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Did Google buy Frommer's for its search engine juice? No, there is a lot more going on
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Did Google buy Frommer's for its search engine juice? No, there is a lot more going on
By Kevin May | August 17, 2012
Similar to when Google bought ITA Software in the summer of 2010, officials are avoiding saying yet what the search giant intends to do with its purchase of Frommer's travel guides.... Read More
Did Google buy Frommer's for its search engine juice? No, there is a lot more going on
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Did Google buy Frommer's for its search engine juice? No, there is a lot more going on
By Kevin May | August 17, 2012
Similar to when Google bought ITA Software in the summer of 2010, officials are avoiding saying yet what the search giant intends to do with its purchase of Frommer's travel guides.... Read More
Morning Scan: Apple may add fingerprint ID to Passbook, Expedia hires ad stars
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Morning Scan: Apple may add fingerprint ID to Passbook, Expedia hires ad stars
By Sean O'Neil | August 17, 2012
Apple may have bought Authentec because it wants to add swipe sensor technology to its devices, say legal findings.... Read More
Mobile website to-do list for hotels [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Mobile website to-do list for hotels [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | August 17, 2012
Various bits of research point to how consumers often have a poor experience when visiting hotel sites on a mobile, not least because the platforms have not been optimised for devices.... Read More
Big jump for Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin fall - Top Australia travel sites, July 2012
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Big jump for Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin fall - Top Australia travel sites, July 2012
By PhocusWire | August 16, 2012
Qantas has extended its lead at the top of the leading airline websites in Australia, leading Jetstar and rival Virgin Australia to lose market share in July 2012.... Read More
How image selection affects click-through rates on OTA hotel listings
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How image selection affects click-through rates on OTA hotel listings
By Nick Vivion | August 16, 2012
What images hotels choose to display in their OTA booking paths have significant impact on CTRs, a recent study by Intent Media has found.... Read More
Google Maps (for Android) integrates schedules for 1 million public transit stops worldwide
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Google Maps (for Android) integrates schedules for 1 million public transit stops worldwide
By Nick Vivion | August 16, 2012
Those who use Google Maps as their primary tool for navigating the world's many public transit systems will benefit from more precise information today, as Google announces the integration of public transit schedules for over 1 million stops worldwide.... Read More
Search marketing in travel: Keep the real target in sight, chill out over Quality Scores
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Search marketing in travel: Keep the real target in sight, chill out over Quality Scores
By Viewpoints | August 16, 2012
The importance of relevancy cannot be overstated in today’s search marketing industry. At the back of every advertiser’s mind, there’s always the need to ensure the copy they produce will be relevant to the people they want to reach.... Read More
Morning Scan: Pizzabons for US airports? AvFinity grows, and the Quantum Sniffer hopes for DOT okay
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Morning Scan: Pizzabons for US airports? AvFinity grows, and the Quantum Sniffer hopes for DOT okay
By Sean O'Neil | August 16, 2012
From scary new fast food possibilities for airport food to exciting new security device contracts, read the stories that caught Tnooz's eye for 16 August.... Read More
Does Expedia show the way to a brilliant search Page Type strategy?
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Does Expedia show the way to a brilliant search Page Type strategy?
By Viewpoints | August 16, 2012
Every now and then I come across a strategy that is absolutely brilliant and need to share it with the world. I recently found strategy like this from Expedia, while doing competitor research for a client.... Read More
Well that was completely predictable - William Shatner returns for Priceline TV ads [VIDEO]
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Well that was completely predictable - William Shatner returns for Priceline TV ads [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | August 15, 2012
Just over six months after ex-Star Trek frontman William Shatner supposedly ended his reign as the figurehead of Priceline's marketing, when he plunged off a bridge in an ad, he's back.... Read More
Car service Uber runs into trouble in Boston [UPDATED]
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Car service Uber runs into trouble in Boston [UPDATED]
By Sean O'Neil | August 15, 2012
Uber, the US car service users can order via an smart phone app, faces a roadblock as Boston officials claim that the service illegally uses iPhones to calculate the fees the company charges riders.... Read More
36 years later, travel blog reunites kidnapped woman with Colombian family
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36 years later, travel blog reunites kidnapped woman with Colombian family
By Nick Vivion | August 15, 2012
36 years later, with the help of Colombian travel blog See Colombia, a woman kidnapped as a child has been reunited with her long-last family.... Read More
Hopper nears launch with additional $12M in funding
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Hopper nears launch with additional $12M in funding
By Nick Vivion | August 15, 2012
Travel search startup Hopper has announced an additional $12 million investment round led by OMERS Ventures, the venture capital arm of one of Canada's largest pension funds.... Read More
Pilots love Apple iPads, flight-planning apps like ForeFlight, and air-streaming in-flight entertainment
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Pilots love Apple iPads, flight-planning apps like ForeFlight, and air-streaming in-flight entertainment
By Sean O'Neil | August 15, 2012
Apple's iPad has created the biggest shift in the way pilots fly airplanes since the birth of the jet engine and the biggest change in in-flight entertainment since the first movie screens.... Read More
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