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Top four OTAs edge ahead - Top US travel sites, November 5 2011

By PhocusWire | November 8, 2011

The leading four online travel agencies in the US have all increased their leads at the head of the top ten travel websites in the country.... Read More

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TravelClick channels its ambitions into EZYield acquisition

By Dennis Schaal | November 8, 2011

Eight months after acquiring Rubicon, TravelClick went shopping for another company and bought distribution- and channel-management specialist EZYield.... Read More

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How to take travel search marketing to the next level with product feeds

By Viewpoints | November 8, 2011

Search Engine Marketing (SEM) is one of mainstays in digital advertising of almost every industry vertical, but especially travel.... Read More

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FutureStay takes on booking and marketing for rental owners

By Kevin May | November 8, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based FutureStay, a marketing, booking and sales platform for rental property owners.... Read More

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Gamification trend to take hold in travel

By Linda Fox | November 8, 2011

The trend in online games, already popular in the entertainment industry, is set to extend to the travel industry according to research released this week.... Read More

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Priceline takes a pass on a global hotel platform and just keeps growing

By Dennis Schaal | November 7, 2011

When it comes to putting all its brands on a global hotel platform, Priceline continues to think differently than its rivals -- and just keeps growing.... Read More

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Analytics and restoring a hotel-search filter at HotelsCombined

By Dennis Schaal | November 7, 2011

HotelsCombined removed a hotel-search filter from its search results pages in early August, but then brought it back a few weeks later.... Read More

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Kayak adds Expedia as Book Kayak hotels provider

By Dennis Schaal | November 7, 2011

Travelocity's private label solution, World Choice Travel, has been the hotel provider for Kayak.com's Book Kayak option since March, but now the Expedia Affiliate Network is in on the action, as well.... Read More

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Google too powerful? Schmidt says no, Hipmunk got funding

By Dennis Schaal | November 7, 2011

Google chairman Eric Schmidt doesn't think its search practices deter new entrants and he cites Hipmunk's venture funding round as proof.... Read More

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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

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Establishing the USP of a hotel for online marketing

By Viewpoints | November 7, 2011

Every hotel needs to discover what is unique about its brand and then promote heavily in its marketing efforts on the web.... Read More

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Social media becoming most important marketing channel for travel, PPC in fourth place

By Linda Fox | November 7, 2011

Social media's place as a marketing channel for the travel industry as well as its use for researching and buying a holiday is causing much scratching of heads.... Read More

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TUI bedbank Hotelbeds celebrates 10 years, plots five year growth plan

By Linda Fox | November 6, 2011

Hotelbeds is making significant investment in technology over the next five years as it strives to retain its position as one of the leading b2b bedbanks.... Read More