Tnooz has... Read More

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Not Apple or Google, I'm A PC says Amadeus boss

By Kevin May | January 14, 2010

Tim Russell, UK & Ireland managing director of travel technology and GDS supplier Amadeus, says his company is most similar to Microsoft than the arguably more glamorous Apple or Google. Tnooz thought... Read More

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Can Google end 170 years of frustration between western companies and China?

By Siew Hoon Yeoh | January 13, 2010

Well, the threat by Google that it may cease operations in China has certainly set tongues wagging in the east. Google announced that it would cease censoring results of its Google.cn search engine,... Read More

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The irony of a Google exit from China - travel search would be left with one dominant player

By Kevin May | January 13, 2010

News that Google is considering pulling out of the fastest growing consumer market on the planet would leave the Chinese domestic internet with one powerful search engine for travel products. The search... Read More

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Will travel firms take the French approach over untamed Google Suggest tool?

By Kevin May | January 7, 2010

The result of a defamation case in Paris, France, has shed light on the lengths companies will go to if search engines are providing users with incorrect or damaging information. The case, involving the... Read More

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Bing's growing and Yahoo's slowing in search share

By Dennis Schaal | December 17, 2009

One month does not a search engine make. But it's clear from the comScore's U.S. search rankings in November that Microsoft's Bing search engine is making market share gains, and Yahoo's share of... Read More

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Will Google Wave kill the trip planning sites?

By Stephen Joyce | December 14, 2009

It dawned on me recently that like so many other Google apps, Wave has the potential to disrupt the crowded trip planning site arena. It occurred to me that the tool would be particularly useful if I... Read More

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Google shuns opportunity for travel with Comparison Ads - for the time being

By Kevin May | December 9, 2009

Google says it has no plans to extend its recently launched Comparison Ads project to include products from the travel vertical. The confirmation comes during a busy week for Google as it rolls out the... Read More

Google Goggles and PhotoSynth showing what image search can do for travel

By Kevin May | December 7, 2009

In a suite of announcements today - including how real time search will look in results - the new photo search product Google Goggles has plenty to get the traveller excited. The new product has a... Read More

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What does Google think about on a Travel Think Day? Not much

By Kevin May | December 2, 2009

Google hosted a private half-day conference yesterday for folk across the travel sector in the UK. Gracing the 150 or so delegates with their presence - and presentations - were the likes of Google UK... Read More

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One-on-one with Rob Torres, head of Google Travel

By Tim Hughes | November 27, 2009

I caught up with Rob Torres, managing director of Google Travel, following his Center Stage slot at the recent PhoCusWright Conference in Orlando. Appearing alongside Suzie Reider, chief marketing... Read More

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Google, Sabre see mobile ads as a moveable feast

By Dennis Schaal | November 10, 2009

Google's move to acquire AdMob, which serves targeted advertising on mobile devices, coupled with a new Sabre survey on mobile services, punctuate the direction of travel advertising. It's standard... Read More

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