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Google quietly adds instant booking for hotels, copying TripAdvisor

By Sean O'Neil | July 9, 2015

For the first time, Google users can book a hotel room without ever leaving the search giant's... Read More

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Startup pitch: Diviac seeks to bring scuba diving holidays into the digital world

By Linda Fox | July 9, 2015

Diviac (Dive Maniac) was launched as a booking platform for scuba diving holidays. Co-founder Joel... Read More

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HotelTonight trials a virtual concierge in five cities

By Sean O'Neil | July 8, 2015

Since February, HotelTonight, the on-demand booking app, has been prototyping a local virtual... Read More

SimilarWeb slashes its traffic estimates for travel content sites

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By Sean O'Neil | July 8, 2015

In early April, SimilarWeb, a traffic analytics startup, revised its algorithm. The effects are only... Read More

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Hotels losing fewer clicks to intermediaries bidding on branded keywords

By Nick Vivion | July 8, 2015

The first quarter of 2015 has seen a slight improvement in the number of clicks lost by hotels to... Read More

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Sabre SynXis tests Google Hotel Ads on new commission (not pay-per click) model

By Sean O'Neil | July 8, 2015

Sabre Hospitality Solutions is testing a tool that would let hotels get direct bookings from Google... Read More

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United temporarily grounded all of its US flights in ticketing system snafu

By Sean O'Neil | July 8, 2015

United had to ground all of its mainline flights nationwide around 7:40 am Eastern today due to the... Read More

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Ixigo uses big data to upgrade rail app

By Martin Cowen | July 7, 2015

Mobile-focused Indian travel search site ixigo.com has added a PNR prediction feature to its "trains... Read More

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Startup pitch: Hotel Genius brings its smarts to all-in-one hotel management

By Nick Vivion | July 7, 2015

Hotels have a wide selection of software to choose from, whether a single provider or a full-spectrum... Read More

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Travelport nails China coup with Alitrip link-up

By Martin Cowen | July 6, 2015

Alibaba Group's standalone travel business Alitrip has signed "a content and data partnership... Read More

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