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Is there enough volume to warrant budgets for developing mobile phone functionalities?
Published: 30 Jul 2010 (0 comments)
By Ritesh Gupta Can one expect substantial budgets to go to mobile, particularly in local search? Would it be right to say that 2010 will likely turn out to be the year of testing before mobile really takes off in 2011?
Expedia’s Q2 profit nearly triples
Published: 30 Jul 2010 (0 comments)
Expedia reported a higher-than-expected second quarter profit. The online travel company reported a profit of $114.3 million, compared with $40.9 million a year earlier.
Yapta ties up with Booking.com
Published: 30 Jul 2010 (0 comments)
Airfare tracking and hotel rate tracking service Yapta.com has integrated hotel search results from Booking.com.
UK consumer searches for flights in June were up 28% on May levels
Published: 30 Jul 2010 (0 comments)
The total number of UK consumer searches for flights in June were up 28% on May levels, according to the latest quarterly independent research from Greenlight, a specialist search and social marketing consulting and technology firm.
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Calling all Travel Industry Entrepreneurs.. The Get Funded Show returns!
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