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Google testing new display for flight search results
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Google testing new display for flight search results
By Kevin May | May 24, 2011
Google is quietly trying out some new functionality around flight searches, using the UK as a test bed to display journey duration and available airlines. Read More
Momondo latest metasearch to join mobile app push
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Momondo latest metasearch to join mobile app push
By Kevin May | May 24, 2011
European metasearch provider Momondo has joined the ranks of its competitors and launched its first smartphone application for flight search. Read More
Applying semantic search and ontology to the travel industry
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Applying semantic search and ontology to the travel industry
By Viewpoints | May 20, 2011
The TED Conference produces many exceptional ideas and the one by Rory Sutherland explaining "intangible value" could be a beacon for the travel industry. Read More
One in five hotel searches come from mobile devices
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One in five hotel searches come from mobile devices
By Kevin May | May 17, 2011
Google says it is already seeing 19% of all hotel queries in search being conducted on mobile devices, supporting the idea that mobile is now more important than ever in travel marketing. Read More
Priceline adds Kayak hotel booking to its list of concerns
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Priceline adds Kayak hotel booking to its list of concerns
By Dennis Schaal | May 10, 2011
Priceline has long warned that Google's and Bing's "inroads into online travel" loom as potential threats and now it has added Kayak.com hotel bookings as a concern. Read More
TripAdvisor extends flight search to six new countries
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TripAdvisor extends flight search to six new countries
By Kevin May | May 10, 2011
TripAdvisor launches its flight metasearch system outside of the US and UK for the first time today, with Ireland, Canada, France, Italy, Germany and Spain joining in. Read More
Orbitz and Kayak in arbitration over Travelocity hotel bookings
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Orbitz and Kayak in arbitration over Travelocity hotel bookings
By Dennis Schaal | May 5, 2011
Orbitz Worldwide CEO Barney Harford says the company is engaged in a second arbitration proceeding with Kayak, and this one involves Travelocity hotel bookings on Kayak.com. Read More
THack Vegas - more hacker presentations
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THack Vegas - more hacker presentations
By Kevin May | May 2, 2011
Alongside the winner PocketVillage and runner-up Kijubi, three other participants took part in THack Vegas earlier this week. Here are their presentations. Read More
How the travel industry can make the most of Facebook Send
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How the travel industry can make the most of Facebook Send
By Viewpoints | April 28, 2011
Celebrating its triumphant first year, the Facebook Like button has been integrated across more than 2.5 million sites. Read More
THack Vegas - PocketVillage scoops top prize
By Kevin May | April 27, 2011
German metasearch site for tours and activities PocketVillage won first place at THack Vegas, combining five APIs to create a mobile-based destination product platform. Read More
Passengers want technology as well as cabaret on cruise ships
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Passengers want technology as well as cabaret on cruise ships
By Kevin May | April 25, 2011
Gone are the days when cruise passengers would sit idly on deckchairs during the day and endure the on-board cabaret by night - tech is taking over. Read More
RIP Sidestep
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RIP Sidestep
By Kevin May | March 15, 2011
In amongst the revelry on St Patrick's Day this Thursday there will be a few pausing on their pints of Guinness to have a moment of silence to mourn the passing of Sidestep. Read More
Hopper ready to unleash full text travel search system
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Hopper ready to unleash full text travel search system
By Dennis Schaal | March 14, 2011
If the future of travel search is something like Hopper, and if Google has something like this in mind for its ITA Software acquisition, then opponents of the deal may have more to worry about than they... Read More
In mega meta reversal, Kayak takes direct hotel bookings through Travelocity
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In mega meta reversal, Kayak takes direct hotel bookings through Travelocity
By Dennis Schaal | March 14, 2011
In a major twist, Kayak began taking direct hotel bookings on its own website through a white-label partnership with the Travelocity Partner Network. Read More
Travelport plots trebling of hotels on agent portal, thanks to Sprice
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Travelport plots trebling of hotels on agent portal, thanks to Sprice
By Kevin May | March 10, 2011
Anyone wondering why Travelport bought Asia-Pacific metasearch engine Sprice last year will soon understand - the technology is to power a new hotel search system. Read More
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