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Boom time for online travel in Japan
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Boom time for online travel in Japan
By Siew Hoon Yeoh | June 4, 2012
First the good news. Online travel is the standout trend not only in Japan but across Asia. Read More
Google Hotel Finder -- OTA advertisers commandeer hotel pages
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Google Hotel Finder -- OTA advertisers commandeer hotel pages
By Dennis Schaal | June 1, 2012
An advertising experiment in Google Hotel Finder enables Google and online travel agencies to blatantly and misleadingly cash in on hotels' intellectual property. Read More
Ryanair Hotels shows early promise - Top UK travel sites, May 12 2012
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Ryanair Hotels shows early promise - Top UK travel sites, May 12 2012
By PhocusWire | May 16, 2012
A month into its relaunch, Ryanair Hotels has found itself Hotels.com, Premier Inn and Travelodge in the list of leading accommodation websites in the UK. Read More
How mobile technology is changing travel [INFOGRAPHIC]
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How mobile technology is changing travel [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | May 2, 2012
Well, yes, we all know it is (especially now with this latest research), but sometimes the speed in which mobile travel has evolved is lost in the midst of constant app launches and new devices. Read More
What Else? Transit mobile, Reevoo Facebook devs, Voyager iPad, Hotels.com India, Travelzoo subs
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What Else? Transit mobile, Reevoo Facebook devs, Voyager iPad, Hotels.com India, Travelzoo subs
By PhocusWire | April 24, 2012
Boston gets mobile on trains, Reevoo selected for Facebook dev circle, Voyager unleashes corp iPad app, Hotels.com debuts iPad in India, Travelzoo boasts sub figures ... What else is happening in travel... Read More
TripAdvisor dominates listings - Top Canada travel sites, April 14 2012
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TripAdvisor dominates listings - Top Canada travel sites, April 14 2012
By PhocusWire | April 16, 2012
TripAdvisor's stranglehold on the leading Canadian accommodation websites is so tight that its combined market share is great than the second, fourth and sixth places together. Read More
National Trust joins Groupon in leading pack - Top UK travel sites, April 7 2012
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National Trust joins Groupon in leading pack - Top UK travel sites, April 7 2012
By PhocusWire | April 12, 2012
The National Trust website is nestling alongside the likes of Time Out and Hotels.com in the list of leading travel brands in the UK. Read More
Booking.com moves up rankings, nestles in with stalwarts - Top US travel sites, April 7 2012
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Booking.com moves up rankings, nestles in with stalwarts - Top US travel sites, April 7 2012
By PhocusWire | April 11, 2012
Priceline-owned Booking.com is beginning to feature heavily in the list of top travel websites in the US and is now sitting alongside the likes of Hotels.com and Marriott. Read More
Groupon Travel winning more traffic than Hotels.com - Top UK travel sites, March 10 2012
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Groupon Travel winning more traffic than Hotels.com - Top UK travel sites, March 10 2012
By PhocusWire | March 13, 2012
Groupon Travel is slowly creeping up the list of leading travel websites in the UK, taking another significant scalp with it in the guise of Hotels.com. Read More
Expedia adds Hotels.com to guest hotel reviews but will always trail TripAdvisor
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Expedia adds Hotels.com to guest hotel reviews but will always trail TripAdvisor
By Dennis Schaal | March 8, 2012
The latest scorecard? Expedia has 7.5 million hotel reviews and ex-subsidiary TripAdvisor counts 60 million. Read More
Leading five hotel sites lose market share - Top Canada travel sites, February 25 2012
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Leading five hotel sites lose market share - Top Canada travel sites, February 25 2012
By PhocusWire | March 1, 2012
Good week for little guy as the top five travel websites in the destinations and accommodation category in Canada all saw their share of traffic drip. Read More
Groupon enters the fray - Top UK travel sites, February 25 2012
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Groupon enters the fray - Top UK travel sites, February 25 2012
By PhocusWire | March 1, 2012
Just over two months since Groupon made a brief foray into the top ten travel websites in France, consumers in the UK are now giving the site some action. Read More
Bringing online travel to West Africa, a place where the big brands fear to tread
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Bringing online travel to West Africa, a place where the big brands fear to tread
By Viewpoints | February 23, 2012
When Hotels.com.ng, West Africa's first hotel listings site, launched in Nigeria at the start of 2012, it entered a business environment without many of the things peers in the US and Europe take for... Read More
Would lack of tech execution at Expedia lead to an execution?
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Would lack of tech execution at Expedia lead to an execution?
By Dennis Schaal | February 10, 2012
The high-stakes nature of Expedia Inc.'s bet on its new technology platform, dubbed E3, could be seen in the aftermath of its disappointing fourth quarter results. Read More
How to optimise the mobile travel experience today
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How to optimise the mobile travel experience today
By Viewpoints | February 10, 2012
With the ever-increasing proliferation of smartphones and tablets, mobile internet access and apps, consumers are becoming much more comfortable with browsing and shopping through the mobile. Read More