Over the last couple of months Google has hired the creative team behind the online travel guide, Ruba, plus they just acquired ITA Software, Inc., a travel search firm. According to Bloomberg News, PhoCusWright analyst Joe Buhler says Google has some interesting ways to utilize the data they have collected over the years in travel searches. Hmmm? What does it all mean? Read Google "travel" and let us know what you think.

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School is out, the days of the “staycation” are over and people are traveling! According to a recent study by U.S. Travel, the outlook for domestic travel within the U.S. is looking better than last year. Occupancies are expected to grow while rates decline slightly. After what has been a couple of years of cost-cutting, most families are ready to get away and enjoy themselves. With forward-looking data indicating sustained increases in GDS average daily rate (ADR) and length of stay (LOS), Pegasus Solutions reports show a remarkable +39.6% increase in net revenue on a date-of-booking basis for the GDS channel, according to Mike Kistner, chief executive officer of Pegasus Solutions.

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Over the last several months SPI Timeshare Software has read a number of articles indicating the health benefits associated with travel and can see how these findings can influence one's decision to purchase timeshare. According to a study done in the Netherlands, vacationing has a profound effect on a person's overall and continuing happiness. For more on this subject please read Vacation for health and find out why planning a vacation is better than an apple a day! 

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