Expedia pulls away from chasing pack – Top US travel sites, December 10 2011

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Almost 3% market share separates Expedia from second place Priceline in the list of leading travel websites in the US.

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Sabre litigation, backed by 100 lawyers, could be resolved before American Airlines reorganizes

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How will the American Airlines bankruptcy filing impact the airline’s disputes with Sabre and Travelport?

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Orbitz and Expedia in competing mobile initiatives

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For online travel agencies, it’s all about hotels and mobile — so witness dueling initiatives from Expedia and Orbitz.

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How hotels can make a difference in destination search on Google

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Hotel distribution changes every ten years. In the 1980s it was the GDS, in the 1990s the emergence of tour operators like TUI and Thomas Cook, and in the 2000s the adoption of the web and online travel agents.

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Order restored at the top – Top US travel sites, December 3 2011

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Yahoo Travel’s lofty position as second most popular travel site in the US is shortlived, tumbling back to fifth position after one week.

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Yahoo Travel sweeps in behind Expedia – Top US travel sites, November 26 2011

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Expedia is less than 1.5% market share ahead of Yahoo Travel after the search engine’s travel section saw a significant leap in traffic last week.

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SilverRail lands first agency rail deal with Ebookers, hopes floodgates will now open

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SilverRail Technologies has signed its first major online travel agency deal, powering what will be the new rail channel on European online travel agency Ebookers from 2012.

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Top four OTAs edge ahead – Top US travel sites, November 5 2011

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The leading four online travel agencies in the US have all increased their leads at the head of the top ten travel websites in the country.

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Gilliland: Sabre thinking of IPO — eventually

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Sabre CEO Sam Gilliland is openly talking about the company “going out into the public markets eventually.”

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Five big problems with mobile travel applications (and a bonus one for Android users)

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The World Wide Wait was a common term used in the late 90′s to vent the frustration of being unable to access the huge potential of the internet.

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