Travelzoo soars to leading pack – Top Canada travel sites, July 16 2011

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Significant jump for Travelzoo as its leaps from tenth to fourth spot in the agency category of top ten travel sites in Canada.

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Expedia extends lead at the top – Top Canada travel sites, July 2 2011

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Expedia has secured almost a 10% lead over its nearest rival amongst travel intermediaries in Canada.

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Expedia wants to put human touch back into online agencies [VIDEO]

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With Thomas Cook closing in and Thomson clinging on to the top spot, this week is probably about the right time to launch a major new branding campaign at Expedia in Europe.

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Expedia reigns supreme – Top Canada travel sites, June 18 2011

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Expedia’s stranglehold on the Canadian online travel market shows no signs of abating, with the company’s brands dominating the agency and accommodation sectors.

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Expedia to launch Hotwire around the world, starting in UK and Ireland

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Ten years after launching in North America, Hotwire is gearing up for a major assault on new markets around the world, beginning this week in the UK and Ireland.

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Expedia integrates Hotwire distressed inventory in hotel-booking path

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Reacting to competitive pressures, Expedia.com began integrating sister company Hotwire’s opaque hotel offerings within Expedia.com’s hotel-booking path in some markets.

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Travelocity takes on Priceline, Hotwire with Top Secret Hotels

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Travelocity officially launched its opaque-hotel offering, Top Secret Hotels, which had been in beta, in an effort to become a player in that space alongside Priceline and Expedia’s Hotwire.

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Hotwire’s deals newsletter reaches 11 million subscribers

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Travel companies have been pounding away at deal-oriented newsletters in the past couple of years, and Expedia’s Hotwire unit recently revealed that its Hotwire travel-ticker newsletter has signed on 11 million subscribers.

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Toyota recalls put brakes on Hotwire car rentals

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Toyota’s slew of recalls for allegedly defective accelerator pedals and floor mats is having an impact on Hotwire’s car business.

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Is travel metasearch forsaking consumers, caving in to OTAs and airlines?

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Travel metasearch once was lean, mean and hungry, but now it seems that websites like Fly.com and Kayak may be getting a bit wimpy, and might be forsaking consumers’ needs in deference to the sensitivities of online travel agencies and airlines.

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