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Australian regulator casts doubt over $658 million Expedia bid to buy Wotif

By Karthick Prabu | September 3, 2014

Probably not part of the script - the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised issues over the sale of Wotif to Expedia. The ACCC cites a number of reasons to question the $658 mil... Read More

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NDC hits US at last: United taps Amadeus's XML to sell ancillaries [UPDATED]

By Sean O'Neil | September 3, 2014

Today Amadeus said that United Airlines is the first carrier in North America to adopt a new way of connecting to the company's new XML-based ancillary sales service. It is the first global distrib... Read More

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TripAdvisor shares top on-site engagement strategies for hotels

By Nick Vivion | September 3, 2014

TripAdvisor is a master of traveler engagement. The company thrives when users consult the website for every hotel purchasing decision, and therefore has a completely vested interest in ensuring activ... Read More

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Booking travel on mobile devices: The Real Story

By Daniele Beccari | September 3, 2014

From hotels to car rentals to holidays, the travel industry is now worth upwards of $1 trillion worldwide. We’re all aware that the days of going into a travel agents office to book a holiday or ge... Read More

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Indoor maps are where it's at as Baidu invests $10m in magnetic location firm

By Linda Fox | September 3, 2014

Chinese search giant Baidu has invested $10 million in Series A funding for IndoorAtlas, a company which uses magnetic fields to establish indoor location. Baidu plans to boost its indoor mapping c... Read More

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Thinking about targeting China? Big market, but not as easy as you might think

By Karthick Prabu | September 3, 2014

A who's who of global travel brands still face a number of challenges in the Chinese travel industry. At a panel discussion during the TravelDaily Summit in Shanghai, executives from Booking.com, S... Read More

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Developer at heart, an executive returns to her roots at a hackathon

By Gene Quinn | September 2, 2014

Melissa Yang broke in as a developer. After working her way through the ranks at Expedia as a business development director, she guided Escapia as CTO before its acquisition by HomeAway. Now she is... Read More

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Travel content marketing after Google Authorship's demise

By Viewpoints | September 2, 2014

In September 2012, I wrote an article for Tnooz entitled "Google AuthorRank promises major changes for travel search". Well, I'm back for an update -- now that Google Authorship is dead, as of last we... Read More

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Startup pitch: Trekeffect loops travel planning threads together

By Nick Vivion | September 2, 2014

Trekeffect is a new travel startup tackling a classic area of travel startup-ery: travel planning. The idea is to deliver a more cohesive planning experience that can be shared with friends and gro... Read More

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How many websites and devices does a consumer use to research travel?

By Nick Vivion | September 2, 2014

As devices proliferate, the number of touchpoints for travel research increases. Brands such as Expedia are focusing on the cross-device experience, and are delivering research showing that some consu... Read More

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For personalisation and direct sales, airlines must set ecommerce free

By Viewpoints | September 2, 2014

Direct sales are obviously a powerful way to build customer relationships and defend tight margins. And online is the key to growing direct sales. NB: This is an analysis by Boyan Manev, vice pr... Read More

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Uber banned across Germany, temporarily

By Linda Fox | September 2, 2014

Uber must wonder whether its coming or going in Germany having been slapped with a nationwide injunction preventing it from operating across the country. Media reports say the temporary injunction,... Read More

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Other ways to keep a tech business secure from hackers

By PhocusWire | September 1, 2014

SYSTEMS: Security concerns are part of the strategy for most businesses (as they should be), but recent high profile breaches have raised the issue once again. But there are other methods that can e... Read More

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WeChat nation: THack goes mobile in China

By Gene Quinn | September 1, 2014

Wenyi Road connects historic Hangzhou on the shores of beautiful West Lake to the concrete and vertical monotony of China's digital future on the outskirts of the city. There are no lakeside pagoda... Read More

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Filtering out the good, the bad and the ugly startup mentors

By PhocusWire | September 1, 2014

STARTUPS: Travel is just like many other industries in that there seems to be an influx of folk wanting to position themselves as "mentors" to startups. Whether it's for the glory or genuinely wanti... Read More

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