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Fuel calculator added to Google Maps in the UK
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Fuel calculator added to Google Maps in the UK
By Kevin May | February 21, 2011
UK users of Google Maps appear to be the first to see a new feature which calculates the cost of fuel for a journey by road vehicles - an ideal feature for car hire users. Read More
Google to make travel search even more social
By Kevin May | February 17, 2011
Important update from the Googleplex today with news that searches will now feature more from a user's friends on social media sites and integration within the main results page. Read More
Tnooz THack London - more hacker videos
By Kevin May | February 11, 2011
Some more video from the Tnooz THack London showcase at the Travel Technology Europe this week. Read More
Tnooz THack London - more hacker videos
By Kevin May | February 11, 2011
Some more video from the Tnooz THack London showcase at the Travel Technology Europe this week. Read More
Tnooz THack London - more hacker videos
By Kevin May | February 11, 2011
Some more video from the Tnooz THack London showcase at the Travel Technology Europe this week. Read More
Hotel brand hijacking in search - look out for a revolution
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Hotel brand hijacking in search - look out for a revolution
By Patrick Landman | February 10, 2011
Here is an interesting quandary - if online travel agencies claim to bring incremental business, why do they advertise on hotel brand names? Read More
Creativity everywhere - results from Tnooz THack London
By Kevin May | February 9, 2011
Some travel companies will spend months and acres of resources developing applications and web services for customers and clients - developers at the Tnooz THack did it ten days. Read More
Creativity everywhere - results from Tnooz THack London
By Kevin May | February 9, 2011
Some travel companies will spend months and acres of resources developing applications and web services for customers and clients - developers at the Tnooz THack did it ten days. Read More
Creativity everywhere - results from Tnooz THack London
By Kevin May | February 9, 2011
Some travel companies will spend months and acres of resources developing applications and web services for customers and clients - developers at the Tnooz THack did it ten days. Read More
Creativity everywhere - results from Tnooz THack London
By Kevin May | February 9, 2011
Some travel companies will spend months and acres of resources developing applications and web services for customers and clients - developers at the Tnooz THack did it ten days. Read More
FairSearch questions whether Google treatment of Kayak is retribution
By Dennis Schaal | February 8, 2011
FairSearch, the coalition opposed to Google's acquisition of ITA Software, questions whether Google's treatment of Kayak amounts to retribution against a competitor which has questioned Google's market... Read More
Google tries new ways of capturing hotel reviews
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Google tries new ways of capturing hotel reviews
By Viewpoints | February 4, 2011
The very public flap between Google and TripAdvisor over hotel reviews continues to play out like a travel industry soap opera. Read More
Google axes one of its vertical search tests, not the one travel industry wants
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Google axes one of its vertical search tests, not the one travel industry wants
By Kevin May | February 1, 2011
Hope for the anti-Googlers with news that the search giant is happy to pull the plug on one of its experiments to provide real-time pricing in search results. Read More
Why 2011 will see a huge change in hotel marketing
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Why 2011 will see a huge change in hotel marketing
By Viewpoints | February 1, 2011
Be aware, be very aware of this - 2011 will become the year of flash sales in travel. But not the way you think. Read More
Kayak sought Google firewalls for ITA Software servers
By Dennis Schaal | January 31, 2011
Among the assurances Kayak sought from Google in conjunction with its proposed ITA Software acquisition were firewalls to safeguard proprietary development work that Kayak did to implement ITA... Read More
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