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Google plants Hotel Finder tool right above every other ad
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Google plants Hotel Finder tool right above every other ad
By Kevin May | December 15, 2011
More developments at Google likely to tweak the noses of the hotel industry and online travel agencies as it puts tools for Hotel Finder at the top of search results. Read More
Google quietly introduces social travel service Schemer
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Google quietly introduces social travel service Schemer
By Alex Bainbridge | December 12, 2011
There are a number of pieces missing from the Google travel jigsaw. So far its focus has been on data-driven services - Maps, Flight Search, Hotel Finder, Places and the ubiquitous click-based... Read More
Where is the consumer interest in a limited Google Flight Search?
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Where is the consumer interest in a limited Google Flight Search?
By Viewpoints | December 7, 2011
As we head into the busy travel season, travel agencies – both online and storefront – are poised once again to handle significant volumes of consumer traffic. Read More
How hotels can make a difference in destination search on Google
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How hotels can make a difference in destination search on Google
By Viewpoints | December 6, 2011
Hotel distribution changes every ten years. In the 1980s it was the GDS, in the 1990s the emergence of tour operators like TUI and Thomas Cook, and in the 2000s the adoption of the web and online travel... Read More
Jizo claims major distribution first for travel search, opens up Russia
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Jizo claims major distribution first for travel search, opens up Russia
By Kevin May | December 5, 2011
Fledgling startup Jizo is claiming a significant role in the evolving world of airline distribution this week by becoming the first travel search engine to get access to Russian airlines. Read More
Will Hipmunk lead airline and Open AXIS effort for personalized metasearch deals?
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Will Hipmunk lead airline and Open AXIS effort for personalized metasearch deals?
By Dennis Schaal | November 30, 2011
Is flight metasearch about to get more personal? Read More
Travel reservation software challenges - root causes and how to overcome them
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Travel reservation software challenges - root causes and how to overcome them
By Viewpoints | November 28, 2011
In the US alone, in 2009 the web was used by approximately 90 million American adults to make their travel arrangements (2009 is the most recent year these statistics are available from the US Travel... Read More
Superfly mocks Kayak with launch of flight search and loyalty platform
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Superfly mocks Kayak with launch of flight search and loyalty platform
By Kevin May | November 24, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Superfly, a platform which combines a flight search engine with a loyalty scheme management system. Read More
Peace in our time: Vayant and Everbread settle long-running dispute
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Peace in our time: Vayant and Everbread settle long-running dispute
By Kevin May | November 20, 2011
A bitter row between airfare shopping technology startups Vayant and Everbread, which ended up in the courts, is over - with a settlement agreed last week. Read More
Vayant upgrades system, brings real-time to prime time
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Vayant upgrades system, brings real-time to prime time
By Kevin May | November 19, 2011
Vayant is stepping up its attempts to muscle in on the world of airfare shopping technology with a major enhancement to the core service. Read More
Google gears up for international roll-out of Flight Search
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Google gears up for international roll-out of Flight Search
By Kevin May | November 16, 2011
Just two months after taking the covers off the first iteration in the US, other countries around the world will soon be getting the Google Flight Search product. Read More
Distribute Travel brings new distribution service to suppliers, intermediaries and media
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Distribute Travel brings new distribution service to suppliers, intermediaries and media
By Kevin May | November 13, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based Distribute Travel, a product distribution platform for travel businesses and white label system for third party websites. Read More
Pocketvillage relaunches, creates tour and activity search API for third parties
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Pocketvillage relaunches, creates tour and activity search API for third parties
By Kevin May | November 7, 2011
Germany-based tour and activity metasearch platform Pocketvillage is heading into the world of B2B this week with the unveiling of a dedicated API for third parties to plug into. Read More
Travel search within Facebook to find flights to see friends
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Travel search within Facebook to find flights to see friends
By Kevin May | November 1, 2011
Here is an interesting idea being developed by Russian travel search startup Jizo to tap into the social graph in Facebook to help people search for flights to see their friends. Read More
CruiseCompare taps Cheapflights for flash sale test
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CruiseCompare taps Cheapflights for flash sale test
By Kevin May | October 24, 2011
Looks like no area of the industry is safe from those wanting to try the flash sale concept - this time its the cruise sector with UK metasearch site CruiseCompare having a go. Read More
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