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In a test, Google Now trials hotel price drop alerts

By Sean O'Neil | August 2, 2015

In a test, Google has prototyped a service that alerts Android users about drops in a hotel rate in the day or so after a reservation is made. In the test, the alerts were provided via the company' Read More

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Expedia likes Google instant book, HomeAway, and Chinese affiliate sales

By Sean O'Neil | July 31, 2015

Expedia Inc has released its second quarter earnings. (Here are the topline financial numbers.) CEO Dara Khosrowshahi held a conference call with investors. Below are the highlights of what he sai Read More

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Business travellers more connected to ecommerce than general population

By Kevin May | July 30, 2015

Research and analysis from Adara has uncovered some interesting (and perhaps surprising) digital trends surrounding the average business traveller. The study of 1,200 travellers in the US and UK, u Read More

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Skyscanner tests bookings on air tickets, claims huge jump in conversions

By Kevin May | July 29, 2015

The trend to give users the chance to make bookings on metasearch engines continues - with Skyscanner confirming it has joined the fray in recent months. The UK-based travel search engine will now Read More

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Secret Escapes raises $60 million from Google Ventures and others

By Kevin May | July 25, 2015

Huge round in the bank for flash hotel sale site Secret Escapes - securing $60 million from a list of venture capital heavyweights. The Series C investment brings the total amount raised so far by Read More

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Device habits of travellers [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | July 14, 2015

Texting, instant messages and browsing the internet are the three most popular activities performed on a mobile device by travellers when overseas. Data captured via a survey of 4,250 adults in the Read More

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Google quietly adds instant booking for hotels, copying TripAdvisor

By Sean O'Neil | July 9, 2015

For the first time, Google users can book a hotel room without ever leaving the search giant's familiar desktop interface. The addition of assisted booking to Google.com/hotels, the search giant's Read More

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Everything you need to know about Demand Generation for hotels

By Viewpoints | July 9, 2015

Demand generation has always been important to hotels, why else have sales departments? NB: This is an anaylsis by Max Rayner, a partner at Hudson Crossing. But lately it has gone from a functio Read More

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Luxury travel brands tap heavily-backed Matterport for 3D virtual tours

By Sean O'Neil | June 25, 2015

Matterport, a Mountain View startup whose cameras scan rooms to produce three-dimensional replicas, received a $30 million Series C funding round yesterday. The raise comes from a mixture of new an Read More

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The power of the long tail uses content AND data

By PhocusWire | June 24, 2015

Too many brands are focused on vanity terms and overlooking the long tail opportunity. Read More

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Ignore the hyperbole: SEO is alive and kicking in travel (even for the small guys)

By Viewpoints | June 23, 2015

"SEO is dead" is a well-known catchphrase, most commonly heard from newly unemployed spam merchants in bitter reaction to Google’s latest algorithm update. NB: This is an analysis by Matthew Barker Read More

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Wego clocks in with Apple Watch app, Silversea (almost) offers free wifi to all, and more...

By PhocusWire | June 23, 2015

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for June 2015. Tuesday 23 June 2015: Wego creates Apple Watch app The app will be available Read More

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Apple Watch and the potential to unlock voice technology

By Glenn Gruber | June 17, 2015

Invariably any conversation around mobile technology these days turns towards wearables. In particular, such discussions revolve around the device of the moment: Apple's Watch and its potential as Read More