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Reality check: Consumers not ready for mobile wallets

By Kevin May | January 4, 2013

Mcommerce, mobile wallets, Near Field Communication - buzzwords the travel industry has been throwing around with increasing enthusiasm in recent years. Read More

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Can hotels chill out when it comes to multi-device websites?

By Viewpoints | January 3, 2013

Imagine for a second that someone is trying to make a hotel reservation for the same evening, but has already left the house so all they can use are mobile devices. Read More

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Arthur Frommer reviews the top travel trends of last year - but mysteriously forgets a big one

By Kevin May | January 2, 2013

Good ol' Arthur Frommer, founder of Frommers Travel Guides and one of the first industry "bloggers" who still regularly shares his views on the state of the sector. Read More

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Arthur Frommer reviews the top travel trends of last year - but mysteriously forgets a big one

By Kevin May | January 2, 2013

Good ol' Arthur Frommer, founder of Frommers Travel Guides and one of the first industry "bloggers" who still regularly shares his views on the state of the sector. Read More

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Understanding mobile search: differences in ‘local intent’ Google SERPs

By Viewpoints | December 27, 2012

When we received a tip from a helpful Tnooz reader noting an interesting search inconsistency with Google handsets running the newest version of Android, Jelly Bean, we decided it was a great... Read More

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Google tests hotel reservation tracking in its search results, using your booking e-mails

By Sean O'Neil | December 22, 2012

A search of a Gmail user's in-box will fetch hotel reservation confirmations and then spotlight those confirmation e-mails in natural search results when the user runs an ordinary Google.com search on... Read More

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Google reckons 2013 will be the year everyone loves what it is doing in travel

By Kevin May | December 19, 2012

Recent developments at Google suggest its travel strategy is moving to a second phase - and now there is a promise that next year will see consumers take it to their hearts. Read More

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Searching on websites - some very uncomfortable truths [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | December 17, 2012

Is anyone perfect (especially when it comes to travel content) when returning search results to users? Probably not. Read More

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Google may drop screen scraping of TripAdvisor and Yelp content to get government off its back

By Sean O'Neil | December 17, 2012

US regulators may end their antitrust investigation of Google’s search business by letting the company make voluntary changes, such as limiting use of restaurant and travel reviews from other websites,... Read More

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The social foundation: How social proof increases clickthrough on search

By Nick Vivion | December 14, 2012

Word-of-mouth has always been one of the most powerful - and valuable - forms of marketing, and the age of social media has clearly accelerated the pace and efficacy with which word-of-mouth marketing... Read More

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Google tests Flight Explorer platform to bring inspiration into the search equation

By Kevin May | December 13, 2012

It's been a while since Google did one of its "experiments" around its Flight Search - but this latest one is quite a departure from what has come before it. Read More

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Top ten tips for hotels to improve their search engine presence

By Viewpoints | December 13, 2012

So even if we're now agreed that hotel search on engines such as Google is not about to disappear any time soon, there is still plenty that hotels can do to improve their performance in the channel. Read More

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How real are challenges to dethrone Google as king of hotel distribution?

By Viewpoints | December 12, 2012

For years now hotel marketers have claimed that search engines are on the way out as a viable marketing and distribution channel in hospitality. Read More

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What does the Priceline-Kayak deal (and Google lurking in the background) mean for hotel marketing?

By Viewpoints | December 5, 2012

A month after the deal of the year was announced, hoteliers and marketers are digesting how Priceline's proposal to buy Kayak for $1.8 billion will impact on their digital strategy? Read More