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Analytics and restoring a hotel-search filter at HotelsCombined
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Analytics and restoring a hotel-search filter at HotelsCombined
By Dennis Schaal | November 7, 2011
HotelsCombined removed a hotel-search filter from its search results pages in early August, but then... Read More
Kayak adds Expedia as Book Kayak hotels provider
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Kayak adds Expedia as Book Kayak hotels provider
By Dennis Schaal | November 7, 2011
Travelocity's private label solution, World Choice Travel, has been the hotel provider for Kayak.com's... Read More
Google too powerful? Schmidt says no, Hipmunk got funding
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Google too powerful? Schmidt says no, Hipmunk got funding
By Dennis Schaal | November 7, 2011
Google chairman Eric Schmidt doesn't think its search practices deter new entrants and he cites... Read More
Social media becoming most important marketing channel for travel, PPC in fourth place
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Social media becoming most important marketing channel for travel, PPC in fourth place
By Linda Fox | November 7, 2011
Social media's place as a marketing channel for the travel industry as well as its use for researching... Read More
TUI bedbank Hotelbeds celebrates 10 years, plots five year growth plan
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TUI bedbank Hotelbeds celebrates 10 years, plots five year growth plan
By Linda Fox | November 6, 2011
Hotelbeds is making significant investment in technology over the next five years as it strives to... Read More
Big switch: Vacation rental association and Pegasus come to terms after dispute
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Big switch: Vacation rental association and Pegasus come to terms after dispute
By Dennis Schaal | November 4, 2011
After severing ties in June, the Vacation Rental Managers Association and Pegasus Solutions have come... Read More
Groupon prices IPO at $13B valuation with travel swagger in the mix
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Groupon prices IPO at $13B valuation with travel swagger in the mix
By Dennis Schaal | November 4, 2011
Groupon priced its shares for its IPO debut today at a higher-than-expected $20 per share and at least... Read More
Hoteliers get help to go green with paperless initiatives
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Hoteliers get help to go green with paperless initiatives
By Linda Fox | November 4, 2011
Silverbyte Systems, a specialist in hotel management software, is helping properties go green via a... Read More
Offline touch points still vital for online shopping, travel brochure not dead
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Offline touch points still vital for online shopping, travel brochure not dead
By Linda Fox | November 4, 2011
Consumers are more likely to have interacted with a travel company online in the past six months than... Read More
Subterranean wireless blues in North America, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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Subterranean wireless blues in North America, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
By Dennis Schaal | November 3, 2011
If you live in or travel to the US, Canada, European countries outside the European Union, or Central... Read More
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