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How to unlock Big Data to make it big in value for the travel industry
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How to unlock Big Data to make it big in value for the travel industry
By Viewpoints | May 16, 2012
Data is always plural, and it can be big in many ways. Huge, enormous, gigantic, epic - you get the idea. Read More
Skyscanner tries metasearch for package holidays again
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Skyscanner tries metasearch for package holidays again
By Kevin May | May 9, 2012
Skyscanner has reintroduced search for package holidays from the likes of Thomas Cook and OnTheBeach, three years after abandoning its previous effort. Read More
Cost and value of hotel marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Cost and value of hotel marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | May 7, 2012
So what happened to commissions and bookings when hotels saw online as a significant distribution channel? Does exposure on social networks make any major difference? Read More
Wait, what is this? Expedia powers new GoogleDeal website
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Wait, what is this? Expedia powers new GoogleDeal website
By Kevin May | May 4, 2012
Just for fun. A headline to send its fellow members of the FairSearch anti-Google lobbying group running to the hills in horror, but Expedia is indeed helping run a site called GoogleDeal. Read More
Local is the new black in travel search
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Local is the new black in travel search
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | May 4, 2012
What is local? Metasearch has not had a huge amount of luck with developing operations in local markets. Read More
Warning: Big Data in travel and why People Not From These Parts could win
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Warning: Big Data in travel and why People Not From These Parts could win
By Viewpoints | May 2, 2012
Big Data has blossomed into a big topic among many in the Travel industry because it is, well, BIG. Read More
TnoozLIVE - Episode Two [VIDEO]: Big Data Special, Mobile, Search and more
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TnoozLIVE - Episode Two [VIDEO]: Big Data Special, Mobile, Search and more
By Kevin May | April 26, 2012
Big Data - we're all talking about it, wondering how it will make its presence felt across the travel industry, who is best positioned to capitalise on it? Read More
Travelzoo blasts daily deals sites for unsustainable practices
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Travelzoo blasts daily deals sites for unsustainable practices
By Dennis Schaal | April 19, 2012
Travelzoo CEO Chris Loughlin blasted the competition in the daily deals space for unsustainable practices and acknowledged that the company's Local Deals business is "hindered in the short term by... Read More
Google and Dr Evil? Surely no connection [IMAGE]
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Google and Dr Evil? Surely no connection [IMAGE]
By Linda Fox | April 19, 2012
A little humour can go a long way at travel technology conference so cue all round mirth when this image came up. Read More
The future of travel search lies on a Silicon Beach (not in a Valley)
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The future of travel search lies on a Silicon Beach (not in a Valley)
By Tim Hughes | March 26, 2012
After more than 15 years of online travel, we are still looking for the perfect travel search engine. But do four Australian startups hold the key to unlocking the future of travel search? Read More
Air France-KLM first up for Google-driven Affinity Search inspiration tool
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Air France-KLM first up for Google-driven Affinity Search inspiration tool
By Kevin May | March 23, 2012
Almost a year after disclosing it is creating a travel inspiration-type technology platform, Google and ITA Software has unveiled its first customer: Air France-KLM. Read More
Tnooz-Travelport Webinar VIDEO: The (R)evolution of Search
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Tnooz-Travelport Webinar VIDEO: The (R)evolution of Search
By Kevin May | March 23, 2012
Metasearch, voice search, agency search, supplier search - how consumers find and book travel products has never been more complicated. Read More
Room Key launches in new four markets, but Hotelicopter team start bailing out
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Room Key launches in new four markets, but Hotelicopter team start bailing out
By Kevin May | March 22, 2012
Big chain-backed hotel search engine Room Key is spreading into new territories this week with news that it is opening sites for consumers in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Read More
Heart-stopping rumour of the decade (that might make sense): Google to buy TripAdvisor
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Heart-stopping rumour of the decade (that might make sense): Google to buy TripAdvisor
By Kevin May | March 13, 2012
Many will find it hard to name two companies that polarise opinion within the travel industry more than user review master TripAdvisor and search giant Google. Read More
VoLuNiUm applies science and logic to the world of hotel search
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VoLuNiUm applies science and logic to the world of hotel search
By Dennis Schaal | March 12, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based VoLuNiUm, a new online travel agency for hotels that calculates results using deals, location, amenities and reviews. Read More
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