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Not happy campers: Agoda pulls all inventory from Trivago

By Kevin May | August 6, 2015

Bit of an ugly spat brewing between metasearch engine Trivago and Agoda, the Asia-Pacific focused hotel booking site owned by the Priceline Group. Trivago, the Germany-based accommodation search si Read More

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Skyscanner bags global flight deal for MSN consumer platform

By Kevin May | August 4, 2015

Big league stuff for Skyscanner potentially, with it securing a deal to provide flight search to MSN in all of the Microsoft-run brand's global markets. Due to be announced later this week, the UK- Read More

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Skyscanner tests bookings on air tickets, claims huge jump in conversions

By Kevin May | July 29, 2015

The trend to give users the chance to make bookings on metasearch engines continues - with Skyscanner confirming it has joined the fray in recent months. The UK-based travel search engine will now Read More

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Rome2Rio axes white label to prioritise own consumer brand

By Kevin May | July 15, 2015

Rome2Rio is to end its white label programme for third parties, claiming the success of its consumer-facing product has "robbed" the brand of development resources. The multi-modal search engine sa Read More

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Priceline offshoot Villas.com starts spreading the affiliate love

By Kevin May | July 13, 2015

Following in the footsteps of its sister brand Booking.com, sister vacation rental site Villas.com is starting to spread its wings to third parties. The Priceline Group-owned brand was unveiled wit Read More

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Despite recession, Brazil may see digital travel boom

By Sean O'Neil | July 10, 2015

It seems like a paradox. Brazil faces "its worst recession in 25 years", reports Bloomberg News. But Brazil will also see digital travel sales grow 14% this year, to $12 billion, according to a for Read More

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Spotlight on how travel consumers behave when searching on mobile devices

By Kevin May | June 26, 2015

Metasearch brand Kayak has produced a comprehensive report into the behaviour of mobile travellers - covering everything from search patterns, booking trends and usage. The results are pretty inter Read More

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Goodbye, deals - Cheapflights switches to metasearch after 19 years

By Kevin May | June 24, 2015

Cheapflights was one of the pioneers of online travel - arriving on the scene courtesy of an idea from an ex-journalist, no less, in 1996. John Hatt's strategy was simple and effective. Rather than Read More

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Apple Watch and the potential to unlock voice technology

By Glenn Gruber | June 17, 2015

Invariably any conversation around mobile technology these days turns towards wearables. In particular, such discussions revolve around the device of the moment: Apple's Watch and its potential as Read More

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Kayak set to display HomeAway vacation rental inventory by year's end

By Nick Vivion | June 1, 2015

Vacation rental behemoth HomeAway has inked a deal with Priceline Group's KAYAK which will make HomeAway's vacation rental inventory available on the metasearch engine. The integration will include Read More

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How and why travel metasearch will have to evolve

By Kevin May | May 22, 2015

Thank goodness that travel metasearch has grown up over recent years. That is not to say that its inhabitants were childish (ahem), but its acceptance by the rest of the industry as a valuable part Read More

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Google defence against regulator exposes weak performance of its travel products

By Kevin May | April 16, 2015

Google may have mounted a robust defence of its search practices, but at the same time showed how far it has to go with its travel products. The European Union put forward a so-called "statement of Read More

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Meta is the place for Expedia - Trivago doubled its revenue in just one year

By Kevin May | April 10, 2015

Ever wondered why the online travel agency giants decided to take metasearch so seriously? One reason, presumably, is that the likes of Expedia and Priceline could see that the sector was on the cu Read More

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Expedia eyes South America, invests $270 million in Decolar online travel agency

By Kevin May | March 10, 2015

More strategic moves by Expedia Inc as it invests $270 million in South American online travel agencies Decolar and Despegar. The investment will give Expedia a minority stake of about 20% in the D Read More

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Kayak will not outspend rivals in Europe, sub-scale metas will be in trouble

By Kevin May | March 10, 2015

The industry and media can always count on Kayak co-founder and CEO, Steve Hafner, for a few choice quotes during his appearances at events. But beyond the poking fun at supposed rivals such as Hip Read More

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