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TravelSupermarket promises improvements as revenue slumps
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TravelSupermarket promises improvements as revenue slumps
By Kevin May | August 4, 2010
UK travel metasearch site TravelSupermarket confirmed big falls across its key performance indicators this morning as the economic outlook showed little sign of improvement in Q1 2010. Read More
Ruba shuts website ten weeks after sale to Google
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Ruba shuts website ten weeks after sale to Google
By Kevin May | August 2, 2010
So that was the end of that - just two and a half months after supposedly being acquired by Google the trip planning and tour operating platform Ruba is no longer. Read More
Stats: Most visible hotel sites in search and Google advertising
By Kevin May | August 2, 2010
Latest release of data from Greenlight Search indicating the top performers in the hotel sector in the UK across natural search and pay-per-click advertising. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Expedia boss issues stern warning
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Google-ITA Software deal: Expedia boss issues stern warning
By Kevin May | July 30, 2010
Pressure is coming at Google from some of its biggest advertisers demanding that it plays fair when finally unveiling how it will use the $700 million acquisition of ITA Software. Read More
Are travel inspiration and the new travel search the same thing?
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Are travel inspiration and the new travel search the same thing?
By Martin Collings | July 28, 2010
With so much being written on the topics of travel inspiration and how travel search is evolving, I’ve come to the conclusion that the differences are really much less than what makes them similar. Read More
Why a transparent web is better for travel than central control
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Why a transparent web is better for travel than central control
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | July 26, 2010
Fragmentation is a complete anathema to centrally controlled distribution systems. Indeed, the web undone a lot of central controlling players within industries that depended on them. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Google gets a mobile travel app, courtesy of ITA
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Google-ITA Software deal: Google gets a mobile travel app, courtesy of ITA
By Kevin May | July 25, 2010
Business as usual at ITA Software as it releases a mobile travel search application for iPhone users and available for integration with client systems. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Expedia's Dara was calm but Diller now very animated
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Google-ITA Software deal: Expedia's Dara was calm but Diller now very animated
By Kevin May | July 13, 2010
When the Google-ITA Software deal was first mooted in late-April 2010, Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi appeared to reasonably relaxed about the whole thing. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Why the airlines could be very happy
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Google-ITA Software deal: Why the airlines could be very happy
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | July 12, 2010
Events often conspire to create some strange bedfellow. In politics, expediency brings together unlikely candidates, such as in the recent UK election. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Google quietly adds new rival to travel ecosystem chart
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Google-ITA Software deal: Google quietly adds new rival to travel ecosystem chart
By Kevin May | July 8, 2010
When the Google-ITA Software deal was announced last week the search giant produced a handy diagram of how it now views the travel ecosystem. Read More
Three quarters of consumers use Google Suggest to begin their travel search
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Three quarters of consumers use Google Suggest to begin their travel search
By Kevin May | July 6, 2010
Interesting study from Arena Quantum showing that search engine users are turning to the Google Suggest tool to kickstart their queries. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: official and very unofficial reaction
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Google-ITA Software deal: official and very unofficial reaction
By Kevin May | July 2, 2010
So some of the big guns of the industry are starting to give their reaction to the Google-ITA Software deal. And, others are privately voicing their concerns. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Industry battle played out World Cup-style
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Google-ITA Software deal: Industry battle played out World Cup-style
By Viewpoints | July 2, 2010
There’s always a risk when we want to analyze what looks like game-changing deals like the one between Google and ITA. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: industry stays quiet, very quiet
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Google-ITA Software deal: industry stays quiet, very quiet
By Kevin May | July 2, 2010
Almost inevitable given the enormity of the deal and predicted consequences on the travel sector, but there is tumbleweed blowing through the dusty streets of the industry. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: expert analysis
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Google-ITA Software deal: expert analysis
By Kevin May | July 2, 2010
Some of the Tnooz Nodes are weighing in with reaction and analysis on the Google-ITA Software deal announced on Thursday this week. Read More
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