Tablet usage is driving mobile travel bookings, says a survey by Expedia and Comscore

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The popularity of tablet devices is encouraging more travellers to research and book trips via their mobile devices, a new study has found.

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The Scan: Expedia opens a huge R&D center in India, WolframAlpha analyzes your Facebook account, and more

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Expedia is hiring for its newest and largest R&D center in Asia, WolframAlpha makes it easy to get all sorts of data on your Facebook activity, and more items in our roundup.

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Record digital usage during the 2012 Olympics suggests a strong staycation trend

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Changes in how people vacation because of the economic upheaval since 2008 may partly explain the record ratings for the Olympics.

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Half of teenagers have never heard of location check-ins

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Sobering news for those pinning their hopes on the next generation embracing check-in based travel services after a study found 48% of 11 to 18 year olds are unaware of such tools.

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Asia-Pacific online travel by numbers

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Some fascinating data and detail into the growth of online travel in the Asia-Pacific region from Joe Nguyen, vice president in South East Asia at Comscore.

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Riding its wave, Carnival Cruise Lines raises prices

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U.S. airlines may have difficulties making fare increases stick, but Carnival Cruise Lines, citing “record wave season bookings,” revealed it will raise prices “across-the board,” effective March 22.

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Bing’s growing and Yahoo’s slowing in search share

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One month does not a search engine make.

But it’s clear from the comScore’s U.S. search rankings in November that Microsoft’s Bing search engine is making market share gains, and Yahoo’s share of queries are falling.

Google’s queries, meanwhile, continue to grow, albeit at a slower pace.

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