May 18, 2012

Adding Google Hotel Finder to the mix

The effect of online travel agencies on the distribution process is an inevitable topic in any hotel revenue discussion. Google’s recent Hotel Finder deployment gave panelists at the third annual Hotel Data Conference even more to talk about as they

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More news on Google Hotel Finder

The information on Google Hotel Finder comes from a variety of sources, according to Deanna Yick, spokesperson for Google. Price and booking links come from a limited number of OTAs and hotel brands as part of Google’s (existing) Hotel Price Ads beta.

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This is big: Google launches Google Hotel Finder

Google on Thursday launched Hotel Finder, a new experimental search tool designed to find “that perfect hotel.” Hotel Finder is available for hotels in the U.S. only for now, the company blog says, but seems to imply that it could expand beyond U.S.

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This is big: Google launches Google Hotel Finder

Google launches Google Hotel Finder

Google on Thursday launched Hotel Finder, a new experimental search tool designed to find “that perfect hotel.” Hotel Finder is available for hotels in the U.S. only for now, the company blog says, but seems to imply that it could expand beyond U.S.

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Google launches Google Hotel Finder

How Google+ will reshape search, social media and travel

Google+ in conjunction with the Panda updates could be the biggest shift in search since it took off 13 years ago. Traffic from Google is for many travel companies the largest traffic source to their digital platforms and with Google revolutionising

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How Google+ will reshape search, social media and travel

Startups take online travel beyond search

But while search is the most direct way to iterate in travel, a new group of startups is taking the industry in new directions. Start-up GoGoBot is putting a new spin on things by introducing the same type of game mechanics that Foursquare pioneered,

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Startups take online travel beyond search

Thoughts about Google Plus to inspire B2B adoption

From a business perspective, it is still too early to use Google Plus, but you can already start thinking about the benefits and how you will use it for your B2B company.

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Thoughts about Google Plus to inspire B2B adoption