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eBay says flights, cruise, package holidays are next, admits previous deals...
One of the most glaring omissions from the coverage of the hotel partnership between eBay and Octopus Travel in recent weeks is how far the auction giant is willing to go in travel. In the UK at least...
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eBay India tries the travel booking route, signs deal with Yatra
The Indian division of auction giant eBay is following its UK counterpart by unveiling travel search and booking to its website. The embedded system on its travel category pages is provided by Indian...
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TLabs Showcase – itsyBiD
TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring Oregon, US-based travel auction website itsyBiD. Who and what are you (including personnel and backgrounds)? ItsyBiD is a new travel auction website where the...
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Four reasons why Amazon Marketplace would never work for travel
NB: This is a guest post by Ben Colclough, director of online adventure travel agent Tourdust. The big trend in the world of retail ecommerce recently has been the incredible emergence of Amazon’s...
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Junaio and eBay Classifieds unite for augmented reality travel deal finder
eBay Classifieds has developed a service with augmented reality experts Junaio to give users a different way to access travel products and other goods. The auction giant’s marketplace division for...
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eBay wants to make it easer for hotels to shift rooms
eBay is trying to push its platform as a significant player in the online travel space with a partnership to allow hotels to distribute rates and inventory directly. The latest twist in the life of...
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Reinventing Yahoo, version 804: Start by buying TripAdvisor
NB: This is a guest article by Rafat Ali, an entrepreneur, journalist and founder of paidContent. I have learned many things as a chronicler of the digital media industry over the last decade plus. But...
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Travelzoo takes the obvious option, refuses to comment on high-profile sale...
Travelzoo is distancing itself from speculation in the US that the company is up for sale and a string of web giants are possible suitors for the travel deals business. A report by Reuters suggested...
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Farewell Octopus Travel – consumer brand axed as Kuoni focuses on B2B
No fanfare or redirecting to alternative places to book a hotel – Octopus Travel, a name synonymous with the early days of travel on the web for consumers, is no more. The brand’s masters (now Kuoni,...
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Want to see the future of ecommerce – look no further than eBay and Amazon
MARKETING: Sites such as Airbnb have demonstrated there is a drive towards the collaborative consumption model in travel. But perhaps isn’t a magic bullet as to how ecommerce will evolve as two very...
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