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eLong begins PC to mobile turnaround phase

By Martin Cowen | November 14, 2014

eLong has admitted its Q3 performance fell short of expectations, but the shortfall is a result of increased competition in the Chinese market (even before Alibaba's new travel brand Alitrip.com start... Read More

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Skyscanner sees a bright future in B2B (where others once blazed a trail)

By Kevin May | November 13, 2014

Skyscanner is not exactly betting the house on its fledgeling business-to-business division, but there is considerable effort going in to expand its operations. Chief operating officer Mark Logan s... Read More

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Facebook simplifies understanding of privacy controls

By Nick Vivion | November 13, 2014

After years of constant criticism for not offering sufficient granular controls for managing privacy, the world's largest social network is finally delivering a more clear understanding of privacy for... Read More

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TripAdvisor begins integrating Viator listings with tour comparisons

By Nick Vivion | November 13, 2014

After acquiring Viator for $200 million earlier this year, TripAdvisor has begun to integrate Viator into its core platform. The first integration is a direct comparison widget for specific attractio... Read More

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Making every second count in mobile travel marketing

By Viewpoints | November 13, 2014

Traveling is the ultimate mobile experience, both in the physical sense and in the way that we access information. Think about how many times you check your smartphone while walking in an unfamiliar c... Read More

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Sabre - lastminute.com progress, TripCase flies, pax up

By Martin Cowen | November 13, 2014

Sabre's Q3 earnings call added a few nuggets of knowledge to the financial release, with its CEO and CFO bullish about how well its Travel Network unit (the GDS) is doing compared with its competitors... Read More

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Kayak surrenders to Qunar in China

By Kevin May | November 12, 2014

Quite an admission from Kayak CEO Steve Hafner: Qunar is not going to be beaten in China. At least, Hafner concedes that Kayak is not going to be the metasearch brand which manages to unseat the Ch... Read More

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HomeAway leads $20 million investment round in Gogobot

By Nick Vivion | November 12, 2014

Vacation rental service HomeAway has doubled-down on content, reviews and recommendations for its guests by leading a $20 million Series C investment round in social review engine Gogobot. Other pa... Read More

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Orbitz CEO names mobile and loyalty as key to growth

By Nick Vivion | November 12, 2014

After posting strong Q3 results, Orbitz Worldwide CEO Barney Harford names "industry-best" loyalty program and early mobile strategy as keys to growth. The comments were made during a one-on-one inte... Read More

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Startup Pitch: Zipkick prioritises B2B/B2C curation algorithm

By Martin Cowen | November 12, 2014

Zipkick is a travel search and booking site with a relatively straightforward proposition - curated results based on preferences, easily booked. The business is based in San Francisco and was found... Read More

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One small step for TripAdvisor, one giant leap for tours and activities

By Stephen Joyce | November 12, 2014

I wrote a post almost two years ago to the day titled Putting the supplier cart before the distributor horse in travel. In that article in November 2012, I outlined a basic structure for connecting... Read More

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A year in Russian online travel - politics, games and investments

By Viewpoints | November 12, 2014

It's fair to say the travel industry won’t be the same in Russia after 2014. The year was full of shocking events that might entirely change the landscape of Russian economics in general and the trave... Read More

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Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on what's working, what's not

By Sean O'Neil | November 12, 2014

Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Expedia Inc, has been attending the PhoCusWright Conference in LA this year, where he’s one of the star speakers. Khosrowshahi took a break to speak with Tnooz about how E... Read More

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Personalizing travel search: How data leads to happier travelers

By Margaret Ady | November 11, 2014

An overdue evolution is happening in travel search, especially in the hotel sector. NB: This is an analysis by Margaret Ady, vice president of marketing at TrustYou. Frankly, it’s hard to imagin... Read More

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Sabre posts close to 7% revenue climb for first nine months of 2014

By Kevin May | November 11, 2014

Sabre saw revenues across the group increase by 9% in the third quarter of 2014, with the year-to-date coming in at 6.6%. The company's revenues for 2014 so far have reached $1.968 billion, up from... Read More

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