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Dating, friends night out, hometown hotels - a backgrounder to last-minute hotel bookings

By Karthick Prabu | June 3, 2014

Whilst last-minute mobile-hotel bookings continue their steady rise, lastminute.com has shed some light on consumer attitudes to the trend. The Travelocity-owned, European online travel agency cond Read More

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TripAdvisor buys Tripbod as focus broadens to local services

By Kevin May | May 5, 2014

Second acquisition in the space of a week for TripAdvisor as it buys Tripbod, the UK startup which connects travellers with local experts. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by TripAdvisor, but T Read More

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CarTrawler majority stake bought by BC Partners in big bucks deal

By Kevin May | March 24, 2014

Car rental technology provider CarTrawler has sold a majority stake to BC Partners, owner of the Phones4U retail chain, for an undisclosed fee. A minority stake in the company has also been snapped Read More

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How native travel app and mobile site usage shakes out

By Karthick Prabu | March 4, 2014

Most holiday related research takes place in mobile websites (94%) versus native applications, claims a new study. Market research company GFK looked at the mobile internet usage of more than 300,0 Read More

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Spontaneity report shows that Britons seeking unplanned vacations constrained by technology

By Nick Vivion | January 13, 2014

In what might be the world's first "spontaneity report," 2,200 residents of the island nation of the United Kingdom have been surveyed about spontaneous travel. Or, as the report bills it, "the larges Read More

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Lastminute celebrates 15th birthday with official (some unofficial from us) milestones

By Linda Fox | October 15, 2013

Lastminute.com turns 15 today and the intermediary has put together 15 facts to tell its story since launch back in October 1998. But, rather than repeating what Lastminute has provided us with, in Read More

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Thomson and Thomas Cook retain prime positions - Top UK travel websites, July 2013

By PhocusWire | August 7, 2013

Online travel agencies are continuing to look on jealously as the traditionalists in the guise of Thomson and Thomas Cook hold firm as the leading travel websites in the UK. Read More

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Must. Stay. Connected. Pictures, wifi and gadgets top the list for travellers

By Karthick Prabu | August 1, 2013

Can't switch off, it appears, as nine out of ten British travellers admit to spending up to four hours a day playing with various technology and gadgets on a trip. Read More

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CarTrawler buys HolidayAutos from Lastminute.com

By Kevin May | June 18, 2013

CarTrawler, the car rental technology and white label business, has bought the hire brand HolidayAutos from Lastminute.com, part of Travelocity. Read More

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Unravelling same-day hotel bookings: it's all about control, cannibalisation and commission

By Viewpoints | May 29, 2013

Harris Interactive reported last year that almost 70% of consumers booking hotel rooms through the Expedia mobile app were looking to travel within 24 hours. Read More

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Lastminute goes back to its roots in latest marketing initiative

By Linda Fox | April 22, 2013

Lastminute has unveiled its 'love living lastminute.com' television advertising campaign which starts this evening on ITV2 and will run through the summer Read More

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Lastminute talks lean innovation strategy, plans Tripbod integration after email trial

By Linda Fox | March 13, 2013

When you're lastminute.com and others have been stealing your thunder in the same-day/late-deals market what do you do? Read More

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Tour operators dominate during peak season - Top UK travel websites, January 2013

By PhocusWire | February 18, 2013

Christmas and New Year advertising campaigns kicking in for Thomson and Thomas Cook as their respective websites leave the likes of Expedia and Lastminute.com trailing behind. Read More

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Travel industry should go back to its innovative digital roots, act like Amazon and Apple instead

By Viewpoints | February 4, 2013

Travel was the engine that drove the first wave of ecommerce. Travel made ecommerce a star, as the online travel landscape - and far beyond - was transformed. Read More

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Mobile trend toward lateness is a puzzle and opportunity for hotels and agencies

By Viewpoints | February 1, 2013

Over the past year the travel industry has seen a surge in "last minute" activity with the majority of mobile hotel bookings made by people looking for accommodation on their proposed day of travel. Read More

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