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Maintaining the power and influence of online travel agencies

By PhocusWire | October 4, 2018

One of the central tenets of the Power Paradox in travel is how some of the biggest brands ever assembled in the industry "have aggregated the content, established the trust and amassed the war chests... Read More

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Hopper nabs $100M, wants to be "number-one mobile travel marketplace in the world"

By Mitra Sorrells | October 3, 2018

Hopper is initiating a massive growth strategy fueled by a $100 million Series D financing round announced today. Read More

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VIDEO: Two opposing views on Google's entry into tours and activities

By Kevin May | September 28, 2018

Google has always been involved in tours and activities - suppliers and online travel agencies would spend their digital marketing dollar with the search, as other brands do elsewhere in the industry. Read More

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Google adds new features to travel planning tools

By Mitra Sorrells | September 27, 2018

Google is adding tools to its travel portfolio to simplify and expedite the trip planning process. Read More

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Tours and activities providers bring experiences to Google search and maps

By Linda Fox | September 25, 2018

Ticketing platform Tiqets has partnered with Google to supply museum and attraction passes via maps and search. Read More

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Google plunges deeper into hotel search: It's all about rooms

By Diego Varela - Mirai | September 19, 2018

Ever wondered how far search giant Google wants to take consumers in its quest to dominate the accommodation sector? More evidence is emerging... Read More

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Google breathes down the neck of Kayak in clicks sent to airlines

By Kevin May | September 5, 2018

Google is sending almost equal levels of traffic to airline websites as Kayak, following a massive increase for the search giant over the course of the last 12 months. Read More

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How purchasing trends, trip motivations and booking behaviors differ across four markets

By Phocuswright Research | August 31, 2018

It's critical for travel companies to understand the consumer behaviors and preferences that influence purchase decisions. Commissioned by Google, Phocuswright recently published a series of reports on... Read More

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Google offers hotel discounts to cloud users, upgrades search tools

By Christina Jelski - Travel Weekly | August 28, 2018

Google has enhanced its flight and hotel search capabilities ahead of the U.S. holiday travel season, while concurrently announcing that it has started offering exclusive hotel discounts to paying users... Read More

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Subtle change to users, big impact on brands - Google search and hotels

By Pablo Delgado - Mirai | August 27, 2018

The real estate on Google's search engine results pages has changed dramatically over the course of the last decade. Read More

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Revenue and loyalty for vacation rentals in the age of Amazon and Google

By Mike Putman - Custom Travel Solutions | August 23, 2018

The accommodations market has expanded over the past decade, in part due to the growing vacation rental sector. However, nobody quite knows how vacation rentals will fit into the larger travel ecosystem... Read More

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wi-Q becomes first hospitality tech firm to partner with Fetch.AI

By Marisa Garcia | August 22, 2018

Fetch.AI, the smart ledger firm whose founders include scientists and investors from DeepMind, has linked up with hospitality m-commerce specialist wi-Q Technologies to offer AI-powered predictions an Read More

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Making sure young travellers get the joke

By Viewpoints | August 21, 2018

This is a viewpoint by Becky Power, travel lead for Google UK. They famously say that humour doesn’t travel. Well, whoever ‘they’ are, Hostelworld decided to put ‘them’ to the test by dropping Phil Read More

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Google: Time to rethink fairy tale loyalty strategies in travel

By Jenna Hovel - Google | August 16, 2018

Today, people have more booking options than ever at their fingertips. And marketers must evolve their strategies to meet customers where they are. Read More

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Summer reading - five news stories you may have missed

By Simone Puorto | August 7, 2018

According to Amanda Johnson, teacher at Study.com, "Summer reading is critical to not only retain information but also to grow in knowledge and critical thinking skills". And, even though the study Read More

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