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 eBay is ramping up its efforts following the deal with the Travelport-owned Octopus Travel to provide a stream of 50,000 hotel properties into a co-branded store.
Officials admit that the partnerships is actually the start of something much bigger.
Read the full story at http://www.tnooz.com/2010/01/28/news/ebay-says-flights-cruise-package-holidays-are-next-admits-previous-deals-failed/