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Desktop versus mobile behaviour in travel search [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | January 7, 2013

Year of the mobile and all that (for the past few years at least), but how is the shift to consumers using their devices to search for travel products playing out in the real world? Read More

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Kayak admits being crappy outside of the US, promises new attack on Europe (thanks to Priceline)

By Kevin May | November 15, 2012

Grinning from ear to ear, post-acquisition by Priceline, Kayak CEO and co-founder Steve Hafner still found time at the PhoCusWright Conference to tell everyone exactly what they already knew. Read More

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Revealed: The most annoying air passenger behaviour, according to a global survey of flight crews

By Sean O'Neil | November 14, 2012

Passengers who click their fingers to get the staff's attention is the biggest gripe for a quarter of cabin crew. Who knew? Read More

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Priceline buys Kayak for $1.8 billion

By Kevin May | November 8, 2012

In a leftfield move, Priceline has agreed to buy metasearch engine Kayak for $1.8 billion. Read More

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Booking.com and Skyscanner check in with first Windows 8 apps

By Linda Fox | October 31, 2012

Booking.com's first foray on to the Windows 8 platform comes as no surprise given the sales it is already seeing via its mobile website and existing applications. Read More

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The Scan: Rezgo goes mobile, Skyscanner booms, JTB signs up for Illusions, and more news

By PhocusWire | October 30, 2012

Rezgo, JTB, Illusions, Skyscanner, Virgin Australia, SITA, IATA, IHG, and Gouman Hotels all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 30 October. Read More

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Russian travel distribution shoots Sputnik-like into a new age

By Linda Fox | October 26, 2012

There is a revolution of sorts (if you pardon the expression) taking place around the development of travel distribution in Russia. Read More

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A one-click business trip and friendly reviews via Facebook win THack @ WIT Singapore

By Kevin May | October 16, 2012

More creativity and masses of hard work from developers as a teams from Skyscanner and Flocations brought a new idea to planning business trips and also capturing the best travel reviews. Read More

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Google Flight Search one year on - no wonder rivals can sleep safely in their beds at night

By Kevin May | October 9, 2012

When the CEO of Kayak told CNBC recently that Google Flight Search was "an inferior product" to his own service, some might have considered it typical Steve Hafner posturing. Read More

The Scan: Skyscanner clocks 10 million app downloads, Priceline brings bidding to mobile, and more news

By PhocusWire | September 20, 2012

More than a third of visits to Skyscanner come through apps, and more items in our rundown of the stories that are making news and driving opinion on 20 September. Read More

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The Scan: American Airlines hints at location-based feature for iPad app, and more news

By PhocusWire | September 14, 2012

American Airlines' director of mobile apps talks data says new functions will be unveiled soon, and more items in our roundup Read More

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Skyscanner invades China, inks flight search deal with web giant Baidu

By Kevin May | August 23, 2012

After setting up operations in Singapore and Russia, UK-based travel search engine Skyscanner has an evenbigger target now: China. Read More

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More chaos in the purchase funnel - meta-meta travel search

By Kevin May | July 6, 2012

Just as suppliers are trying to get closer to customers and almost everyone seems to lament the number of websites they have to visit before booking....... meta-meta search sticks it's oar in. Read More

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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