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Three top tips for remarketing techniques in travel
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Three top tips for remarketing techniques in travel
By Viewpoints | January 28, 2011
Did you know that more than 95% of website visitors leave before completing a transaction? Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Is mobile the key element?
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Google-ITA Software deal: Is mobile the key element?
By Kevin May | January 26, 2011
Perhaps one of the factors missing from much of the commentary around Google's proposed acquisition of ITA Software is around the mobile opportunity. Read More
Laughing at searching on the web for hotel reviews
By Kevin May | January 25, 2011
With all the ire about TripAdvisor and Google these days it's sometimes worth seeing how it all looks from the outside. Read More
How skewed Google search results would disrupt travel
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | January 25, 2011
Harvard Professor Ben Edelman makes a convincing case that Google has a built-in bias toward its own services. Read More
Hotel and activity deals via Google Offers starting to hit the web
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Hotel and activity deals via Google Offers starting to hit the web
By Kevin May | January 25, 2011
Google's move into local deals - the Groupon clone, as some call it - is up and running with travel offers already working their way into the system. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Why the deal is so important to Google
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Google-ITA Software deal: Why the deal is so important to Google
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | January 24, 2011
Eric Schmidt stepped aside at the top of Google last week and was replaced by fresh faced co-founder Larry Page, ready to spearhead the next phase of development. Read More
TripAdvisor: Google abusing its power with Google Places
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TripAdvisor: Google abusing its power with Google Places
By Kevin May | January 24, 2011
Google is playing with its own algorithm and market leading position to ensure Google Places wins over competing sites, TripAdvisor CEO Steve Kaufer says. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: The curious case of the conflicted lawyer
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Google-ITA Software deal: The curious case of the conflicted lawyer
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | January 21, 2011
Google has hired a wide number of legal firms to help with its many battles, adding to a legal bill which has probably gone up enormously in recent years. Read More
Local deals market moves up a gear as Google Offers arrives
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Local deals market moves up a gear as Google Offers arrives
By Kevin May | January 21, 2011
Groupon and Travelzoo may be facing a formidable foe in the burgeoning local deals market with confirmation that a new product, Google Offers, is being tested. Read More
Gogobot creates Passport trip collection system
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Gogobot creates Passport trip collection system
By Kevin May | January 18, 2011
Google CEO Eric Schmidt's other plaything in the travel sector, Gogobot, launches a new tool this week allowing users to create pages documenting their favourite trips. Read More
Part Three of Three - Designing a successful mobile strategy for travel
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Part Three of Three - Designing a successful mobile strategy for travel
By Glenn Gruber | January 17, 2011
So after formulating the business objectives of a mobile strategy and understanding the technical limitations and opportunities, it's time for implementation. Read More
Google travel posters will need little editing post-ITA Software deal
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Google travel posters will need little editing post-ITA Software deal
By Kevin May | January 16, 2011
Google is pushing its Chrome browser in a major way in the UK at the moment, with a high-profile poster campaign on the rail and London Underground network. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Analyst says decision by January 25
By Dennis Schaal | January 14, 2011
Estimating timelines for Department of Justice antitrust review decisions can be tricky, but a financial analyst says a ruling on Google's proposed $700 million acquisition of ITA Software should be... Read More
Part Two of Three - Designing a successful mobile strategy for travel
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Part Two of Three - Designing a successful mobile strategy for travel
By Glenn Gruber | January 13, 2011
What are some of the technical considerations you’ll have to address when developing a mobile strategy within a travel company? Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Justice Department preparing court challenge
By Dennis Schaal | January 13, 2011
The U.S. Justice Department is preparing a court challenge to the Google-ITA Software deal, although a decision on whether to proceed probably won't come until later this month or early February, The... Read More