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Some rumors die hard -- Will Google become an online travel agency? [VIDEO]

By Dennis Schaal | September 23, 2011

Bruno Perez, co-founder of RevPar Guru, has resurrected the time-worn specter that Google is intent on becoming an online travel agency. Read More

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TripAdvisor says Google threatened search lock-out

By Dennis Schaal | September 22, 2011

Officials from TripAdvisor and Yelp say Google threatened to shut them out of search altogether if they didn't provide their content to Google Places. Read More

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Why do technology people want to get into travel when there is so little money in it?

By Viewpoints | September 22, 2011

There are a few things I do not understand. Actually, there are an awful lot of things I do not understand, but here is one thing which I ponder about, on a daily basis, with my travel hat on: Read More

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FairSearch survey: Americans back FTC probe of Google

By Dennis Schaal | September 21, 2011

Google opponent FairSearch released a survey showing 79% of Americans favor the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's antitrust probe of the search giant. Read More

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Big Data: Bringing the magic back to travel technology

By Frederic Lalonde | September 20, 2011

Last week I was invited to speak on a panel at the Boston THack, Tnooz's event for developers and engineers. The topic was innovation in travel technology. Read More

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Google realizes in antitrust hearings it is all about controlling the display parameters

By Dennis Schaal | September 19, 2011

With an antitrust hearing looming, Google apparently realized that, much like the order of search results, appearances matter. Read More

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Google wanted simple flight search, but it got all the industry baggage as well

By Evan Konwiser | September 19, 2011

Appearances can be deceptive - as a few days of mulling over the new Google Flights tool has indicated. Read More

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Patriotic effort wins THack Boston

By Dennis Schaal | September 19, 2011

Amadeus used its own hotel API and others from SilverRail, Goby, Google and Facebook to create a sports fans travel recommendations website, to take top honors at THack Boston. Read More

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Best of Tnooz Last Week - Google reveals, TripAdvisor shifts, Facebook dislikes

By PhocusWire | September 18, 2011

What were the best articles on Tnooz last week? Read More

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Why travel search startups have nothing to fear from Google

By Viewpoints | September 15, 2011

Being located 17 hours ahead of Silicon Valley often has you lagging behind on the big news. On waking the other morning at home in Melbourne, Australia, the inbox and Twitters were abuzz - Google had... Read More

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Google offered helping hand by Skyscanner to take Flight Search global

By Kevin May | September 14, 2011

Many of those outside the often inward-looking bubble that is US online travel have always considered the more intriguing part of Google entering travel to be the global play. Read More

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FairSearch asks if Google Flight Search partners will be coerced into playing

By Kevin May | September 14, 2011

FairSearch, fierce opponent of Google's acquisition of ITA Software, was quick out of the blocks to pour a healthy dose of scepticism over the search giant's launch of Flight Search. Read More

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Google launches Flight Search with booking links to airline sites only

By Dennis Schaal | September 13, 2011

In a stunning move, Google and ITA Software unveiled their long-awaited Flight Search product -- with booking links to airline websites only. Read More

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Semantic technology and the travel shopping experience

By Viewpoints | September 13, 2011

In a previous Tnooz article I suggested that internet technology had transformed the travel transaction into a self-service, always on, multiple choice, zero friction vending machine. Read More