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RIP search engine optimisation in the new world of Google Travel

By Viewpoints | November 28, 2012

It’s not just Panda, Penguin and the other charmingly named Google search releases that have stuck the knife in - it’s Google's helpful presentation of relevant information that’s killing travel SEO and... Read More

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UPDATE: Tech media gets punked: Google is NOT acquiring ICOA, a US provider of wifi to airports and other high traffic public areas

By Sean O'Neil | November 26, 2012

Search giant Google announced today that it has acquired ICOA, a Rhode Island company that services broadband wifi Internet networks for airports and other high traffic public spaces, in a deal worth... Read More

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Generic search terms and who comes out on top for organic and paid search in travel

By Linda Fox | November 23, 2012

More insight into which brands are winning the organic and paid search game in the UK travel sector comes from Stickyeyes Read More

Forget flights, Google is quietly adding new features to Hotel Finder as rivals look on (and advertise)

By Viewpoints | November 21, 2012

Think all the love at in the travel division at Google is directed at the Flight Search product? Think again. Read More

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The Scan: Independent hotels struggle online, Rome2Rio has an open-source app, and more news

By Sean O'Neil | November 20, 2012

Micros eCommerce, HGK, Rome2Rio, MapBox, Google+, Aviasales, Minube, Voyage Privé, TripFlick, Viator, Minube, GuestLogix, all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 20... Read More

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The world (kind of) according to Steve Hafner of Kayak

By Kevin May | November 16, 2012

Buoyed no doubt after trousering a hefty sum as a result of selling the company he co-founded to Priceline, Steve Hafner of Kayak was in waspish/humorous (take your pick) form this week. Read More

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Kayak admits being crappy outside of the US, promises new attack on Europe (thanks to Priceline)

By Kevin May | November 15, 2012

Grinning from ear to ear, post-acquisition by Priceline, Kayak CEO and co-founder Steve Hafner still found time at the PhoCusWright Conference to tell everyone exactly what they already knew. Read More

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Google switch - says it now has a cautious approach to taking Google Flight Search global

By Kevin May | November 15, 2012

What a difference a year makes - at the 2011 PhoCusWright Conference in Florida, Google was reasonably bullish about its strategy for Google Flight Search. Read More

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For the sake of innovation in the travel industry, it is time to unleash the (Big) data

By Valyn Perini | November 15, 2012

Big Data. I know, you’re totally sick of this topic. The chatter about Big Data is just numbing - even the Harvard Business Review joined the chorus a few months ago. Read More

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The many problems with travel apps and how to fix them

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 12, 2012

The ease with which one can generate an mobile app has, of course, encouraged many in the industry to go ahead and put resources into creating one. Read More

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Engage at Every Stage: a trademarked call to action for mobile marketers

By Nick Vivion | November 9, 2012

The CMO Council has trademarked a signature call to action for mobile marketers called Engage at Every Stage, which urges mobile marketers to use emerging Mobile Relationship Marketing (MRM) to increase... Read More

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Semantic search will be standard across online travel by 2020

By Viewpoints | November 8, 2012

Technology continues to push the travel, tourism and hospitality industry forward and make it more dynamic than ever before. But the next phase is where it gets REALLY exciting. Read More

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What's on the travel brain today: Personalization, trust, interoperability, and coopetition

By Nick Vivion | October 26, 2012

What's on the travel brain today? To find out, I recently represented Tnooz as a panelist at the Zino Society/Garvey Schubert Barer Travel & Technology conference in sunny Seattle, Washington. Read More

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Big tech alert: Long tail markets may leapfrog traditional travel retailers

By Viewpoints | October 24, 2012

A recent Tnooz post explored why web bookings for mainstream tours and activities such as bus tours are still "largely a dream" and focused on operational issues such as the use of vouchers by tour... Read More

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Google Flight Search one year on - no wonder rivals can sleep safely in their beds at night

By Kevin May | October 9, 2012

When the CEO of Kayak told CNBC recently that Google Flight Search was "an inferior product" to his own service, some might have considered it typical Steve Hafner posturing. Read More

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