How is Google Flight Search performing so far? Go on, have a guess

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An extraordinary amount of interest in September when Google finally launched its long-awaited Flight Search product, five months after securing approval for buying ITA Software.

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TripAdvisor claims top two spots – Top Canada travel sites, October 1 2011

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TripAdvisor has secured the first two positions amongst the leading travel websites in Canada, pushing Booking.com into third place.

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Amadeus takes hotel search to the Extreme

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Amadeus is using its internal test bed to experiment with an advanced hotel search engine along the lines of the extreme search technology it unveiled for flights in 2009.

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Expedia ready to pounce on Thomson – Top UK travel sites, October 1 2011

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Just 0.13% market share separates second placed Expedia from market leader Thomson in the list of top UK travel websites.

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Watch out, thieves are operating in this area

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Here’s a new take on using map-based search to help travellers, albeit by tapping into what can go wrong.

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AdNet brings travel marketing widgets to web publishers

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TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based AdNet Media’s Affiliate Widgets, an affiliate marketing widget service for travel advertisers and publishers.

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Tnooz Nuggets – Tuesday 4 October 2011

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In this edition: Vayama and EasyToBook, Conferma and HSBC, Tripwolf howls, Club Med and Neolane, Europcar is eReady.

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British Airways subsidiary OpenSkies sheds a route but will have iPads on the remaining one

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OpenSkies, the all-business-class airline and British Airways subsidiary, decided it will suspend its Washington Dulles to Paris Orly service starting Oct. 29, but will offer iPads for in-flight entertainment on its remaining route, Newark to Paris Orly.

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Southwest and Delta press ahead – Top US travel sites, October 1 2011

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Both Delta and Southwest increased their market share in the list of top airline websites in the US this week.

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Spin The Hamster – not animal cruelty but a game to ease the pain of flight delays

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Spin The Hamster. Blow The Propeller. Hold That Thought. Follow The Footsteps – four phrases consumers might associate with something very different from an airline mobile app.

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