So, what’s up with the Google-ITA Software merger talks a month after they came to light? Could another suitor be trying to steal away that sexy girl from Cambridge, Mass?
Could Google-ITA talks lead to a burst of online travel acquisitions?
May 19, 2010 By 3 Comments
Lonely Planet launches online bookstore assistant, but plays down Bangkok crisis
May 19, 2010 By 4 Comments
Guidebook giant Lonely Planet was hoping to extol the virtues of its new virtual sales rep system – but appears to be running into a storm of sorts with a decision to almost ignore the Bangkok riots.
Expedia-Google technology guru takes on 3D destination mapping role
May 19, 2010 By 1 Comment
Location Location Location isn’t just the name of a second-rate DIY TV show in the UK – it appears to be a growing trend in online travel with one ex-Google and Expedia exec showing why.
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A theory about harnessing the Long Tail of Travel
May 19, 2010 By 1 Comment
With margins being squeezed at every point of the supply chain, the future for traditional outbound tour operators is apparently in destination management and to own Long Tail supply.
Priceline acquires car-rental firm TravelJigsaw as part of expansion drive
May 18, 2010 By 26 Comments
Priceline picked up another piece of the puzzle — TravelJigsaw — in its international expansion strategy.
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Priceline — no fear and loathing about Google-ITA Software
May 18, 2010 By 9 Comments
Where others see potential calamity in a possible Google acquisition of ITA Software, Jeffery Boyd of Priceline sees “opportunity.”
Location-based mobile services bolstered by acceptance of advertising
May 18, 2010 By 2 Comments
The secret sauce for many location-based apps is the hope that users will be willing to have revenue-generating advertising streaming into services as well.
Concur to integrate hotel.info and Hotel Reservation Service into booking tool
May 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
It’s been a banner day for hotel inventory — everyone wants some.
Travelport plots intriguing move, buys travel search engine Sprice
May 18, 2010 By 17 Comments
Travel technology giant Travelport will help raise some eyebrows around the travel industry today after buying the Sprice metasearch engine.
