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Superfly mocks Kayak with launch of flight search and loyalty platform

By Kevin May | November 24, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Superfly, a platform which combines a flight search engine with a loyalty scheme management system. Read More

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Peace in our time: Vayant and Everbread settle long-running dispute

By Kevin May | November 20, 2011

A bitter row between airfare shopping technology startups Vayant and Everbread, which ended up in the courts, is over - with a settlement agreed last week. Read More

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Vayant upgrades system, brings real-time to prime time

By Kevin May | November 19, 2011

Vayant is stepping up its attempts to muscle in on the world of airfare shopping technology with a major enhancement to the core service. Read More

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Google Flight Search expands as Wertheimer finally talks and Hafner takes his shots

By Dennis Schaal | November 17, 2011

It was a coming out party of sorts for Jeremy Wertheimer, Google's vice president of travel, as Google Flight Search took some baby steps to expand its coverage area. Read More

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Google gears up for international roll-out of Flight Search

By Kevin May | November 16, 2011

Just two months after taking the covers off the first iteration in the US, other countries around the world will soon be getting the Google Flight Search product. Read More

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How does voice search change the travel industry?

By Viewpoints | November 11, 2011

We’ve all seen a little and opined a lot about what Google could do with ITA Software, but could one of the most potentially innovative elements still be flying under the radar? Read More

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Amadeus keeps migrating airlines, not overly concerned about Google

By Dennis Schaal | November 10, 2011

Rest assured that Amadeus officials aren't losing sleep over the prospect that Google, with ITA Software now in the fold, will one day become a major competitor in the provision of airline IT services. Read More

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How to take travel search marketing to the next level with product feeds

By Viewpoints | November 8, 2011

Search Engine Marketing (SEM) is one of mainstays in digital advertising of almost every industry vertical, but especially travel. Read More

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Priceline takes a pass on a global hotel platform and just keeps growing

By Dennis Schaal | November 7, 2011

When it comes to putting all its brands on a global hotel platform, Priceline continues to think differently than its rivals -- and just keeps growing. Read More

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Cautionary tale: When an online travel agency falls foul of the new Google

By Viewpoints | November 3, 2011

How long could your business survive if you lost 80% of your customers tomorrow? Read More

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Five big problems with mobile travel applications (and a bonus one for Android users)

By Daniele Beccari | November 2, 2011

The World Wide Wait was a common term used in the late 90's to vent the frustration of being unable to access the huge potential of the internet. Read More

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The big travel technology question: is the industry ready for the IT Spring?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | October 31, 2011

Long term IT contracts were once the norm around the travel industry - but with the rapid change of IT structure occurring today, especially with the evolution of Big Data, this is beginning to change. Read More

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Review of GDS regulations in Europe faces delay

By Kevin May | October 25, 2011

A European Commission review of the regulatory framework overseeing the role the global distribution systems has hit its first stumbling block: a predictable delay in gathering responses. Read More

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Will Google Flight Search adopt open advertising model? With airlines safe, Farelogix exits FairSearch

By Dennis Schaal | October 24, 2011

With the beachhead secured, Farelogix dropped out of FairSearch.org, the anti-Google lobbying group. Read More

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Booking travel on the web should be as easy as buying a loaf of bread

By Kevin May | October 19, 2011

Well, not quite. But listen to any user experience expert or online travel workflow designer and they will usually say the following: "Keep it simple and intuitive." Read More

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