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The state of online travel agency bookings in charts
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The state of online travel agency bookings in charts
By Kevin May | August 4, 2016
Whilst bots and other future-tech items get many of the headlines in 2016, there is undoubtedly a war... Read More
Google goes guerilla with Rio content site - no Olympic Rings to be seen
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Google goes guerilla with Rio content site - no Olympic Rings to be seen
By Marisa Garcia | August 4, 2016
Google's in-house creative agency The Zoo has added new features to its "All of Brazil Plays" to... Read More
Direct now cheaper than agencies for majority of hotel searches
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Direct now cheaper than agencies for majority of hotel searches
By Kevin May | August 4, 2016
Maybe the regulatory restrictions are starting to get through, or something else - data-crunching has... Read More
Skyscanner brings travel search bot to Skype group chats
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Skyscanner brings travel search bot to Skype group chats
By Kevin May | August 3, 2016
Travel search service Skyscanner has created what is one of the first bot-type search tools for... Read More
Pokémon Go activity becomes another way to search for accommodation
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Pokémon Go activity becomes another way to search for accommodation
By Kevin May | August 3, 2016
It was only a question of time before a travel search service started allowing users to find... Read More
Independents' day - chain hotels are losing their appeal
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Independents' day - chain hotels are losing their appeal
By Patrick Landman | August 2, 2016
Reading the industry press over the past couple of months, I could not help but notice all the... Read More
Airbus taps Google's ITA for A380 flight search engine
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Airbus taps Google's ITA for A380 flight search engine
By Marisa Garcia | August 2, 2016
Airbus has beta-launched IFlyA380.com, a search engine powered by Google's ITA Software which... Read More
Blacklane scores biggest investment round yet, north of $20 million
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Blacklane scores biggest investment round yet, north of $20 million
By Kevin May | August 1, 2016
Ground transportation web service Blacklane has secured a record Series C investment round, once again... Read More
TravelClick debuts a media suite, revamps its booking engine, and looks at reputation management
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TravelClick debuts a media suite, revamps its booking engine, and looks at reputation management
By Sean O'Neil | August 1, 2016
TravelClick, the New York-based distribution and marketing services company, is well known for the... Read More
Expedia sees no hit from hotel chain direct booking campaigns
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Expedia sees no hit from hotel chain direct booking campaigns
By Sean O'Neil | July 28, 2016
Expedia Inc reported its second quarter earnings today, and it had a rosy picture on many metrics. But... Read More
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