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Google Flight Search expands as Wertheimer finally talks and Hafner takes his shots
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Google Flight Search expands as Wertheimer finally talks and Hafner takes his shots
By Dennis Schaal | November 17, 2011
It was a coming out party of sorts for Jeremy Wertheimer, Google's vice president of travel, as Google Flight Search took some baby steps to expand its coverage area.... Read More
Orbitz Worldwide usurps Travelocity as AOL Travel primary partner
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Orbitz Worldwide usurps Travelocity as AOL Travel primary partner
By Dennis Schaal | November 17, 2011
Orbitz Worldwide disrupted Travelocity's more than decade-old relationship with AOL Travel and will become the portal's primary travel brand.... Read More
Travellution attracts seed funding, launches public platform
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Travellution attracts seed funding, launches public platform
By Linda Fox | November 17, 2011
Travel social network Travellution has revealed seed funding of between Euros 100,000 and 200,000.... Read More
TownWizard takes local events and information to mobile apps and websites
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TownWizard takes local events and information to mobile apps and websites
By Kevin May | November 17, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based TownWizard, a hyper-local event and information platform for mobiles and the web.... Read More
Google gears up for international roll-out of Flight Search
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Google gears up for international roll-out of Flight Search
By Kevin May | November 16, 2011
Just two months after taking the covers off the first iteration in the US, other countries around the world will soon be getting the Google Flight Search product.... Read More
Air Frances pushes ahead of EasyJet - Top France travel sites, November 12 2011
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Air Frances pushes ahead of EasyJet - Top France travel sites, November 12 2011
By PhocusWire | November 16, 2011
Air France has stretched its lead over rival carrier EasyJet in the list of leading airline websites in France.... Read More
Booking.com gaining on Wotif - Top Australia travel websites, November 12 2011
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Booking.com gaining on Wotif - Top Australia travel websites, November 12 2011
By PhocusWire | November 16, 2011
Wotif has seen its lead over Booking.com eroded to around 2% market share in the list of top accommodation websites in Australia.... Read More
Facebook: Wisdom of Friends replacing Wisdom of Crowds in travel
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Facebook: Wisdom of Friends replacing Wisdom of Crowds in travel
By Kevin May | November 16, 2011
Facebook has turned into the new Google (in many, many respects) - and when it speaks, pretty much the entire business world has a tendency to listen.... Read More
Sharples of HomeAway: We have the vacation rental pipe for online travel agencies, but ...
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Sharples of HomeAway: We have the vacation rental pipe for online travel agencies, but ...
By Dennis Schaal | November 16, 2011
How soon will it be before major online travel agencies go after the vacation rental market in a really big way?... Read More
Why the white label option is key for travel startups
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Why the white label option is key for travel startups
By Sarah Kennedy Ellis | November 16, 2011
So what do you hope to see when 30 eager innovators take to a stage to share their passions?... Read More
Air Canada extends lead, all change further down - Top Canada travel sites, November 12 2011
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Air Canada extends lead, all change further down - Top Canada travel sites, November 12 2011
By PhocusWire | November 16, 2011
Air Canada has almost three out of ten visits to airline websites in Canada this week, while holders of the third, fourth and fifth positions have switched around.... Read More
Revelex cruises into hotels, tours and activities with Jackson Hole partnership
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Revelex cruises into hotels, tours and activities with Jackson Hole partnership
By Dennis Schaal | November 16, 2011
Revelex has been quietly expanding beyond its cruise base and debuted a Tour Negotiator booking engine for hotels, tours and activities, and cars, with Jackson Hole Central Reservations as the launch partner.... Read More
RateTiger brings semantic to reviews, helps hotels gauge sentiment
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RateTiger brings semantic to reviews, helps hotels gauge sentiment
By Linda Fox | November 16, 2011
eRevMax plans to enhance its RTReview technology in the coming weeks with semantic search facility enabling hotels to quickly gauge the overall sentiment of review... Read More
Travelocity debuts hotel questions and answers with lots of stipulations
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Travelocity debuts hotel questions and answers with lots of stipulations
By Dennis Schaal | November 16, 2011
Travelocity entered the question and answer arena with a Questions tab as part of hotel displays.... Read More
SilverRail lands first agency rail deal with Ebookers, hopes floodgates will now open
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SilverRail lands first agency rail deal with Ebookers, hopes floodgates will now open
By Kevin May | November 16, 2011
SilverRail Technologies has signed its first major online travel agency deal, powering what will be the new rail channel on European online travel agency Ebookers from 2012.... Read More
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