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Google goes deep on mobile search and booking behaviour

By Kevin May | July 5, 2016

Search giant Google and research house TNS have combined forces to examine the role of mobile in search and shopping patterns with travellers. The huge study used data from Google's search queries Read More

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Google: time for the travel industry to see through its do-no-evil mantra

By Viewpoints | June 29, 2016

I believe that Google poses the biggest long-term threat to the profitability and growth of airlines, hoteliers and travel intermediaries that they have ever seen. Here’s why. NB: This is an opi Read More

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Consumers think Google knows them better than travel brands

By Linda Fox | June 23, 2016

Travel brands are falling short in the personalisation stakes according to the latest research from data specialist Boxever. The Dublin-based company carried out research on 500 consumers revealing Read More

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Google convenes meeting of travel brands to ease tensions

By Kevin May | June 22, 2016

Google has created what it is calling a "Travel Industry Council" in a bid to improve relations with brands around the sector. The group is known to have met over the course of two days earlier thi Read More

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A few things to know about Progressive Web Apps and travel

By Linda Fox | June 21, 2016

A few weeks ago Air Berlin demonstrated its Progressive Web App during the Google I/O developer conference. It's staking a claim as the first airline with the service which enables users to access Read More

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Travel conversation and context, does Google Assistant have all the answers?

By Linda Fox | May 31, 2016

You might have heard of travel virtual assistants Pana and Lola but you will definitely have heard of Google Allo and Assistant. If Google Trips is being seen as the app to end all other in-destina Read More

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Peakwork, the next-gen travel distribution company, has been on the ascent

By Sean O'Neil | May 24, 2016

Peakwork, a Düsseldorf-based travel technology company that builds distribution tools, has been expanding beyond its home region of Europe. In the past half-year, the 200-person company opened its Read More

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Why Google woke up and smelt the travel coffee

By Kevin May | May 20, 2016

Google has never been lacking in confidence - and that's not just because it has a market cap of $487 billion and last year took in $74.5 billion in revenues. There have been some high-profile and Read More

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Time pressure's effect on the mobile path to purchase of travel

By Sean O'Neil | May 19, 2016

Few people doubt the travel-industry maxim that consumers using mobile devices are more typically under time-pressure than those using laptops or desktops. But how does time pressure affect consum Read More

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Google shows its potential to ruin the dreams of travel destination apps

By Kevin May | May 4, 2016

True to form, Google is putting the industry on red alert with the upcoming release of a new travel app known as Trips. The company began testing the application through a group of users of its Loc Read More

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Google's sponsored ads remain a mystery to many Brits

By Martin Cowen | April 25, 2016

The UK government's annual look at media use and attitudes offers an array of insights and observations which can be applied —albeit indirectly — to the online travel sector. The responses to quest Read More

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Lords above! OTAs face possible UK competition investigation

By Martin Cowen | April 22, 2016

UK-based lawyers at Expedia, Priceline and TripAdvisor are rubbing their hands with glee at the possibility the UK government's Competition Authority might launch an investigation into the entire onli Read More

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In a test, revenue from Google ads dropped 7% after switch to HTTPS

By Viewpoints | April 20, 2016

For some time now, Google has been publicly encouraging website owners to transition to HTTPS, a more secure version of the ubiquitous HTTP protocol that powers the internet. NB: This is a guest v Read More

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Why airports are slow to install beacons

By Benét Wilson | April 7, 2016

During a recent trip to Miami International Airport, I had the chance to try out the facility’s app, which is driven by beacons, or short-range, location-detection devices. Miami International is s Read More

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Google India sees big hike in searches for branded budget hotels

By Martin Cowen | April 6, 2016

A study from Google India shows that branded budget accommodation will have a bumper summer season, if search volumes are reflected in actual bookings. Google's trends report found that branded bud Read More

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