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How to pick a credit card for business travel - it is more difficult than you might think
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How to pick a credit card for business travel - it is more difficult than you might think
By Viewpoints | June 8, 2012
One-third of all business travelers are "unmanaged", meaning they do not have to operate under stated company travel guidelines or use company-approved travel providers. Read More
Fly.com thinks its new fare calendar is fairest one of all
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Fly.com thinks its new fare calendar is fairest one of all
By Dennis Schaal | May 25, 2012
Mark this down on your calendars: Fly.com now says its new Custom Fare Calendar is a travel industry first because it sources real-time fare data while competitors' fare calendars rely on user searches. Read More
Location, Location: Kayak app for Kindle Fire gets location services
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Location, Location: Kayak app for Kindle Fire gets location services
By Dennis Schaal | May 24, 2012
If you want to book a nearby hotel using the Kayak app for Kindle Fire, location-based services certainly would come in handy. Read More
This is personal -- ex-CFO at Kayak advising Superfly
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This is personal -- ex-CFO at Kayak advising Superfly
By Dennis Schaal | May 23, 2012
Search, and travel search in particular, may be getting social, but when will it get personal? Read More
Will Kayak IPO roadshow tailgate Facebook next week with a $1B valuation?
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Will Kayak IPO roadshow tailgate Facebook next week with a $1B valuation?
By Dennis Schaal | May 17, 2012
With Facebook slated to price its IPO tonight and debut on Nasdaq on Friday with what could turn out to be a $100 billion valuation, can a much more diminutive, yet still substantive tech play in the... Read More
Kayak mobile download momentum and profits
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Kayak mobile download momentum and profits
By Dennis Schaal | May 8, 2012
Kayak turned a year-ago loss into a nearly $4.1 million profit during the first quarter of 2012 and saw downloads of its mobile apps soar 43%. Read More
Local is the new black in travel search
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Local is the new black in travel search
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | May 4, 2012
What is local? Metasearch has not had a huge amount of luck with developing operations in local markets. Read More
Kayak, in its own estimation, sees IPO chances improving
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Kayak, in its own estimation, sees IPO chances improving
By Dennis Schaal | April 24, 2012
In March, Kayak pegged its own chances of executing an IPO at 85% -- a dramatic upswing from the 50% likelihood it estimated in June 2011. Read More
Top five agencies all lose ground - Top US travel sites, April 21 2012
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Top five agencies all lose ground - Top US travel sites, April 21 2012
By PhocusWire | April 24, 2012
The five leading online travel brands in the US all saw their share of the agency category fall last week but each held its position in top ten. Read More
Skycanner drops in ahead of Kayak - Top New Zealand websites, April 14 2012
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Skycanner drops in ahead of Kayak - Top New Zealand websites, April 14 2012
By PhocusWire | April 19, 2012
Dramatic debut in the top ten for UK-based Skyscanner after it entered the lost of leading travel websites in New Zealand for the first time ahead of rival search star Kayak. Read More
Can a travel startup change the way hotels think about rates and distribution?
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Can a travel startup change the way hotels think about rates and distribution?
By Viewpoints | April 12, 2012
Room77, often miss-thought of as a content play for its cool room images, has added a new feature cementing its place as the most innovative hotel search player out there. Read More
Another rumour quashed then - Amadeus backs growing anti-Google lobby
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Another rumour quashed then - Amadeus backs growing anti-Google lobby
By Kevin May | April 9, 2012
The floodgates have opened - last week's frenzy of activity, when Expedia and then TripAdvisor submitted complaints to the European Commission about Google, has clearly triggered something. Read More
Hotwire jumps ahead of Travelocity and Kayak - Top US travel sites, March 31 2012
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Hotwire jumps ahead of Travelocity and Kayak - Top US travel sites, March 31 2012
By PhocusWire | April 4, 2012
More jumping around at the top of the leading travel websites in the US after Hotwire leapfrogged over Kayak and Travelocity last week to become the fourth most popular site. Read More
Google the brand everyone loves to hate in travel - now GDS group supports complaints
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Google the brand everyone loves to hate in travel - now GDS group supports complaints
By Kevin May | April 3, 2012
Expedia (and the FairSearch group behind the scenes) has triggered something in the travel distribution ecosystem - with many now lining up wanting to take Google to task in Europe. Read More
TripAdvisor joins Expedia with complaint to European regulators over Google
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TripAdvisor joins Expedia with complaint to European regulators over Google
By Kevin May | April 3, 2012
Just three days after former-parent company Expedia filed a complaint about Google to the European Commission, TripAdvisor has waded in with its own. Read More
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