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Google tries new ways of capturing hotel reviews
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Google tries new ways of capturing hotel reviews
By Viewpoints | February 4, 2011
The very public flap between Google and TripAdvisor over hotel reviews continues to play out like a travel industry soap opera. Read More
Three top tips for remarketing techniques in travel
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Three top tips for remarketing techniques in travel
By Viewpoints | January 28, 2011
Did you know that more than 95% of website visitors leave before completing a transaction? Read More
Laughing at searching on the web for hotel reviews
By Kevin May | January 25, 2011
With all the ire about TripAdvisor and Google these days it's sometimes worth seeing how it all looks from the outside. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Why the deal is so important to Google
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Google-ITA Software deal: Why the deal is so important to Google
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | January 24, 2011
Eric Schmidt stepped aside at the top of Google last week and was replaced by fresh faced co-founder Larry Page, ready to spearhead the next phase of development. Read More
TripAdvisor: Google abusing its power with Google Places
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TripAdvisor: Google abusing its power with Google Places
By Kevin May | January 24, 2011
Google is playing with its own algorithm and market leading position to ensure Google Places wins over competing sites, TripAdvisor CEO Steve Kaufer says. Read More
Online agency StudentUniverse launches media network
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Online agency StudentUniverse launches media network
By Kevin May | January 20, 2011
StudentUniverse is the latest in a line of online travel agencies seeing the benefit of getting into the media space, this time through the creation of a media network. Read More
Why Flight Plus should scare the hell out of online travel
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Why Flight Plus should scare the hell out of online travel
By Viewpoints | January 19, 2011
Online and independent agents in the UK have never faced such a hidden and potentially disastrous regulation reform as Flight Plus. Read More
Teletext Holidays faces tech problems as site and TV ad launch
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Teletext Holidays faces tech problems as site and TV ad launch
By Kevin May | January 18, 2011
Teletext Holidays has admitted to teething problems with its new website - a delayed launch in itself which unfortunately has coincided with a new high profile TV ad campaign. Read More
Google travel posters will need little editing post-ITA Software deal
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Google travel posters will need little editing post-ITA Software deal
By Kevin May | January 16, 2011
Google is pushing its Chrome browser in a major way in the UK at the moment, with a high-profile poster campaign on the rail and London Underground network. Read More
How Google could kill the Long Tail of travel
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How Google could kill the Long Tail of travel
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | January 4, 2011
The personality of the travel industry has changed over the last 15 years. Prior to the internet's arrival as a major personal tool, the supply pyramid was fairly flat. Read More
Twas the Night Before Christmas in travel tech
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Twas the Night Before Christmas in travel tech
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | December 24, 2010
Apparently... Read More
Is travel ready for the Google Page Rank overhaul?
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Is travel ready for the Google Page Rank overhaul?
By Tim Hughes | December 15, 2010
As predicted, search is changing. In fact, search has changed more in the last six months than anytime since the introduction of Google Adsense. Read More
Five emerging trends around convergence in online travel
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Five emerging trends around convergence in online travel
By Martin Collings | December 14, 2010
Ever since the beginning of time, seemingly different technologies have been combined in ways that the original inventors never imagined. Read More
Looking for sunshine? EasyVoyage says it has the answer
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Looking for sunshine? EasyVoyage says it has the answer
By Kevin May | December 13, 2010
With weather one of the most important parts of the travel experience, websites have tried many ways of searching for meteorological information easier. Read More
Google and the difficult decisions it faces for local business listings
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Google and the difficult decisions it faces for local business listings
By Viewpoints | December 9, 2010
Demonstrating the latest local advertising search features at LeWeb 2010 in Paris this week, Google used scenarios that raise questions on relevancy and accuracy of travel-related search results. Read More
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