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Decolar fizzes with bigger lead - Top Brazil travel sites, August 6 2011

By PhocusWire | August 11, 2011

Decolar is now the clear leader amongst the top travel websites in Brazil, having extended its lead over second placed Hotel Urbano to 5%.... Read More

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Travelport: GDS Code of Conduct out of date, needs level playing field

By Kevin May | August 11, 2011

First significant sign of dissent from a major player in travel technology after Travelport CEO Gordon Wilson questioned the relevancy of the GDS Code of Conduct in Europe.... Read More

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Kayak unites with GetYourGuide for mobile activities

By Kevin May | August 11, 2011

Another interesting partnership for tour and activity platform GetYourGuide after securing a deal to provide product to the Kayak mobile app.... Read More

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Air France flies over EasyJet - Top France websites, August 6 2011

By PhocusWire | August 10, 2011

The battle for top spot for airline websites in France has turned once again, with Air France gaining 1% to jump over EasyJet.... Read More

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Expedia, Hotels.com, Priceline ending affiliate ties with Christian Values Network

By Dennis Schaal | August 10, 2011

Expedia says it ended an affiliate relationship with the Christian Values Network after learning the group donates money to some organizations that some people paint as hate groups.... Read More

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Expedia and Priceline stretch lead - Top US travel sites, August 6 2011

By PhocusWire | August 10, 2011

Leading brands Expedia and Priceline have extended their dominance of US travel websites, securing almost a quarter of all traffic from agency websites.... Read More

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DealBase, Expedia, Kayak, Travelocity, Orbitz sued for patent infringement

By Dennis Schaal | August 10, 2011

A half-dozen household name online travel sites have been sued by a little-known company for patent infringement.... Read More

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Travelport unveils agency desktop upgrade, converts other GDS languages

By Kevin May | August 10, 2011

Travelport is introducing a suite of new tools for users of its Galileo travel agency desktop, aimed at boosting efficiency as well as some useful features for when agencies change GDS.... Read More

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Why travel startups always seem to suffer from the same problems

By Alex Bainbridge | August 10, 2011

I love reviewing the Tnooz TLabs Showcase submissions and, perhaps rather morbidly, the subsequent 12-month follow-up TLabs Reprise, where we discover what went wrong (or right).... Read More

Tnooz Nuggets - Tuesday 9 August 2011

By PhocusWire | August 9, 2011

In this edition: Cheapflights appoints interim CFO, EasyVoyage gets a makeover, LateRooms brings affiliate work into single agency.... Read More

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Stuff hits the right stuff - Top New Zealand websites, August 6 2011

By PhocusWire | August 9, 2011

Big leap for Stuff Travel in New Zealand after securing top spot after moving three places in the country's leading travel websites.... Read More

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Shape-shifting in hotel search as Hipmunk tangles with Google

By Dennis Schaal | August 9, 2011

Hipmunks are nothing if not agile -- witness Hipmunk's use of rectangles to refine your hotel search on a Google Map.... Read More

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Airbnb reverts to membership marketing, but some questions over method

By Kevin May | August 9, 2011

Such is the buzz and controversy surrounding Airbnb at the moment that it only has scratch its backside and people are looking to either praise or criticise it.... Read More

Orbitz lags, Ebookers shines, Google Hotel Finder challenges, Kayak hurts

By Dennis Schaal | August 9, 2011

Ebookers was among the few bright spots in a lackluster second quarter for Orbitz Worldwide.... Read More