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Orbitz lust wants to put sizzle back into vacations

By Dennis Schaal | May 7, 2012

With all the talk about websites and sex appeal, Orbitz today unveiled a multifaceted rebranding campaign designed to be "a rallying cry for the travel luster." Read More

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Adding hotels -- Is Expedia conceding the race to Booking.com?

By Dennis Schaal | April 27, 2012

Is Expedia, with 150,000 hotels in the fold around the world, finally giving up in its race to outpace Priceline's brands, which count more than 210,000 hotels in their portfolio? Read More

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Travelzoo blasts daily deals sites for unsustainable practices

By Dennis Schaal | April 19, 2012

Travelzoo CEO Chris Loughlin blasted the competition in the daily deals space for unsustainable practices and acknowledged that the company's Local Deals business is "hindered in the short term by... Read More

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Boomers taking over from Gen-Y in smartphone stakes

By Linda Fox | April 19, 2012

Babyboomers are overtaking the more youthful Gen Y equivalents in smartphone ownership according to a report from BDRC Continental into British hotel guest habits Read More

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What Else? Tours4Fun and companionship, Jetsetter hire, ARC takes stock, Pegasus smarts

By PhocusWire | April 18, 2012

Tours4Fun sets sights on iPhone, Jetsetter gets first CMO, ARC ups Bloomberg ties and Pegasus gets smart about revenue. Read More

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Priceline takes on HotelTonight threat at global scale with last-minute service for Booking.com

By Kevin May | April 10, 2012

Buoyed perhaps by the launch of a same-day hotel booking service on its mobile app, Priceline has launched a similar service for its global hotel service Booking.com. Read More

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Does a good digital strategy ensure profits for hoteliers?

By Glenn Gruber | April 10, 2012

That's what the latest Digital IQ Index report from L2 Think Tank says when it reviewed the "digital competence" of 52 of the world's leading hotel brands. Read More

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Mobile users drive Cleartrip Expressway one-click flight bookings

By Dennis Schaal | March 29, 2012

It's happening more frequently now -- innovations in mobile are finding their way into travel companies' desktop solutions. Read More

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GuidePal raises $800,000, dismisses competitors as not waking up and smelling the coffee

By Kevin May | March 28, 2012

Mobile destination guide provider GuidePal has raised $800,000 in a bid to speed up expansion of its business across Latin America, China and the US. Read More

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Report: Hotels' digital prowess brings higher stock price and room revenue

By Dennis Schaal | March 27, 2012

Does a hotel's overall digital competence translate into more revenue per available room and a bump in its stock price? Read More

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Travellers from emerging markets frustrated by online travel experience

By Linda Fox | February 22, 2012

Travellers from emerging economies such as Russia and India are even more frustrated by researching travel online than those in more developed countries Read More

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Shakira tells Facebook fans BlackBerry caused sea lion attack

By Dennis Schaal | February 14, 2012

You can always believe what pop singer Shakira says because her lips don't lie. Read More

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TripAdvisor takes redesign hit and bets on mobile, social and China

By Dennis Schaal | February 9, 2012

In its first earnings call as a public company, TripAdvisor revealed that a year-long redesign of its global websites in 2011 was a major contributing factor to slowed revenue growth as certain... Read More