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Consolidation and deals - why 2013 is not great news so far for hoteliers

By Viewpoints | September 4, 2013

The Expedia and Travelocity partnership announced last month has many implications for the hotel industry. Read More

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Meta works well for the largest OTAs, while many hotels suffer

By Sean O'Neil | August 20, 2013

Some statistics on who's winning and losing in the metasearch game so far in 2013. Hint: To the biggest marketing budget goes the spoils. Read More

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Priceline goes from strength to strength, despite challenges

By Sean O'Neil | August 8, 2013

The US-based OTA giant beats Wall Street expectations once again. Details from the earnings call. Read More

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How to win back precious revenue from online travel agencies

By Viewpoints | July 31, 2013

In 2009, Google changed its approach to brand protection, removing protection for trademarked brands on its Adwords Online advertising service. Read More

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Superfly continues data push with mobile hotel booking, plus cash back

By Nick Vivion | July 18, 2013

Superfly continues to focus on both accumulating and leveraging data with an eye to enhancing the travel experience for users. Next up: hotels. Read More

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Kayak quietly cancels its cruise search

By Sean O'Neil | July 17, 2013

The story of online cruise bookings is a rare case of a victory of suppliers against metasearch. Read More

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One way a major OTA keeps its developers happy: Trust

By Sean O'Neil | July 9, 2013

One way Booking.com has earned its reputation as a good place to work is that it gives developers freedom to do experiments quickly. Read More

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TripAdvisor raising the game for Business Listings with rates, availability and booking service

By Linda Fox | July 9, 2013

TripAdvisor is days away from unveiling a new service for its Business Listings customers called TripAdvisor Connect Read More

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Pegasus changes course with clever videos, product launches, and staffing changes

By Sean O'Neil | June 28, 2013

It's been a year since the world's largest processor of electronic hotel transactions hired a new CEO. How's the turnaround going so far? Read More

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Kayak ponders deeper dive into airline merchandising opportunities

By Linda Fox | June 24, 2013

Kayak is considering the development of further options for airlines to display products and ancillary offers. Read More

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The most successful online travel CEO ever could be wrong - hotel startups can scale!

By Evan Konwiser | June 6, 2013

Jeffery Boyd, CEO of Priceline, recently made comments casting doubt on the effectiveness of relative newbies Room77 and HotelTonight. Read More

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TripAdvisor puts hotel metasearch live across the globe, apologises for previous pop-up hell

By Kevin May | June 5, 2013

After an extensive period of testing and eight months on from initially disclosing the idea to investors, TripAdvisor has pushed its metasearch service live across all platforms. Read More

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How travel brands are cruising along social media

By Viewpoints | June 4, 2013

Today, planning a holiday has apparently become a cake walk, thanks to the numerous online travel services. Read More

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TripAdvisor prepares to launch its first TV ad campaign in the US

By Sean O'Neil | May 31, 2013

TripAdvisor is opening a TV front in its hotel booking war with the major US brands in the online travel sector. Its $30 million TV ad campaign will rival in size what its competitors are spending on TV... Read More

Kayak trawls reviews and search for package holiday service

By Linda Fox | May 23, 2013

Kayak has unveiled a package holiday service built around an algorithm which uses what people look for and write about most. Read More

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