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Travel fragmentation is extending to mobile

By Viewpoints | April 5, 2013

The pervasive fragmentation in online travel is extending into mobile. Travel companies are simply applying their existing web services to native and mobile web apps. Read More

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What TripAdvisor will soon have in common with airline companies

By Sean O'Neil | April 3, 2013

The reviews giant faces negative operating leverage, which airlines already endure. This worries the Financial Times. Read More

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Healing old wounds, braving new frontiers: five pointers to help travel through tough terrain

By Viewpoints | March 28, 2013

Nobody said it was going to be easy for online travel businesses and it isn’t. In this multi-channel, digital world, the landscape continues to shift Read More

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European rail desperately needs smarter online booking platforms

By Viewpoints | March 28, 2013

Mark Smith, founder of rail traveler's bible, The Man in Seat 61, says he spends his life railing at SNCF's Machiavellian approach to international distribution. Read More

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In online travel booking, mobile isn't all mobile

By Viewpoints | March 27, 2013

Consumers use smartphones and tablets in markedly different ways when researching and booking travel. So, therefore, separate strategies are needed to play to the distinct usages of each device. Read More

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Ready, steady, go - a race to the bottom for travel guidebooks, e-books and apps?

By Viewpoints | March 26, 2013

CEO of Netflix, Reed Hastings, put it simply when he famously proclaimed last year: "We expect DVD subscribers to decline every quarter... forever." Read More

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How Google uses the crowd to fill in the gaps on Maps

By Karthick Prabu | March 22, 2013

While Google is (controversially) phasing out services such as Reader, it is also increasingly focussed on its core products, especially its travel-related tool Maps. Read More

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Why the Priceline plan to buy Kayak should be investigated by regulators

By Viewpoints | March 20, 2013

A UK competition regulator, The Office of Fair Trading (OFT), is being kept busy in the travel space right now. Read More

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BBC sells Lonely Planet to NC2 Media for a near £80 million loss

By Linda Fox | March 19, 2013

After weeks of speculation and five years in BBC Worldwide's care, Lonely Planet has been sold to NC2 Media, based in Tennessee. Read More

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Google Flight Search (finally) goes international

By Kevin May | March 18, 2013

Almost three years on from announcing the acquisition of ITA Software and 18 months after launching a domestic-only service, Google Flight Search is finally heading overseas. Read More

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Google study of mobile search behavior reveals travel insights

By Sean O'Neil | March 18, 2013

Rather than ask people questions, Google tracked the behavior of volunteers. Read More

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Google versus Apple for travelers - played out in the skies [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Glenn Gruber | March 14, 2013

Apple versus Google - a modern battle between two giants of the digital economy which is being played out in a number of interesting ways. Read More

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Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) - growing, but leagues behind packaged tools [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | March 11, 2013

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) was probably the Big Data of the early-2000s - at term bounded about to describe a concept which actually had its roots going back decades. Read More

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Dark hat SEO and travel: Some insights from Danny Sullivan

By Sean O'Neil | March 8, 2013

In mid-February, Google seems to have penalized popular UK flower retailer Interflora for questionable search engine optimization (SEO) practices. Is a travel site next? Read More

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Influence of content in travel industry [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Karthick Prabu | March 7, 2013

In travel industry, its a proven fact that content matters a lot and it can make or break a traveler's buying decision. Infographic from RedRocketMedia reveals interesting facts about content influence... Read More

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