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Australian players fearful of Booking.com's boom, Wotif's weakness

By Sean O'Neil | January 14, 2015

Why did Australian regulators okay Expedia Inc's $703 million acquisition of Wotif Holdings last October? Documents released on Tuesday explain their official reasoning. At the core, the regulators... Read More

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Virgin Hotels launches in-room personal assistant called...

By Nick Vivion | January 14, 2015

Lucy is the name of the new mobile app launched by Virgin Hotels. The app will complement the guest experience with a full list of features, including some industry-leading integrations. It seems t... Read More

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Here's some free geeky knowledge from Silicon Valley's engineering elite [VIDEO]

By Nick Vivion | January 14, 2015

One advantage of working for a growth-stage company is the many educational opportunities that are institutionally available. And thanks to the general open ethos of many startups in Silicon Valley... Read More

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One view on the top trends in travel advertising [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Nick Vivion | January 14, 2015

The fastest growth in travel industry advertising spend will come from social and video commercials, says recent Expedia Media Solutions/Phocuswright research. The growth is aligning well with the... Read More

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A wish list for hotel marketers in 2015

By Viewpoints | January 14, 2015

At the end of each year, we ask clients, partners and hotel marketing peers to tell us what’s on their wish lists for next year. NB: This an analysis by Dave Spector, a partner at Tambourine. Wh... Read More

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HRS loses rate parity appeal, calls for unified approach

By Linda Fox | January 13, 2015

A German court has ruled parity clauses from hotel specialist HRS are anti-competitive, paving the way for similar decisions on other online intermediaries. The ruling from the Higher Regional Cour... Read More

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Google Flight Search goes live in India

By Martin Cowen | January 13, 2015

Despite an underwhelming start in most markets, Google is bringing its Flight Search product to India. The launch was officially announced on the Google India blog. Google Flight Search India has t... Read More

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Four very basic mistakes that stall many ecommerce startups

By PhocusWire | January 13, 2015

Consumers have overwhelmingly embraced online shopping.... Read More

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Interactive Airbnb map shows where people are Airbnbing in real-time

By Nick Vivion | January 13, 2015

Airbnb is no stranger to clever marketing campaigns, although some of them haven't ended so well. This time last year there was the Birdhouse campaign, which led to threatened litigation for brand co... Read More

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Startup pitch: Vamo fuses scope of a travel agent with online booking tool

By Nick Vivion | January 13, 2015

Today's startup pitch comes from Vamo, an emerging travel startup that promises to fuse a travel agent's ability to handle complex itineraries with the conveniences of a fully-customizable online book... Read More

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Hack attack on some United and American accounts, 20 other travel sites

By Sean O'Neil | January 13, 2015

Stolen usernames and passwords have been used by thieves to hack into the mileage accounts of frequent fliers at United and American, say the airlines. Both carriers tell Tnooz they are confident t... Read More

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TravelClick buys hotel video production company TVTrip

By Kevin May | January 13, 2015

Hotel technology giant TravelClick has acquired France-based TVTrip, in a bid to improve its marketing services to property owners. No terms for the deal were disclosed. TVTrip was created in 20... Read More

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Uber data to make cities a better place to be

By Linda Fox | January 13, 2015

Uber plans to share its data with the city of Boston following a partnership which aims to help manage growth as well as improve congestion and reduce pollution. In a blog post, Uber says it will d... Read More

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The reality of distribution in tours and activities

By Stephen Joyce | January 13, 2015

I write this article in the hope that someday soon the reality of distribution in the tours and activities space will change, and change dramatically. For years I've been advocating for increased d... Read More

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Expedia creates new Sell Tonight tool to help hotels push last-minute rooms

By Sean O'Neil | January 13, 2015

Expedia Inc is adding a "Sell Tonight" function to Expedia PartnerCentral (EPC), the extranet that hotel managers use to upload room and rates inventory to the company's online travel agencies. The... Read More

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