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Google and FairSearch joy after ITA Software deal approved - which team won?

By Kevin May | April 8, 2011

Anyone reading comments from Google and listening to a press conference convened by FairSearch could be forgiven for thinking today was just a huge online travel love-in.... Read More

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Why online airfare search is broken

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | April 8, 2011

With the thumbs up given to Google's acquisition of ITA Software, and as Tnooz's resident air geek, I have been looking at the issues of search for air products.... Read More

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Top travel websites in Australia - April 2 2011

By PhocusWire | April 8, 2011

Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending April 2 2011.... Read More

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Google-ITA Software deal approved by US authorities, with conditions

By Kevin May | April 8, 2011

The potentially industry game-changing acquisition of ITA Software by Google has been given the thumbs-up by the Department of Justice in the US.... Read More

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Rough guide to the content-busting EdgeRank system on Facebook

By Viewpoints | April 8, 2011

EdgeRank is Facebook’s new algorithm that decides which posts/updates in Facebook appear in a user's "Top News" stream.... Read More

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Google StreetView heads into big destination attractions

By Kevin May | April 8, 2011

Fascinating initiative by Google to take the concept of its StreetView system and throw it at some of the world's major city cultural hotspots.... Read More

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Behold the next generation travel agent

By Viewpoints | April 8, 2011

The new travel agent is slightly different from the travel agent you know and love and have hired in the past.... Read More

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Part Two of Two: Hotel revenue management, meet reputation management

By Viewpoints | April 8, 2011

In my last post, I discussed how social media has enabled a new measure of hotel performance: the Guest Satisfaction Index (GSI).... Read More

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Eviivo in £30M switch to private equity ownership

By Kevin May | April 8, 2011

Web reservation and property management company Eviivo has sold to tech private equity house Investcorp Technology Partners.... Read More

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Google on social, new travel business models and mobile

By Viewpoints | April 8, 2011

We managed to grab some time recently with Ali Yilmaz, travel head for South East Asia at Google.... Read More

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Top travel websites in India - April 2 2011

By PhocusWire | April 7, 2011

Most popular travel websites in India for the week ending April 2 2011.... Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Rome2rio

By Kevin May | April 7, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Australia-based point-to-point metasearch engine Rome2rio.... Read More

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Expedia reveals plan to spin off TripAdvisor into new public company

By Kevin May | April 7, 2011

Expedia is to split the wider group into two separate companies, giving TripAdvisor its first taste of the public markets in its own right.... Read More

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Top travel websites in New Zealand - April 2 2011

By PhocusWire | April 7, 2011

Most popular travel websites in New Zealand for the week ending April 2 2011:... Read More

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Why budget hotels are worse than airlines over online fees

By Viewpoints | April 7, 2011

Accommodation owners, especially smaller businesses like B&Bs and guesthouses, use some kind of commission-based service to handle online bookings on their website.... Read More

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