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Missouri Supreme Court hands online travel agencies a hotel tax win
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Missouri Supreme Court hands online travel agencies a hotel tax win
By Dennis Schaal | June 29, 2011
Major online travel agencies really showed 'em in the "show-me state" of Missouri, where the state's... Read More
HomeAway executes IPO and iStopOver finds room to acquire Vacapedia
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HomeAway executes IPO and iStopOver finds room to acquire Vacapedia
By Dennis Schaal | June 29, 2011
A few hours after HomeAway priced its IPO and became a public company, there's more activity today in... Read More
Sabre builds hotel portfolio with SoftHotel acquisition
By Dennis Schaal | June 29, 2011
Forget those servers: Sabre rounded out its hospitality portfolio with the acquisition of Web-based... Read More
HomeAway dropped Beyond.com domain name idea for more earthly pursuits [video]
By Dennis Schaal | June 28, 2011
With HomeAway slated to go public as early as tomorrow, co-founders Brian Sharples and Carl Shepherd... Read More
Airline direct-connect -- Coping with content fragmentation [video]
By Dennis Schaal | June 28, 2011
In the highly charged world of airline direct-connect , travel agencies wonder if they would have to... Read More
Orbitz and Cheaptickets join the mob in crowded flash sales field
By Dennis Schaal | June 28, 2011
Soon it seems nearly every travel site will offer members' only flash sales for hotels or local deals.... Read More
Malaysia Airlines CEO toys with Twitter, extends baby ban in first class
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Malaysia Airlines CEO toys with Twitter, extends baby ban in first class
By Dennis Schaal | June 28, 2011
Enter Tengku Azmil, the new type of airline CEO, who isn't shy about answering travelers' questions... Read More
Priceline launching local deals through private label partnership with Group Commerce
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Priceline launching local deals through private label partnership with Group Commerce
By Dennis Schaal | June 27, 2011
Priceline is getting into the local deals business, but with a twist.... Read More
Getting Extreme, Amadeus rolls out Affinity Shopper to online travel agency
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Getting Extreme, Amadeus rolls out Affinity Shopper to online travel agency
By Dennis Schaal | June 27, 2011
A bit behind schedule, but Amadeus has finally rolled out its Affinity Shopper-type flight search tool... Read More
Oyster takes shot at travel photo search and bookings
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Oyster takes shot at travel photo search and bookings
By Dennis Schaal | June 27, 2011
You've heard of in-app bookings so how about hotel bookings launched right from a property photo?... Read More
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