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Who is so far feeling the heat from Google Flight Search? No major surprises here
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Who is so far feeling the heat from Google Flight Search? No major surprises here
By Kevin May | February 17, 2012
In October 2011, about a month after the buzz around the launch of Google Flight Search and (kind of) subsided, Tnooz published traffic share figures for the fledgling service. Read More
Kayak integrating TripAdvisor hotel ratings and reviews, downplaying others
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Kayak integrating TripAdvisor hotel ratings and reviews, downplaying others
By Dennis Schaal | February 16, 2012
Kayak began integrating TripAdvisor's 60 million hotel reviews and ratings on Kayak.com and Kayak UK, and plans to introduce them globally. Read More
Expedia partners with Kenshoo on global search engine marketing deal
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Expedia partners with Kenshoo on global search engine marketing deal
By Linda Fox | February 14, 2012
Hot on the heels of a deal to manage Kayak's digital marketing needs, Kenshoo has been selected by Expedia to run its search marketing and social advertising globally Read More
Kayak drops BlackBerry support, holds out hope for Windows Phone
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Kayak drops BlackBerry support, holds out hope for Windows Phone
By Dennis Schaal | February 7, 2012
In 2004, IBM announced it would sell its PC business to Lenovo. Read More
Google who? Expedia largest traffic source for Priceline
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Google who? Expedia largest traffic source for Priceline
By Dennis Schaal | February 6, 2012
Break up Expedia -- it may wield too much power over Priceline's fate. Read More
Getting mobile web basics right in travel is still a target rather than an achievement
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Getting mobile web basics right in travel is still a target rather than an achievement
By Glenn Gruber | February 3, 2012
As we got towards the end of 2011, many people were asking me what I thought was next in the world of mobile and whether I had any predictions. Read More
Room 77 comes out fighting as Concur reveals investment, pledges to out-Kayak Kayak
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Room 77 comes out fighting as Concur reveals investment, pledges to out-Kayak Kayak
By Kevin May | February 2, 2012
The hotel sector is getting rather interesting (and feisty) in 2012, as some predicted, with the likes of Google wading in deeper and the GDSs ramping up their efforts. Read More
Is Booking.com the travel king of Google AdWords? [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Is Booking.com the travel king of Google AdWords? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Dennis Schaal | January 30, 2012
Did Priceline's Booking.com spend the most among travel brands in Google AdWords in 2011? Read More
Kayak redesign: How and why they did it
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Kayak redesign: How and why they did it
By Dennis Schaal | January 30, 2012
Kayak is unveiling its biggest ever website redesign, one that it says is iPad-influenced and an attempt to create a uniform user experience across the travel metasearch company's myriad platforms. Read More
Kayak: iPhone users buy travel online, Android not so much
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Kayak: iPhone users buy travel online, Android not so much
By Dennis Schaal | January 27, 2012
If you want to reach mobile consumers who'll actually buy travel online, should your company put resources into iOS apps or is Android the better way to go? Read More
FairSearch blasts Google Flight Search ad model as online travel group enlists
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FairSearch blasts Google Flight Search ad model as online travel group enlists
By Dennis Schaal | January 26, 2012
FairSearch is alleging that Google Flight Search may be violating consumer protection laws on code-sharing and bag-fee disclosures as the lobbying group picked up a key new member, the Interactive... Read More
Kayak is getting all grown up and selects Kenshoo for digital marketing
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Kayak is getting all grown up and selects Kenshoo for digital marketing
By Dennis Schaal | January 11, 2012
Seeking to navigate a changing digital advertising environment, Kayak tapped Kenshoo Enterprise for its digital marketing software platform. Read More
Orbitz joins Expedia in feeling less Google fear
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Orbitz joins Expedia in feeling less Google fear
By Dennis Schaal | January 9, 2012
Orbitz Worldwide CEO Barney Harford believes the online travel agency is better-positioned to counter the metasearch threat -- from Google and Kayak -- than Orbitz has been in a handful of years. Read More
Kayak rises to overtake Travelocity - Top US travel sites, December 31 2011
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Kayak rises to overtake Travelocity - Top US travel sites, December 31 2011
By PhocusWire | January 4, 2012
A high to end the year with for Kayak, moving into fourth spot in the list of leading travel websites in the US, ahead of Travelocity and just behind Orbitz. Read More
Kayak adds a touch of HomeAway with Sharples addition
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Kayak adds a touch of HomeAway with Sharples addition
By Dennis Schaal | January 3, 2012
Kayak, mulling an exit strategy, added someone to its board who has executed one -- Brian Sharples of HomeAway. Read More
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