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Reckon you know about dynamic pricing in travel? Think again

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | December 30, 2013

Last week, Delta had a "computer malfunction" which resulted in fares being offered at some ridiculous prices. In some case tickets were available 10-15% of the normal price. This should remind us Read More

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Holiday travel trends - searches, bookings and destinations [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Karthick Prabu | December 23, 2013

Travel brands across the globe are slicing and dicing data about their holiday travel trends (we're currently receiving up to three of these type press releases a day). nSight, a travel data aggreg Read More

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Bringing the offline travel agency to the web (through acquisitions)

By Viewpoints | December 2, 2013

Online travel has grown up. It’s now a mainstream market, with UK consumers alone making 3.2 million searches for travel in May 2013. NB: This is an analysis from Peter Panteli, commercial director Read More

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Getting hotel search on the web past the dreaded Meh

By Viewpoints | October 16, 2013

Let's face it - hotel search today is not very different today from the gunky prototypes that sprouted at the dawn of the internet. NB: This is a viewpoint by Max Rayner, a partner at Hudson Crossi Read More

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Kayak ploughs ahead with international expansion as travel search gets super hot

By Linda Fox | October 3, 2013

Kayak has had its thunder stolen with news of Europe-based Skyscanner's investment windfall on the same day as its own announcement of sites in eight new markets. Priceline-owned Kayak has already Read More

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Skyscanner gets backing from Sequoia Capital, valuation pegged at $800 million

By Kevin May | October 3, 2013

If any more evidence was needed that the metasearch sector is getting red hot, then here it is - Skyscanner has secured a massive investment round from Sequoia Capital. The level of funding ploughe Read More

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Skyscanner goes it alone on hotel search, acquires Spanish meta startup Fogg

By Nick Vivion | September 6, 2013

Four years after first trying out hotel search as a bolt-on to its original flight service, Skyscanner has acquired hotel comparison startup Fogg. Read More

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HotelsCombined enjoys sudden, under-the-radar growth

By Sean O'Neil | August 22, 2013

The Sydney-based accommodation metasearch site doubled in size by traffic, revenue and staff during the past 18 months, despite North America overlooking this scrappy underdog from Down Under. Read More

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Travellers want wifi in hotels to be free, but Asian travellers happy to pay for in-flight web

By Karthick Prabu | May 20, 2013

While two-thirds of hotels in Europe now offer free wifi, much to the relief of many travellers, their counterparts in India and Singapore have a vastly different opinion when it comes in-flight... Read More

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Kayak finally launches in Canada

By Kevin May | May 6, 2013

Kayak has spent plenty of time and effort over the years launching local sites around the world but, perhaps surprisingly, it has never had one next door in Canada. Read More

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Indians fail to leave social networks at home when travelling

By Karthick Prabu | April 24, 2013

A study has found Indians cannot switch off from their digital lives during a trip, with 42% of the travellers actually logging into social networks more whilst on holiday than when at home. Read More

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The Scan: Skyscanner heads to the US, Marriott tests lobby booking, and more travel tech

By Sean O'Neil | February 6, 2013

Skyscanner, PhoCusWright, Marriott, Yatra, OneTwoTrip, WAYN, TripRental, Rover, TUI, TourWrist, Yelp, JetBlue, and American Airlines are mentioned in today's round-up of travel tech news. Read More

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App Store numbers not for the faint hearted but one travel company is getting it right

By Linda Fox | January 29, 2013

If your mobile application is pending approval by Apple then it's probably a good idea to take a deep breath before reading further Read More

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Cutting out the noise to get the full travel story - but now what do we call it?

By Viewpoints | January 11, 2013

Six years ago - still a mathematician at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne - I had to organize a conference trip to Poland. Read More

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Kayak-Priceline deal validates evolution of meta model, but Skyscanner rules out immediate IPO

By Kevin May | January 9, 2013

Two years is an awfully long time in travel technology, especially considering how quickly the landscape has changed in the flight metasearch end of the industry. Read More

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