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MakeMyTrip and the controversial SEO-led microsite strategy

By Viewpoints | August 9, 2011

Although its citizens may only make 0.014 flights per year, India also counts the second largest diaspora in the world, after China, with 24 million. Read More

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First look: GDS Code of Conduct questionnaire sent to stakeholders

By Kevin May | August 8, 2011

The European Commission has officially started the consultation for review of the GDS Code of Conduct, with a 55-question survey sent to the industry today. Read More

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Travel site cuts Google spend after success of Facebook as a new channel

By Kevin May | August 8, 2011

Twelve months on since the OnHolidayGroup launched the cheekily named Google Bypass project, Google may have won the battle but possibly lost the war. Read More

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Expansion of hotel review defamation action, Google added, FBI alerted

By Kevin May | August 5, 2011

Remember Kwikchex, the UK organisation which pledged to come down hard on TripAdvisor for publishing alleged libellous reviews about hotels? Read More

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Cataclysmic or mild annoyance after axe of third party travel reviews on Google?

By Viewpoints | August 1, 2011

Last week, the local search marketing community took a collective gasp as Google rolled out a stripped down version of the Place page. Read More

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BookMyBest aims to take on the new and old hotel search giants

By Kevin May | August 1, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Russia-based BookMyBest, a new hotel price comparison service targeting the US and Europe. Read More

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Five essential tips for developing a strong mobile hotel website

By Viewpoints | July 28, 2011

Every day new records are broken in terms of mobile usage in travel. But there is no definitive guide yet on how to turn a hotel mobile website into a successful engagement platform for mobile users. Read More

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China giant Baidu uses Qunar investment to launch hotel search

By Kevin May | July 28, 2011

Chinese search engine Baidu is wasting no time making the most of its $306 million investment in metasearch site Qunar, promising to soon incorporate hotel search. Read More

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Jizo aims to take travel search to the next level in Russia

By Kevin May | July 28, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Russia-based Jizo, a new travel metasearch service with a twist on the user experience. Read More

FairSearch-commissioned study: Google may have negative economic impact

By Dennis Schaal | July 27, 2011

A study commissioned for FairSearch.org concludes that Google's net impact on the U.S. economy may be "negative" because of the search engine's "dominance and market power." Read More

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Are we witnessing the death of the natural search ecosystem in travel?

By Viewpoints | July 26, 2011

Google Panda, a large update to the search algorithm released five months ago, is supposed to be about surfacing quality and original websites. Read More

Hipmunk dismisses Google, Kayak and profits as launch anniversary approaches

By Dennis Schaal | July 25, 2011

With the prospect of Google soon launching a flight-search product, Hipmunk is expressing its immunity from competitive swirls. Read More