In March of this year, Quartz proclaimed that somebody should let Airbnb know that travelers don't like booking tours and activities online.... Read More

The number of “organic” links featured on the first page of Google travel-related search results is falling as other elements are being added to the page. Research carried out by SEO specialist Sea... Read More

Quote from Johannes Reck, CEO of GetYourGuide, in an article of PhocusWire this week.... Read More

This is a viewpoint from Matt Walker, chief storyteller at LikeWhere If airlines and travel brands want to win in 2018, they have to incorporate the customer's preferences in their definition of "l... Read More

Consumers looking for travel products on Google are now faced with fewer "organic blue links", with space given over to the search giant's own tools and services.... Read More

Gone are the days of one-way marketing conversations, when marketers spoke at consumers and consumers didn't speak back. Now, we're engaging in meaningful two-way conversations across multiple platforms and formats.... Read More

China’s online travel giant Ctrip has agreed a new partnership with Hong Kong-based iClick Interactive Partners to make it easier for international travel brands to target Chinese consumers. Ctrip... Read More

There are 50 million more people in the Middle East than in the U.S. - making it a target for travel companies both within and outside the vast region.... Read More

A corporate roll-up has emerged in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia's largest online travel agency FlyIn becomes part of Cleartrip.... Read More

This is a viewpoint from Amiad Soto, founder of Guesty. The vacation rental industry, alongside the travel industry in general, is booming. Travel has become a right rather than a privilege. The am... Read More

Dozens of hospitality industry technology vendors released new and updated products this week during HITEC, the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference, which is taking place in Houston. ... Read More

Amazon is launching a new service for hotels to introduce its voice-controlled assistant Alexa for guests to use in their rooms. Alexa for Hospitality will allow hotel guests to make verbal request... Read More

A recent article reminded me of an older colleague who, sometime around 1997, told me that the internet and e-commerce would never really take off because "you always get a busy signal when you’re dialing AOL".... Read More

Hopper would perhaps be the first to admit that it spent a lot of time (and investment) building and evolving the product.... Read More

The airline industry could save billions a year as well as tonnes of CO2 emissions by 2035 through connected aircraft according to a study. The London School of Economics research conducted for con... Read More