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Booking travel on mobile devices: The Real Story

By Daniele Beccari | September 3, 2014

From hotels to car rentals to holidays, the travel industry is now worth upwards of $1 trillion worldwide. We’re all aware that the days of going into a travel agents office to book a holiday or ge Read More

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Asians desperate to stay connected on trips, western travellers far less so

By Karthick Prabu | August 13, 2014

The top six countries in a poll showing not everyone appreciates work-life balance when travelling are from Asia, a Hotels.com study reveals. The Expedia-owned accommodation provider conducted a st Read More

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New US rankings for travel apps: Delta, Uber, and Hotels.com top the lists

By Sean O'Neil | July 31, 2014

Tracking the success of mobile apps remains more of an art than a science. But comparisons and estimates are becoming more plausible thanks to new travel and transportation app indexes from App Ann Read More

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China online travel: trip research, expectations, experience sharing

By Karthick Prabu | July 24, 2014

More than half of Chinese international travellers now book hotel accommodation via the web or mobile apps, according to a study. The Hotels.com Chinese International Travel Monitor (CITM) surveys Read More

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How to go fishing in the Big Data lake of travel

By Pamela Whitby | June 27, 2014

If you are chief technology officer of one of the world biggest travel technology companies, you have to be a man on a mission. Edmond Mesrobian, CTO at Expedia Inc, is one such man, tasked as he i Read More

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Dear tour operators, welcome to 2014 - online reviews drive bookings

By Viewpoints | April 25, 2014

I feel a bit like a dinosaur. I’ve been in the user generated content (UGC) game since before the words "social Media", "Web 2.0", "Facebook" or "Twitter" existed. NB: This is a guest article by Tr Read More

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Japan industrial tourism, Uber in Riyadh, Hotels.com states the obvious, and more

By PhocusWire | February 25, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel MARKETING in tourism and hospitality for February 2014. Thursday 27 February 2014: Japan industrial tourism website launched A Read More

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Blurred lines, meta, mobile and international growth: Expedia brands on the state of the business

By Nick Vivion | December 17, 2013

Expedia Inc. held its annual partner event in Las Vegas this past week, bringing together the presidents and executive teams to share the realities, challenges and opportunities of the past year with Read More

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Travel DEVICES roundup - Google, SITA, AirNZ, Singapore, Marriott, United, Hotels.com

By PhocusWire | December 6, 2013

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality on Friday 6 December 2013... Google allows users to save flights and find them on all devices Flight Read More

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Source: Senior leaders at Hotels.com depart, under Expedia Inc reshuffle

By Sean O'Neil | October 12, 2013

Employees at Hotels.com were greeted Friday by a number of senior executive departures as part of a reshuffle at the online travel agency, owned by Expedia Inc. In a statement to Tnooz, the company Read More

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Survey reveals half of users do not trust travel review websites

By Karthick Prabu | September 23, 2013

Content is STILL proving to be the king. About 60% of review website users pay more attention to customer comments rather than to the numerical or star ratings reviewers provided. But there is a fl Read More

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Booking.com winning the multichannel stakes, apps and mobile sites lagging overall

By Linda Fox | September 13, 2013

Seems like a two horse race when it comes to the results of a multichannel study assessing travel brands for their performance with booking.com and hotels.com consistently scoring well. Read More

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Search for a hotel while you drive: Ford adds Hotels.com to its voice-operated dashboard

By Sean O'Neil | September 9, 2013

Keep your hands on the wheel while you search listings on Hotels.com's mobile app thanks to Ford's voice-operated dashboard system, AppLink. It debuts on a couple of 2014 models. Read More

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Inside the murky world of gaming hotel reviews (and TripAdvisor's stealthy response)

By Karthick Prabu | August 1, 2013

It's a concept that has been talked about for years - companies that work on behalf of hoteliers to deliberately seed reviews on TripAdvisor for a fee. Read More

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Hotels.com launches Xtreme Booking marketing in Japan [VIDEO]

By Karthick Prabu | July 30, 2013

Hotels.com has launched yet another Xtreme Booking marketing video, this time featuring Japanese fame Tokyo Shock Boys, a team that's known for its dangerous act shows in Japan. Read More

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