Tagged: Travel

Bing swings into action with new results buttons
Redmond's search outlet has plugged in action buttons that allow users to book flights, rent cars and more directly from SERPs.

Facebook, Skyscanner serve up travel comparison tool
In a bid to further extend its remit, Facebook has now joined forces with travel comparison site Skyscanner to offer quotes, travel chat and more at the click of a Like button.

2010's "explosion in digital content consumption": Digital's Big Bang?
2010 witnessed a digital Big Bang moment says analyst comScore, with e-commerce spending increasing, demand for display advertising soaring and digital content consumption "exploding" across multiple platforms.

Google strikes into travel search territory with software company acquiral
Search engines seeks expansion, creating further competition with Bing, as well as Expedia and other travel sites

Online Travel Report 2010
The bigmouthmedia Online Travel Report 2010 is a detailed survey of digital marketing from the travel vertical - it included nearly 40 of bigmouthmedia's travel clients and over 100 travel companies from Tnooz's database.

April Fool's Hotelicopter takes off as new search engine
Heard the one about the flying hotel that's, like, also a helicopter?

UK travel customers 'increasingly using search engines'
The internet is rapidly becoming the number one resource for consumers looking to travel, according to new research.

A quarter of all searches end in a purchase
Matthew Brittin, Google UK's MD, provides some insightful analysis of searching habits. 25% of all searches end in a purchase.

Flickr launches new map facility
Photo sharing website Flickr has today launched a new mapping service that allows users to search for pictures on the basis of their location and access related information.

SearchBoth.com adds more search engines
SearchBoth.com has announced the launch of a number of new services available on its website.