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Priceline CEO questions Expedia strategy with Groupon
By Dennis Schaal | September 6, 2011
Flash sales may be all the rage, but Priceline CEO Jeffery Boyd questions the wisdom of Expedia's flash-sales alliance with Groupon.... Read More
Will you fall for this Hotels.com mobile booking stunt? [VIDEO]
By Dennis Schaal | September 6, 2011
Hotel Tonight argues that it is the fastest hotel-booking app in the world, but Hotels.com has figuratively laid down a challenge.... Read More
Social Web overtakes Google Sidewiki
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Social Web overtakes Google Sidewiki
By Dennis Schaal | September 6, 2011
Google is cleaning house and shuttering Sidewiki and certain other services.... Read More
Top four airlines win traffic majority - Top US travel sites, September 3 2011
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Top four airlines win traffic majority - Top US travel sites, September 3 2011
By PhocusWire | September 6, 2011
SouthWest, Delta, American Airlines and Continental have secured over 50% of all traffic to airline websites in the US.... Read More
Stimulus and the Moments of Truth in hotel marketing
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Stimulus and the Moments of Truth in hotel marketing
By Viewpoints | September 6, 2011
Moment of Truth is a concept proposed by Procter and Gamble to describe a step on the purchase cycle by a customer.... Read More
How travellers search for the most popular and less popular destinations [INFOGRAPHIC]
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How travellers search for the most popular and less popular destinations [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | September 6, 2011
Market intelligence comes in many forms and James Murray at Hitwise has been playing with how data can be presented... Read More
EasyJet almost double BA share - Top UK travel sites, September 3 2011
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EasyJet almost double BA share - Top UK travel sites, September 3 2011
By PhocusWire | September 6, 2011
Low cost carrier EasyJet has almost twice the amount of share of traffic to airline websites in the UK than British Airways.... Read More
Luggage to get social media-style status updates
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Luggage to get social media-style status updates
By Linda Fox | September 6, 2011
Ever wondered how much lost or mishandled baggage costs the airline industry each year?... Read More
Amadeus: Distribution needs regulation but now others should be included
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Amadeus: Distribution needs regulation but now others should be included
By Kevin May | September 6, 2011
Another nail in the potential coffin of the existing GDS Code of Conduct after Amadeus said it supported the idea of regulation but others in the distribution foodchain should also face scrutiny.... Read More
Luxury Hotelist aims to give upmarket hotels a new online face
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Luxury Hotelist aims to give upmarket hotels a new online face
By Dennis Schaal | September 5, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Luxury Hotelist, a new search and booking service for discount upmarket hotels.... Read More
Decolar in massive lead over rivals - Top Brazil travel sites, September 3 2011
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Decolar in massive lead over rivals - Top Brazil travel sites, September 3 2011
By PhocusWire | September 5, 2011
Market leader Decolar has added to its dominant position amongst leading Brazilian travel websites and now has 8% lead over its nearest rival in second place.... Read More
Goby sells to mobile technology provider TeleNav
By Kevin May | September 5, 2011
Goby, the travel startup described by tech celeb Robert Scoble as more important than Foursquare, has been acquired by location services giant TeleNav.... Read More
New Zealand to see 25% spike in arrivals with Rugby World Cup
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New Zealand to see 25% spike in arrivals with Rugby World Cup
By Linda Fox | September 5, 2011
Amadeus and Forward Keys have put their heads together on some analysis of travel behaviour around the Rugby World Cup which kicks off on 9 September... Read More
Are travel shopping sites killing technical performance?
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Are travel shopping sites killing technical performance?
By Viewpoints | September 5, 2011
I stumbled across an amazing piece of software recently called Splunk. It does for server logs what Google does for web-pages, more or less.... Read More
Epic web battles: Airlines fees vs lower fares
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Epic web battles: Airlines fees vs lower fares
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 5, 2011
There have been some epic battles over the years as industries have had to reinvent themselves as a result of the internet and electronic devices.... Read More
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