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Madness of search engine results in travel - The Bali Edition

By Kevin May | June 22, 2012

Search engine results in travel, like the products themselves, are often far from perfect. But sometimes the results are just beyond any rational explanation. Read More

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Kayak and Amadeus strengthen partnership as reliance on ITA Software falls

By Kevin May | June 21, 2012

On the one hand the extension of a technology deal between Amadeus and travel search provider Kayak is not particularly big news - but there was always going to be something behind it. Read More

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Three take aways for online travel in search engine visibility

By Linda Fox | June 21, 2012

There's lots of insightful stuff in Epiphany's report into the travel sector so we'll just dwell a while on three conclusions from the study Read More

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TripAdvisor Local Picks Facebook restaurant app to compete with Yelp and Zagat

By Dennis Schaal | June 20, 2012

Eat like a local and compete on a grand scale with Yelp, Zagat and Google+ Local. Read More

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Which was the only company to apply for a .FLY domain?

By Kevin May | June 15, 2012

With lots of talk in recent months about a bonanza of new domain name extensions being made available to anyone, perhaps more than one company would've bid for .FLY this week. Read More

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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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