CheapoAir and Hotwire make their mark – Top Canada travel websites, May 2013

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Sunwing and iTravel2000 are the two local travel brands to lose out as Hotwire and CheapoAir move into fourth and third places respectively in Canada.

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Priceline inches closer to Expedia – Top US travel websites, May 2013

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Priceline is slowly creeping up behind rival online agency brand Expedia in the list of leading travel websites in the US during May 2013.

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TourRadar woos ex-Expedia CEO as part of angel investment round to boost consumer tools

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Former Expedia CEO Erik Blachford is one of a number of big names putting some angel investment into tours and activities service TourRadar.

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The most successful online travel CEO ever could be wrong – hotel startups can scale!

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Jeffery Boyd, CEO of Priceline, recently made comments casting doubt on the effectiveness of relative newbies Room77 and HotelTonight.

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How travel brands are cruising along social media

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Today, planning a holiday has apparently become a cake walk, thanks to the numerous online travel services.

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MARKETING – Product news, launches and more – May 2013

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Kayak and Allianz Global Assistance unite for travel insurance deal.

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Expedia focuses on the underdog in summer push

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Expedia will begin a new television advertising campaign on Monday with the strapline ‘Travel Yourself Interesting’.

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Unravelling same-day hotel bookings: it’s all about control, cannibalisation and commission

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Harris Interactive reported last year that almost 70% of consumers booking hotel rooms through the Expedia mobile app were looking to travel within 24 hours.

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Webjet overtakes Wotif – Top New Zealand travel websites, April 2013

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Expedia may have retained its lead at the top of the leading travel sites in New Zealand, but Wotif has long its second spot to Webjet.

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No frills carriers fly ahead, Thomas Cook overtakes Expedia – Top UK travel websites, April 2013

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The gap between EasyJet and Ryanair has narrowed at the top of leading airline websites in the UK, but the pair have also stretched their respective leads over British Airways.

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