Google now offers airlines a CRS platform. Is this a Good Thing?
OK, this I didn't see coming. Google just built its first airline CRS. Big G has worked with Cape Air to provide a reservation system, 'That may not look all…
Airlines force OTA's out of Google Flight Search? Anti-competitive, much?
Something remarkable happened at PhoCusWright a couple of weeks ago. According to Travel Weekly, "When Google’s vice president of travel, Jeremy Wertheimer, stepped on stage at the PhoCusWright conference here…
Biznology asks "Are Daily Deals Sites a Good Deal for Your Business?"
My latest post over at Mike Moran's Biznology blog asks "Are Daily Deals Sites a Good Deal for Your Business?" Given the popularity of deals sites in the travel space,…
Google Is Cleared to Buy ITA, a Travel Firm – NYTimes.com
The New York Times reports that Google Is Cleared to Buy ITA, a Travel Firm. I have a more detailed analysis of how you should deal with Google's coming antitrust…
Expedia's expansion plans for offline channels: Expedia opens its first CruiseShipCenter (Expedia CSC) franchise location this month,
TravelTrade has an interview with Paul Brown, president of Expedia North American and Expedia Partner Services Group about Expedia's CruiseShipCenter franchises specifically, and Expedia's offline plans in general.