Microsoft mulls Bing Decision Engine decision and does anyone remember Bing Travel?

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In the more than three years since Microsoft acquired Farecast to create it, Bing Travel has pretty much lost its identity and gotten swallowed up in the whole Bing thing.

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TAM beats GOL to top spot – Top Brazil travel sites, September 24 2011

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All change at the top of the list of leading airline websites in Brazil with GOL losing prime position to TAM.

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How the new Facebook will impact travel (hint: massively)

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Watching the livestream of the Facebook F8 event last week, I was curious to see what “BIG” news the young billionaire Mark Zuckerberg was about to announce.

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Reevoo creates consumer protection manifesto ahead of travel sector launch

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Reevoo, the consumer goods review specialist, has received a thumbs up from Government for creating a manifesto guaranteeing the authenticity of its reviews.

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Understanding (or not) the Rate Integrity issue for hotels

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With no formal training in marketing I’m often quite baffled by the industry’s terms and expressions. Perhaps cynically, I often feel they’re put in place to distract the consumer.

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Lonely Planet takes startup route for mobile development, no equity for BBC owner

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Interesting move from Lonely Planet last week with the unveiling of a startup to develop social mobile travel guides

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EasyJet extends massive lead – Top UK travel sites, September 24 2011

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Low cost carrier EasyJet has added to its huge lead over rival Ryanair in the top ten airline websites in the UK.

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Bermuda tourism board gets Google assist in first mobile advertising campaign

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The Bermuda Department of Tourism is midway through its first mobile ad campaign as it targets a relatively affluent audience from nearby markets on the East Coast of the US.

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Priceline hires former Starbucks and Microsoft exec to be CEO of Booking.com

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Darren Huston, ex-coffee guy and most recently vice president for consumer and online at Microsoft, is the new CEO of Booking.com.

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Why the arrival of the Dreamliner affects every part of the industry

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You will not notice it by searching on Expedia (or Google, for that matter) or checking-in at your favorite hotel, or even boarding a flight, but the travel world changed this week.

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