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Priceline claws back ground from Expedia - Top US travel sites, July 2012

By Viewpoints | August 6, 2012

Expedia's lead of Priceline at the top of the leading travel websites in the US has narrowed to just 2.5% market share of the agency category. Read More

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Morning Scan: Expedia migrates smoothly, Southwest has an IT fiasco, Priceline preps for earnings, and more travel tech news

By Sean O'Neil | August 6, 2012

Expedia says its migration to a unified IT platform for all of its brands is going smoothly, while Southwest admits that a technical glitch in its reservation system caused ridiculous billing glitches... Read More

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American Airlines offers direct-connect bounty via Priceline, talks with business travel giants stall

By Kevin May | July 31, 2012

American Airlines is back in Direct-Connect mode, after its programme to try and turn the airline distribution model on its head fell by the wayside as it faced bigger battles. Read More

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Hey! Wise up, Feeding The Beast in travel is not such a bad thing

By Viewpoints | July 16, 2012

Anyone reading Andrey Spektor’s article on hotel affiliate programs could be forgiven for wondering why any established travel brand would ever work with an online travel agency. Read More

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Booking.com challenges Tripadvisor - Top Canada travel sites, full month June 2012

By PhocusWire | July 12, 2012

Just a scintilla of market share stood between TripAdvisor and Booking.com in the list of leading travel websites in Canada during June. Read More

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Hotwire jumps into third spot ahead of Orbitz - Top US travel sites, full month June 2012

By PhocusWire | July 10, 2012

Hotwire has leapfrogged over Orbitz to become the third most popular online travel agency in the US behind sister-brand Expedia and Priceline. Read More

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Utrip wants to resurrect the online trip planning experience

By Kevin May | July 9, 2012

Trip planners were all the rage a few years ago, with many a travel startup pitching session or innovation showcase seeing at least one newbie playing its hand. Read More

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Anyone who thought William Shatner would disappear from Priceline TV ads is mad

By Kevin May | July 5, 2012

Was Priceline REALLY going to kill off William Shatner as the frontman its long-running TV ads? Of course not, it was probably just another chapter in the campaign. Read More

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What Else? Rough Guides Trip Lens, Priceline Express Deals, EAN goes Greek, Nor1 upsell

By PhocusWire | June 26, 2012

... What else is going on in the world of travel tech... Travel through a lens, Priceline deals express, EAN packages for Greeks, Nor1 upsell Read More

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Kayak gets in on same-day mobile hotel booking groove

By Kevin May | June 25, 2012

As Priceline, Hotel Tonight, Blink Booking et al battle for the PR with launches of same-day bookings for hotels, Kayak quietly introduced the same thing six weeks ago. Read More

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Madness of search engine results in travel - The Bali Edition

By Kevin May | June 22, 2012

Search engine results in travel, like the products themselves, are often far from perfect. But sometimes the results are just beyond any rational explanation. Read More

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Feeding The Beast in travel might work for startups but is not helping in the long term

By Viewpoints | June 20, 2012

We constantly monitor the technologies used and products offered by travel brands worldwide - and have found some striking oddities. Read More

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Priceline: Why the online agency model still works for us, especially in Asia-Pacific

By Viewpoints | June 19, 2012

The secret to The Priceline Group’s success may not be evident from watching William Shatner’s outings as the Priceline Negotiator. Read More

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American Airlines direct-connect has a pulse -- Preferred Seats and possibly Expedia on the way

By Dennis Schaal | June 13, 2012

Just when you thought direct-connect distribution from American Airlines, which is focusing on Chapter 11 reorganization, is dead in the water, there are signs of life. Read More

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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

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