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Which was the only company to apply for a .FLY domain?

By Kevin May | June 15, 2012

With lots of talk in recent months about a bonanza of new domain name extensions being made available to anyone, perhaps more than one company would've bid for .FLY this week. Read More

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Google Hotel Finder -- OTA advertisers commandeer hotel pages

By Dennis Schaal | June 1, 2012

An advertising experiment in Google Hotel Finder enables Google and online travel agencies to blatantly and misleadingly cash in on hotels' intellectual property. Read More

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Booking.com moves up rankings, nestles in with stalwarts - Top US travel sites, April 7 2012

By PhocusWire | April 11, 2012

Priceline-owned Booking.com is beginning to feature heavily in the list of top travel websites in the US and is now sitting alongside the likes of Hotels.com and Marriott. Read More

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Trust International weeks away from unlocking Room Key for members

By Linda Fox | March 8, 2012

Hospitality resevation and distribution specialist Trust International is two weeks away from connecting to Room Key, the online hotel venture started by a number of hotel chains in January Read More

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Is Booking.com the travel king of Google AdWords? [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Dennis Schaal | January 30, 2012

Did Priceline's Booking.com spend the most among travel brands in Google AdWords in 2011? Read More

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All change in hotel list - Top US travel sites, January 7 2012

By Viewpoints | January 10, 2012

Only market leader TripAdvisor remained in its existing position last week in the top ten leading travel websites in the US as the remaining nine sites swapped places. Read More

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Tech failure sees hundreds of guests locked out of hotel rooms on New Year's Eve

By Kevin May | January 2, 2012

Bad timing and a dash of irony for the Denver Marriott Tech City after a computer glitch locked every guest from their hotel room just before midnight on New Year's Eve. Read More

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Between Alec Baldwin and New Jersey governor, not a great week for airline and hotel staff

By Dennis Schaal | December 8, 2011

Between the ranting tweets of actor Alec Baldwin and the Occupy Wall Street-targeted New Jersey governor Chris Christie, it wasn't a great week for airline flight attendants and hotel waiters and... Read More

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TripAdvisor marches ahead - Top US travel sites, November 19 2011

By PhocusWire | November 24, 2011

Marriott has seen the gap between it and market leader TripAdvisor extend further this week in the list of top travel websites in the US. Read More

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Marriott and Booking.com -- a message for Expedia about merchant model

By Dennis Schaal | October 10, 2011

Marriott delivered a not-so-subtle message to Expedia about their negotiations on a new contract, which comes up for renewal at the end of 2011. Read More

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Top two in each sector fall - Top US travel sites, September 24 2011

By PhocusWire | September 26, 2011

The two leading travel websites in the agency, accommodation and airline categories in the US all experienced declines in market share this week. Read More

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Brand management Hawaii-style: Marriott resuming operations at Waikiki Edition hotel

By Dennis Schaal | August 31, 2011

Talk about brand protection. Read More

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Marriott cuts booking ties to Waikiki Edition hotel after management coup

By Dennis Schaal | August 29, 2011

Don't try to book the Waikiki Edition hotel through Marriott.com anymore -- the website advises no rooms are available and you should try other area Marriott hotels instead. Read More

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Accommodation shows longest tail - Top US travel sites, August 20 2011

By PhocusWire | August 23, 2011

The leading ten destinations and accommodation websites in the US command just 26% of overall traffic, compared to 66% for agencies and 82% for airlines. Read More