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Hipmunk adds $15M to its coffers with new funding round

By Kevin May | June 12, 2012

More funding news for travel startups with US-based air and hotel search service Hipmunk capturing a new round of financing to the tune of $15 million from Institutional Investment Partners. Read More

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A Katz fight at a pivotal moment -- Ex-CEO of Orbitz takes on Google brand-killing

By Dennis Schaal | June 11, 2012

Jeff Katz, the CEO of Nextag who formerly headed Orbitz and Swissair, picked a fight with Google in the runup to a July 2 European Union deadline. Read More

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US travel marketers increasing digital ad spending as Google tweaks the rules

By Dennis Schaal | June 8, 2012

Oh, the complexity of paid search. Read More

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Tnooz is hiring!

By Kevin May | June 8, 2012

Here are some simple questions... Read More

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Beek takes a long term view on bringing 3D guides to destinations

By Kevin May | June 6, 2012

Most travel-related businesses, especially destination marketers, understand that maps and images are two of the significant ways consumers learn about a location. Read More

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Google gets more local and social with Google+ Local

By Dennis Schaal | May 30, 2012

Google is making search more local and social by adding a Local tab to Google+ and also integrating information from your social networking friends plus Zagat restaurant and hotel reviews across Google... Read More

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Aah, those were the days - starting an online travel brand in 2002 compared to 2012

By Viewpoints | May 25, 2012

The heady days of 2002, post-economic bubbles and 9/11, pre-Iraq war and the credit crunch. Seems a long time ago, especially in online travel. Read More

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Bing gets more social with travel planning and everything else

By Dennis Schaal | May 22, 2012

Bing started out attempting to be a "decision engine" and now it is letting your Facebook friends add their advice to the mix. Read More

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eLong in huge China online shift with echoes of Expedia-Google problem

By Dennis Schaal | May 21, 2012

eLong, Expedia's online travel agency subsidiary in China, has carried out a very substantial shift to online hotel bookings in the past year. Read More

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Google throws its social travel planning service Schemer onto mobile

By Kevin May | May 18, 2012

Remember Schemer, Google's service to find out things to do in a destination based on tips from friends within a user's network of contacts and professional reviewers? Read More

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The battle for small: Is West Africa tougher for hostel OTAs than for the big boys?

By Viewpoints | May 17, 2012

Earlier this year I made a booking for a small, independent property called Eshu in Cape Coast, Ghana. Read More

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How to unlock Big Data to make it big in value for the travel industry

By Viewpoints | May 16, 2012

Data is always plural, and it can be big in many ways. Huge, enormous, gigantic, epic - you get the idea. Read More

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Look what happened to this town on Google Earth

By Kevin May | May 15, 2012

It's all about how to attract attention to small destinations at the moment, following the success of a Swiss mountain village on Facebook and efforts elsewhere. Read More

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The best trip planning sites might be those that focus on motivation, not inspiration

By Alex Bainbridge | May 14, 2012

For many people travel is all about realising dreams, a brief respite from the daily grind of life and the chance to get inspired by places that they visit. Read More

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Mobile web accounts for just a fifth of time spent on devices, apps reign supreme

By Kevin May | May 9, 2012

Fascinating stats released by ComScore this week showing the apparent dominance of applications in the lives of users at the expense of mobile web browsing. Read More

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