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Thomson and Thomas Cook make their move - Top UK travel sites, April 14 2012
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April 17, 2012
Either the late booking market for the summer is starting to kick in or there were frantic Easter trips being organised last week, but websites belonging to Thomas Cook and Thomson are looking up.
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British Airways debuts Holiday Finder inspiration tool
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March 14, 2012
Just days after Lastminute.com revealed its inspire me technology to help consumers find the best city break deals, British Airways has unleashed its own inspiration tool
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Lastminute.com denies regional hotel cull in favour of city focus
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March 7, 2012
Lastminute.com has moved to scotch rumours it is shaking up its hotel portfolio as part of a strategy to focus on properties in large cities
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GetYourGuide lands $2M funding round from Brent Hoberman group and Swoodoo founders
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March 7, 2012
More investment coming into travel startups this week, with GetYourGuide landing $2 million from a string of high profile investors.
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Expedia extends lead over Thomson - Top UK travel sites, March 3 2012
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March 7, 2012
Three weeks after relinquishing its market leading crown, Thomson is losing more ground to Expedia in the list of leading travel websites in the UK.
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Thomas Cook loses position to Lastminute.com - Top UK travel sites, February 18 2012
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February 21, 2012
Lastminute.com is the latest online travel agency to make a recent strong run in the list of leading UK, overtaking Thomas Cook to steal third place last week.
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Expedia swoops to take top web spot from Thomson - Top UK travel sites, February 11 2012
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February 13, 2012
Thomson has lost its coveted pole position at the head of leading websites in the UK to rival brand Expedia.
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Lastminute.com extends opaque model to car hire and more, warns of OTA struggle
By Kevin May
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January 13, 2012
European online travel agency Lastminute.com has increased the number of products available on its Top Secret opaque model to car hire, theatre tickets and restaurants.
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Lastminute.com takes top spot from Expedia - Top UK travel sites, December 24 2011
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December 28, 2011
Big changes at the top of the leading agency websites in the UK after Lastminute.com took the crown from Expedia in the last week before the Christmas holidays.
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Thomas Cook traffic remains steady - Top UK travel sites, November 19 2011
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November 24, 2011
Troubled Thomas Cook remains in fourth spot behind rival Thomson, Lastminute.com and market leader Expedia in the list of top UK travel sites.
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Travelocity Global CEO works on turnaround and wants fair share
By Dennis Schaal
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November 21, 2011
Travelocity Global CEO Carl Sparks says Travelocity and Lastminute.com aren't getting their "fair share" and he's retooling the company's technology to turn things around.
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Opodo-eDreams-GoVoyages powerhouse Odigeo plots next move, eyes startups and full service
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November 17, 2011
Europe's newest online travel giant has a new name and is setting itself a rapid plan to grow geographically as well as reach beyond its current guise as a hotel and air ticket seller.
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Thomson slips below Lastminute - Top UK travel sites, November 12 2011
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November 14, 2011
Lastminute.com has leaped over Thomson to become the second most popular travel agency website in the UK.
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Expedia pulls away from Thomson - Top UK travel sites, October 29 2011
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November 2, 2011
Two weeks after taking the crown from Thomson, online travel agency Expedia is starting to see space appear between it and second place in the leading UK travel sites.
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Lastminute.com bites at heels of Thomson - Top UK travel sites, October 22 2011
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October 25, 2011
A week after losing top spot to Expedia, Thomson is in danger moving further down the rankings after Lastminute.com closed to within a fraction of second place this week.
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