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Will Kayak IPO roadshow tailgate Facebook next week with a $1B valuation?
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 form of Kayak follow on Facebook’s heels?
How to unlock Big Data to make it big in value for the travel industry
Data is always plural, and it can be big in many ways. Huge, enormous, gigantic, epic – you get the idea.
Why affiliate deals on online travel agencies are making hotels angry
A declaration of war such as that of John Guscic, managing director of Australian online booking platform Webjet, cannot be any clearer:
The battle for small: Is West Africa tougher for hostel OTAs than for the big boys?
Earlier this year I made a booking for a small, independent property called Eshu in Cape Coast, Ghana.
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Google throws its social travel planning service Schemer onto mobile
Remember Schemer, Google’s service to find out things to do in a destination based on tips from friends within a user’s network of contacts and professional reviewers?
Expedia revamps package holiday pages following global research
Expedia is focusing its efforts on its beach holiday pages for websites across the EMEA region to help consumers narrow their decision making process
What Else? Cost2Drive 2.0, Conferma-US Bank, Orient Express, Weather bookings
Complete overhaul for Cost2Drive, Conferma deals with US Bank, Killer iPad app for Orient Express, Weather triggers web bookings … What else is happening in travel tech around the world.
New door opens for ex-Sunshine boss with acquisition of review website Holiday Truth
Just days after his departure as managing director and co-founder of Sunshine.co.uk, Chris Brown has re-emerged as the new owner of review forum Holiday Truth.
Jetstar takes top slot from sister brand Qantas – Top Australia travel websites, May 12 2012
Happy families in Australia with low cost carrier Jetstar taking over the top slot from Qantas in the list of leading airline websites in Australia.
Blink Booking raises $2.5M from Brent Hoberman group and investment A-Listers
Another illustration that mobile and hotel distribution is changing with news that Europe-based same-day booking service Blink Booking has raised money from a string of web luminaries.
Earn Southwest Airlines rewards by watching advertisements
Perhaps at some point the latest intrusion by advertisers into travelers lives will lead to the creation of a website called FlyerBalk.
Will Kayak IPO roadshow tailgate Facebook next week with a $1B valuation?
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 form of Kayak follow on Facebook’s heels?
Why affiliate deals on online travel agencies are making hotels angry
A declaration of war such as that of John Guscic, managing director of Australian online booking platform Webjet, cannot be any clearer:
European hotel prices – May to July 2012
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Europe.
Instadash created in 12 hours to help manage Instagram
If you believe that image sharing sites like Instagram and Pinterest provide a unique opportunity for the travel industry to inspire consumers’ future plans then anything that helps organise that process must be good
EasyJet loses top position to Air France – Top France travel sites, May 12 2012
Election fever inspired patriotic travel as Air France overtook rival carrier EasyJet to become the most popular airline website in France last week.
The battle for small: Is West Africa tougher for hostel OTAs than for the big boys?
Earlier this year I made a booking for a small, independent property called Eshu in Cape Coast, Ghana.
GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus – May 2012
Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during May 2012 – all here, in one easy read.
Expedia and WebJet lose ground – Top New Zealand websites, May 12 2012
The leading quartet of travel websites in New Zealand all saw their share of the agency market slip last week.
