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Pinterest rolls out free Web analytics tool for brands
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Pinterest rolls out free Web analytics tool for brands
By Karthick Prabu | March 14, 2013
Pinterest is in the news today because it has launched an analytics system.... Read More
Five tips from Expedia on how hotels can convert OTA traffic into bookings in 2013
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Five tips from Expedia on how hotels can convert OTA traffic into bookings in 2013
By Viewpoints | March 14, 2013
Expedia’s Josh Saunders, director of market management, recommends five conversion tactics to maximize your hotel’s return with its online travel agency.... Read More
Russian OTA Oktogo nets $11 million round
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Russian OTA Oktogo nets $11 million round
By Sean O'Neil | March 13, 2013
Venture capital firms participating in this round include VTB Capital, Mangrove Capital Partners and Ventech, while the angel investors are Javier Perez-Tenessa, Fabrice Grinda, and Jose Marin, says a report.... Read More
Capitaine Train is France's first well designed website for booking European rail tickets
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Capitaine Train is France's first well designed website for booking European rail tickets
By Sean O'Neil | March 13, 2013
Aiming to be the Expedia of European train travel, Capitaine Train is the first booking site to distribute all of the offers of the two major railway companies in Europe: SNCF and Deutsche Bahn.... Read More
Lastminute talks lean innovation strategy, plans Tripbod integration after email trial
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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
Travelport and American Airlines kiss and make up, litigation over and distribution deal returns
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Travelport and American Airlines kiss and make up, litigation over and distribution deal returns
By Kevin May | March 13, 2013
Lawyers across the land will finally have to find new things to get their teeth into after American Airlines and Travelport settled their differences this week.... Read More
Everbread co-founder swaps travel search to be a government minister - for a while
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Everbread co-founder swaps travel search to be a government minister - for a while
By Kevin May | March 13, 2013
The often topsy turvy world of travel search technology startup Everbread continues - founder and president Assen Vassilev is doing his civic duty and joining the Bulgarian government.... Read More
Onboard, owned by LVMH, aims to make online travel chic, at least for cruises
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Onboard, owned by LVMH, aims to make online travel chic, at least for cruises
By Sean O'Neil | March 13, 2013
Onboard, a website that's all about cruise travel, aims to directly challenge Cruise Critic and Cruisemates with a posh take on online travel communities. Think Nowness + Quora.... Read More
Not all is rosy in the world of new breed car rental services: RIP WhipCar
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Not all is rosy in the world of new breed car rental services: RIP WhipCar
By Kevin May | March 13, 2013
WhipCar, a UK-based service which launched a few years back to allow consumers to borrow a neighbour's vehicle, is no more after shutting its doors this week.... Read More
The SCAN - IATA takes legal step toward NDC, car rental updates, Orbitz & Finnair tieup and more travel tech news
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The SCAN - IATA takes legal step toward NDC, car rental updates, Orbitz & Finnair tieup and more travel tech news
By Karthick Prabu | March 13, 2013
Updates from IATA, iCarsClub, TaxiMonger, Hertz, Rental Tonight, AirAsia, Celebrity Cruises, American Airlines, Orbitz partner network, Finnair, PassKey, and more travel tech news.... Read More
Travel blogger makes it to a TED stage [VIDEO]
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Travel blogger makes it to a TED stage [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | March 12, 2013
Say what you like about travel bloggers, when one of them gets a slot at a TED event they probably deserve at the very least a hearty congratulations.... Read More
Travelport reveals details on its refinancing with bondholders and its 2012 earnings
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Travelport reveals details on its refinancing with bondholders and its 2012 earnings
By Sean O'Neil | March 12, 2013
A select group of noteholders have gone restricted, and senior bondholders have been offered second lien financing, plus other details from today's earnings call.... Read More
Black(mail?) cards are not welcome at hotels
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Black(mail?) cards are not welcome at hotels
By Viewpoints | March 12, 2013
Not deliberately trying to be controversial but the customer is always right, unless they are dead wrong.... Read More
Travelport full-year 2012 results - at-a-glance summary
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Travelport full-year 2012 results - at-a-glance summary
By Kevin May | March 12, 2013
Travelport released its full-year results for 2012 today. A quick overview follows:... Read More
Expedia completes Trivago investment deal
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Expedia completes Trivago investment deal
By Kevin May | March 12, 2013
Ten weeks after giving the folk at Trivago a very nice pre-Christmas present, Expedia has finalised its acquisition of a majority stake in the European hotel search service.... Read More
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