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Fear, loathing, and category killers: A chat about hotel distribution and merchandising

By Valyn Perini | October 20, 2015

The past month has been a "wow" moment for hotels, at least when it comes to distribution and merchandising. Last week, Priceline Group abandoned its resistance and signed up to provide its hotel i Read More

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Airlines warned giving Google any data will ensure you're hostage to it for life

By Kevin May | October 12, 2015

It's almost remarkable that over five years have now passed since Google made its first significant foray into the travel industry. Google had, lest we forget, been working "within" travel for year Read More

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eDreams hits back over Ryanair claims it is misleading consumers on Google

By Kevin May | October 6, 2015

UPDATE: eDreams has responded with a strong rebuke of Ryanair's statement earlier today. “eDreams notes Ryanair’s latest attack on the fast-growing online travel agency (‘OTA’) sector. As an OTA, Read More

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Yo ho ho hotels, is your website ready for Christmas?

By Viewpoints | October 6, 2015

Like it or not, the cards and gift wrap are already in the shops. Christmas is coming and, like traditional high-street retailers, hotels should start "tinselling up" their own digital shop windows. Read More

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Why do people delete mobile apps?

By Kevin May | October 2, 2015

There are many other sectors that the travel industry can learn from when it comes to ecommerce and the development of mobile apps. These learnings are particularly important given that the competi Read More

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Dohop to power flights on giant Yandex search engine in Russia

By Kevin May | October 2, 2015

It's been quite a month for Dohop, with the Icelandic metasearch provider this week securing a deal to power flights on Russia's biggest search engine. Yandex currently commands around 60% of all s Read More

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Should second-screening be your first priority?

By Viewpoints | October 1, 2015

With UK adults spending twice as much time on their digital devices than watching TV, many brands have tried to exploit the overlap between the two. NB: This is a viewpoint from Peter Matthews, fou Read More

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British Airways uses Google to showcase why passengers should fly business to NYC

By Kevin May | September 28, 2015

How should an airline persuade customers that they should spend a £2,800 on a return ticket from London to New York? British Airways claims it is the first airline in the UK to "allow" Google Stree Read More

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TripAdvisor and Google make the top three hotel search results even more precious

By Sean O'Neil | September 23, 2015

In recent months, TripAdvisor and Google have continued to experiment with how they display hotels in their metasearch services for consumers. Their design changes prompt users to pay even more specia Read More

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For hotels, Google expands direct commission-based bookings [UPDATED]

By Sean O'Neil | September 22, 2015

Today Google announced some changes to how it markets and distributes hotel inventory, making it easier for hotels to list their properties directly on its site -- and to collect leads seamlessly on m Read More

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Airlines not trying very hard to fight intermediaries in Google search

By Kevin May | September 18, 2015

Online travel agencies and metasearch engines are pushing airlines out of Google search engine results. In fact, digital marketing agency EveryMundo reckons airlines are so out of the picture when Read More

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Apple vs Google vs Facebook - AKA the death of the web

By PhocusWire | September 17, 2015

You might think the conversation about ad blocking is about user experience. Read More

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There is no single way to build a great culture for a startup

By PhocusWire | September 10, 2015

What defines a great startup culture? And is it one that follows the footsteps of Silicon Valley startups? Read More

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Marriott finally finds a use for a top-level domain extension

By Kevin May | September 7, 2015

Seems like an (internet) age ago, but 2011 and 2012 saw a huge marketing campaign for businesses to buy additional web domains. The idea was supposed to be quite simple: web naming regulator Icann Read More

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Google Gmail and Calendar now synch to help business travelers

By Sean O'Neil | August 26, 2015

By early September, Google will begin to have its Gmail and Google Calendar services interact more closely to help, as it says, "make business travel planning even more seamless." Events from Gmail Read More

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