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Expedia sees hotel improvements, but still admires Booking.com from afar

By Dennis Schaal | October 28, 2011

Expedia Inc. sold 16% more hotel-room nights in the third quarter, but it still has to stand back and... Read More

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Airline bag fees step aside -- change fees are unsung hero

By Dennis Schaal | October 27, 2011

While consumer outrage against airline bag fees in the U.S. gets the most attention, airline... Read More

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UsingMiles loyalty tracker introduces subscription model

By Dennis Schaal | October 27, 2011

Testing the loyalty of its customer base, rewards program tracker UsingMiles.com is adding a... Read More

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Google Offers scales up with vacations, tours and activities from Zozi and Rearden Commerce

By Dennis Schaal | October 27, 2011

Google Offers is becoming a deals aggregator and expanding its roster of vacations, tours and... Read More

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Turbocharging the Expedia brand

By Dennis Schaal | October 26, 2011

Google News has an archive feature and a regular news search today for "online travel" retrieved a... Read More

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No TripAdvisor widget -- Starwood Hotels debuts guest reviews

By Dennis Schaal | October 26, 2011

Three Sheraton guests and the cumulative verdict of 280 TripAdvisor review writers concur that the... Read More

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Air New Zealand taps Viator enhanced API for destination activities

By Dennis Schaal | October 26, 2011

Air New Zealand redesigned its websites and as part of the changes the airline is tapping into a new... Read More

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Google Flight Search -- suddenly online travel agency ads appear

By Dennis Schaal | October 25, 2011

Google Flight Search launched six weeks ago with direct links to airline sites only, but now you'll... Read More

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Hipmunk takes pain out of meetings and business travel schedule conflicts

By Dennis Schaal | October 25, 2011

Do you want to take into account the schedule and location of your business meetings when searching... Read More

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Will Google Flight Search adopt open advertising model? With airlines safe, Farelogix exits FairSearch

By Dennis Schaal | October 24, 2011

With the beachhead secured, Farelogix dropped out of FairSearch.org, the anti-Google lobbying group.... Read More

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