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UK regulator to investigate Expedia and Priceline meta acquisitions

By Sean O'Neil | February 27, 2013

Britain's Office Of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating the recent acquisitions of Trivago by Expedia and Kayak by Priceline. Read More

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Priceline full-year 2012 results - at-a-glance summary

By PhocusWire | February 27, 2013

Priceline released is full-year results for 2012 this week. A quick overview is as follows: Read More

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How last minute is last minute? Very last minute, it turns out!

By Nick Vivion | January 28, 2013

Statistics proving the procrastinating proclivities of others are always extremely popular - especially for travel marketers looking to capitalize on the "always on" nature of the mobile device. Read More

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Booking.com bigs up being right in first brand campaign [VIDEO]

By Linda Fox | January 22, 2013

Just how incredible do people feel when they get their accommodation choice right? Read More

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History of the Internet (and a few travel milestones) [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | January 15, 2013

A couple of things standout in this AVG infographic, some perhaps more obvious than others Read More

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TripAdvisor tests hotel metasearch service - now the fun really begins

By Kevin May | January 15, 2013

User review giant TripAdvisor is finally doing what pretty much everyone involved in the hotel sector expected it to do years ago - consumer metasearch for its vast portfolio of properties. Read More

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Training consumers? A response to critics of the same-day mobile hotel offer strategy

By Viewpoints | January 10, 2013

By the end of 2012, venerable American retailer Nordstrom was operating more discount Nordstrom Racks than flagship department stores. Read More

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Let's fight for an open world, with no boundaries or prejudice, with travel as our weapon [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | January 9, 2013

It could of course be a line from a whimsical travel writer - but it's not. It's the description behind a new advertising campaign for European travel search service, Momondo. Read More

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Shatner's secret child revealed in Priceline's latest ad campaign [VIDEO]

By Nick Vivion | January 9, 2013

For anyone who thought William Shatner would ride quietly into the sunset - or rather, plunge off a bridge - in his infamous role as the Priceline Negotiator, be prepared to be bitterly disappointed. Read More

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Kayak-Priceline deal validates evolution of meta model, but Skyscanner rules out immediate IPO

By Kevin May | January 9, 2013

Two years is an awfully long time in travel technology, especially considering how quickly the landscape has changed in the flight metasearch end of the industry. Read More

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Mobile confession from the new Priceline family member [VIDEO]

By Linda Fox | January 8, 2013

It's worth sticking with this clip from CBS This Morning if you can get past the presenters drooling over Priceline's $1.8bn acquisition of Kayak in November Read More

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The Scan: Frontier Airlines redesigns its site, and more travel tech news

By PhocusWire | January 8, 2013

Today's roundup of travel trade news briefs includes Frontier Airlines, Priceline, Foursquare, Digital Spring, Mr & Mrs Smith, Visit Finland, Navigate Media Group, Travel Supermarket, Sunshine,... Read More

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Booking.com extends vacation rental offering with partner properties, another new battle starts

By Kevin May | January 8, 2013

It shouldn't come as a surprise to observers of Booking.com (and the quest for global domination) as it now looks to be increasing its coverage of vacation rental properties. Read More

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Expedia pays $632 million for majority stake in Trivago, let the travel search games begin

By Kevin May | December 21, 2012

Expedia plans to acquire a 61.6% equity position in Trivago, a German metasearch company for a total consideration of Euro 477 million ($632 million). Read More

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The value of now: Mobile surges as a last-minute emergency channel

By Nick Vivion | December 21, 2012

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, many residents were unprepared for the sheer scope and devastation faced by their communities. For those who did not heed evacuation warnings, or who were never told... Read More

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