Hotel and activity deals via Google Offers starting to hit the web

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Google’s move into local deals – the Groupon clone, as some call it – is up and running with travel offers already working their way into the system.

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Top travel websites in the US – January 22 2011

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Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending January 22 2011.

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Why the industry should wake up and smell the new distribution coffee

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News flash: The travel distribution model is broken. In 2011, it just doesn’t make sense any more.

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NileGuide acquires travel recommendation site 10Best.com

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With last Fall’s $3.5 million funding round in the kitty, NileGuide used an undisclosed portion of the proceeds to acquire travel recommendation site 10Best.com from the Enveritas Group.

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TripAdvisor accuses TV star and hotel owner of intimidating hotel guests

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High profile TV star and entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne was labelled a bully today by user review giant TripAdvisor, as the row between the pair intensified.

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Cleartrip trying video, social and competitions to inspire travel

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Nice idea from Indian online travel agency Cleartrip which runs a competition every day on the site with the single purpose of asking people to explain why they travel.

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American Airlines and Sabre call temporary truce until June

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Sabre and American Airlines agreed to shelve their pending litigation until June 1, 2011, in the hopes of reaching a new GDS contract, which is slated to expire in September 2011.

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Mini-travel guides come to digital screens on the London Tube

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Rough Guide is hoping a combination of outdoor advertising technology and a captive audience of commuters crammed on London Underground platforms will help it sell more guidebooks.

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Top travel websites in New Zealand – January 22 2011

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Most popular travel websites in New Zealand for the week ending January 22 2011:

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Google-ITA Software deal: Why the deal is so important to Google

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Eric Schmidt stepped aside at the top of Google last week and was replaced by fresh faced co-founder Larry Page, ready to spearhead the next phase of development.

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