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Cost and value of hotel marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | May 7, 2012

So what happened to commissions and bookings when hotels saw online as a significant distribution channel? Does exposure on social networks make any major difference? Read More

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Wait, what is this? Expedia powers new GoogleDeal website

By Kevin May | May 4, 2012

Just for fun. A headline to send its fellow members of the FairSearch anti-Google lobbying group running to the hills in horror, but Expedia is indeed helping run a site called GoogleDeal. Read More

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To app or not to app - that is the question. But what is the answer in travel?

By Kevin May | May 4, 2012

How many times at a travel conference or seminar has a mobile provider or company been asked whether it is best to stick with the mobile version of a site or develop an app? Read More

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Local is the new black in travel search

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | May 4, 2012

What is local? Metasearch has not had a huge amount of luck with developing operations in local markets. Read More

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Warning: Big Data in travel and why People Not From These Parts could win

By Viewpoints | May 2, 2012

Big Data has blossomed into a big topic among many in the Travel industry because it is, well, BIG. Read More

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User generated photo tours added to Google Maps

By Kevin May | April 26, 2012

Anything Microsoft can do, we can (try and) do better - at least that appears to be an unwritten motto at Google when it comes to some of the things it is trying. Read More

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Majority of smartphone owners now accessing travel content via their devices

By Kevin May | April 20, 2012

Wake-up-and-the-smell-the-coffee moment for the tourism industry with data showing for the first time that the majority of smartphone users are using their devices to check out travel content. Read More

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Google and Dr Evil? Surely no connection [IMAGE]

By Linda Fox | April 19, 2012

A little humour can go a long way at travel technology conference so cue all round mirth when this image came up. Read More

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DealAngel wants to eradicate deal fatigue for travellers searching for hotels

By Kevin May | April 18, 2012

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based DealAngel, a new hotel search engine which pricing data to rank properties by value rather than price. Read More

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Women and travel technology - an Asian perspective

By Siew Hoon Yeoh | April 17, 2012

In planning and curating the programme for the first WITX-Women In Travel in Bangkok on April 27, I have personally learned a lot. Read More

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Travelzoo takes the obvious option, refuses to comment on high-profile sale rumours

By Kevin May | April 11, 2012

Travelzoo is distancing itself from speculation in the US that the company is up for sale and a string of web giants are possible suitors for the travel deals business. Read More

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Another rumour quashed then - Amadeus backs growing anti-Google lobby

By Kevin May | April 9, 2012

The floodgates have opened - last week's frenzy of activity, when Expedia and then TripAdvisor submitted complaints to the European Commission about Google, has clearly triggered something. Read More

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Google unveils Project Glass - putting infomation and communication right in front of your eyes

By Kevin May | April 4, 2012

Here we go again - a peek at how destination content, social media and communications might play out in the years to come, this time courtesy of Google. Read More

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Google the brand everyone loves to hate in travel - now GDS group supports complaints

By Kevin May | April 3, 2012

Expedia (and the FairSearch group behind the scenes) has triggered something in the travel distribution ecosystem - with many now lining up wanting to take Google to task in Europe. Read More

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TripAdvisor joins Expedia with complaint to European regulators over Google

By Kevin May | April 3, 2012

Just three days after former-parent company Expedia filed a complaint about Google to the European Commission, TripAdvisor has waded in with its own. Read More

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