Online travel agency Expedia is pushing ahead of its nearest rivals in Canada, with a massive lead opening up between it, Flight Network and others during April this year.
Expedia extends lead at the summit – Top Canada travel websites, April 2013
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WeHostels loves massive budget accommodation consolidation as European expansion begins
May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
There was a rather sharp intake of breath in many quarters recently when global budget stay brand HostelWorld announced its intention to snap up arch rival Hostelbookers.
Hipmunk asks Expedia to provide hotels through affiliate deal
May 9, 2013 By 1 Comment
Flight and hotel search service Hipmunk is now offering direct bookings for hotels via both its website and mobile offerings.
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Expedia sees Wotif in rear view mirror – Top New Zealand travel websites, March 2013
April 30, 2013 By 2 Comments
Just 0.5% market share separates market leader Expedia from online travel agency rival Wotif in the list of leading travel websites in New Zealand.
RailEurope’s B2B and UK sites are rebranding as Voyages-SNCF
April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
SNCF’s joint subsidiary with Expedia has rebranded the French railway’s B2B site, and the B2C site in Europe will be rebranded, too, around the end of 2013.
Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Three of Three – The marketer reinvented
April 26, 2013 By 2 Comments
Building a direct revenue channel has become paramount to any other marketing effort. And the hotel website is a critical component to selling room nights, preserving rate, and building market share.
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Google attempts to appease travel search critics, plans tests for new display options
April 25, 2013 By 5 Comments
Google’s lengthy wrangling with European regulators could see some kind of closure if a market test of proposals from the search giant proves successful.
Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Two of Three – GDS consolidation and rise of OTAs
April 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
At the onset of the new decade (1990) it became apparent that travel agents were caught in a price battle between the remaining four global distribution systems and the airlines.
Expedia and Priceline soar away – Top US travel websites, March 2013
April 24, 2013 By 1 Comment
Travelocity, Kayak and Orbitz et al are watching their rivals and top performing web brands, Expedia and Priceline, stretch their lead in the list of leading travel websites in the US.
Thomson loses ground, Ryanair creeps up on EasyJet – Top UK travel websites, March 2013
April 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Some early moves in the list of leading travel sites in the UK as the gloomy winter makes way for spring and post-Christmas sales rush subsides.
