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Mobile payments get serious on Google as Wallet evolves to handle travel [UPDATE]
By Nick Vivion
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May 15, 2013
With mobile e-commerce predicted to reach over $278 billion by 2015, the mobile payments sector is heating up - and Google is at the head of the pack, announcing the next iteration of Google Wallet at...
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Priceline's acquisition of Kayak is okayed by UK regulators
By Sean O'Neil
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May 9, 2013
The $1.8 billion merger has received the green light from the UK's Office of Fair Trading.
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Kayak finally launches in Canada
By Kevin May
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May 6, 2013
Kayak has spent plenty of time and effort over the years launching local sites around the world but, perhaps surprisingly, it has never had one next door in Canada.
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The SCAN - Interhome web revamp, Priceline's mobile travellers, Las Vegas stiff upper lip campaign and more tech news
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April 29, 2013
Travel tech updates from Interhome, Las Vegas, Priceline, Blackjet, Hotelbeds, ebookers, Stansted Airport and more
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Expedia and Priceline soar away - Top US travel websites, March 2013
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April 24, 2013
Travelocity, Kayak and Orbitz et al are watching their rivals and top performing web brands, Expedia and Priceline, stretch their lead in the list of leading travel websites in the US.
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Penny and Leonard having babies - AKA a smart and beautiful strategy for hotels
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April 22, 2013
Cast your minds back to the pilot episode of the hugely successful US sitcom The Big Bang Theory, featuring geeky experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter.
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Priceline's mobile trends show shift in consumer preferences
By Nick Vivion
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April 22, 2013
Priceline's latest analysis of booking pattern trends shows a significant shift in consumer preferences, especially among the younger demographic.
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Priceline inventory to appear in MapQuest products
By Nick Vivion
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April 15, 2013
MapQuest continues to tweak its product offering, now offering up Priceline fares in their mapping product. The Priceline Partner Network will power the newly launched feature to book travel directly on...
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Getting your head (and pixels) around the ultimate form of travel technology: a trip to Mars
By Glenn Gruber
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April 4, 2013
"Space, the final frontier...". These four words gave fuel to the imagination of countless man, women and children.
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Zaranga forced into branding change after Priceline weighs in on name-your-price message
By Kevin May
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April 1, 2013
Vacation rental startup Zaranga has fallen foul of the trademark police at Priceline and removed any references to "name your price" or "name your own price" from its branding.
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Booking.com dominates in Switzerland as OTAs steal share from direct channels
By Linda Fox
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March 22, 2013
Some interesting stats from eTourism Monitor here on who is dominating the online hotel world in Switzerland
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Priceline signs up for United's Farelogix-supported solution
By Sean O'Neil
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March 21, 2013
Priceline has announced a fresh long-term deal with United Airlines, with "plans to implement the United Technology Application, powered and supported by Farelogix, as the primary connectivity between...
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Why the Priceline plan to buy Kayak should be investigated by regulators
By Viewpoints
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March 20, 2013
A UK competition regulator, The Office of Fair Trading (OFT), is being kept busy in the travel space right now.
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Expedia completes Trivago investment deal
By Kevin May
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March 12, 2013
Ten weeks after giving the folk at Trivago a very nice pre-Christmas present, Expedia has finalised its acquisition of a majority stake in the European hotel search service.
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The Scan - Lowcostholidays film map, Louvre Hotels on Google, Air New Zealand Bears All (again) and other travel tech stories
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March 8, 2013
Lowcostholidays, Air New Zealand, Priceline-Kayak, Inner Maldives, Reardon Commerce, American Express, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Micros Systems, Etihad and NYC & Company all make the cut in our round of...
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