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Who is so far feeling the heat from Google Flight Search? No major surprises here
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Who is so far feeling the heat from Google Flight Search? No major surprises here
By Kevin May | February 17, 2012
In October 2011, about a month after the buzz around the launch of Google Flight Search and (kind of) subsided, Tnooz published traffic share figures for the fledgling service. Read More
Momondo builds presence in Russia with Oktogo partnership
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Momondo builds presence in Russia with Oktogo partnership
By Linda Fox | February 13, 2012
Momondo is building out its Russian content through a partnership with hotel specialist Oktogo. Read More
Room 77 comes out fighting as Concur reveals investment, pledges to out-Kayak Kayak
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Room 77 comes out fighting as Concur reveals investment, pledges to out-Kayak Kayak
By Kevin May | February 2, 2012
The hotel sector is getting rather interesting (and feisty) in 2012, as some predicted, with the likes of Google wading in deeper and the GDSs ramping up their efforts. Read More
Booking.com and Expedia battle for travel agents in Rooms and More
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Booking.com and Expedia battle for travel agents in Rooms and More
By Dennis Schaal | January 18, 2012
Booking.com and Expedia do battle for hotel share around the globe, and they and about 10 other aggregators are upping the competition as they compete for travel agency bookings in the new Travelport... Read More
Room Key: Open to all, will lower hotel distribution costs, features and marketing to come
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Room Key: Open to all, will lower hotel distribution costs, features and marketing to come
By Kevin May | January 11, 2012
More details emerging about Room Key, the global hotel search platform created by six of the biggest accommodation super-brands in the world. Read More
Hotel giants come together to launch Room Key search site
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Hotel giants come together to launch Room Key search site
By Kevin May | January 11, 2012
Massive development in the hotel sector with six of the biggest hotel chains on the planet uniting to launch Room Key, a new online hotel search platform. Read More
Big shuffle in the world of hotel marketing and distribution in 2012
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Big shuffle in the world of hotel marketing and distribution in 2012
By Patrick Landman | December 22, 2011
There are some major developments ahead in the hotel sector which will demand attention of hoteliers in order to stay in control of their marketing mix and distribution costs. Read More
Big questions as Google circles the wagons around the hotel industry
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Big questions as Google circles the wagons around the hotel industry
By Viewpoints | December 16, 2011
As we now know, Google is testing a version of its Comparison Ads format for online hotels. Read More
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
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