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Priceline acquires micro-marketing platform Qlika

By Nick Vivion | March 11, 2014

Interesting little technology acquisition for Priceline after confirming it has bought Israeli startup Qlika. Terms of the acquisition are unknown (Re/Code suggests $3 million), but a Priceline off Read More

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Priceline reports strong results as Booking.com creeps into North America

By Nick Vivion | February 21, 2014

Priceline has reported its Q4 2013 results, posting strong growth in bookings, gross profit, and net income. During the call, Priceline CEO Darren Huston (who took over from Jeff Boyd in the summer Read More

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Big shoes to fill - new Kayak tech boss on flights, mobile, Europe and more

By Nick Vivion | February 13, 2014

Late last year, Kayak co-founder and CTO Paul English stepped down to pursue another venture. The news was significant, as he was a key driver to the brand's success over the past decade. English w Read More

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Kayak decides to continue working with ITA Software after all

By Kevin May | February 6, 2014

Kayak says it will stay best buddies (of sorts) with ITA Software after all - despite being at the forefront of the lobbying group opposed to Google buying ITA in 2010. The travel search company's Read More

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From Kayak to Blade-runner: The Paul English exit interview

By Sean O'Neil | January 30, 2014

Paul English, co-founder of Kayak, stepped down as CTO in December to become CEO of Blade, which he has co-founded with two Kayak executives. If you use Kayak's metasearch tool for finding mini-bio Read More

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Out in the open? Ryanair touts top-secret Google partnership

By Kevin May | January 12, 2014

Nothing like a story about two of the industry's most talked about brands - Ryanair and Google - working together to get people a bit hot under the collar. An interview with Ryanair CEO Michael O'L Read More

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Latin America low cost carrier freakonomics is a distribution headache

By Viewpoints | January 10, 2014

One very distinct and rather curious aspect of the Latin American online travel market is there for all to see, but few comment on. NB: This is an analysis by Steve Sherlock, an entrepreneur in res Read More

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Tightening the screw - why hotel distribution is about direct sales

By Patrick Landman | January 2, 2014

It seems hoteliers are getting savvier and are more ready than ever to go to war and take back what is their own: in the world of hotel distribution, direct sales rule! Hoteliers are getting back i Read More

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Error 404 pages on travel websites - on-brand, creative and fun

By Karthick Prabu | December 30, 2013

Never leave your customers with a sad face, even if you have to show a Error 404 page in your website. Some travel brands have taken this seriously and put a lot of effort to create some creative/f 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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Odigeo joins the big boys in travel search, buys Liligo from SNCF

By Kevin May | October 9, 2013

Speculation in recent months that European online travel agency powerhouse Odigeo was eyeing its own move into travel search has come to fruition - it has bought French site Liligo from SNCF. The o 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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A brief history of travel technology - from its evolution to looking at the future

By Stephen Joyce | September 12, 2013

It is said that necessity is the mother of all invention - and we need look no further than the travel industry to see this proverb in practice. Read More

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