In the past 18 months Google has brought out a large number of updates designed to penalise sites that have used unnatural links to gain an advantage in the search results and lot of sites suffered from major penalties and ranking drops.... Read More

For the first time, more US fliers say they typically use airline websites to book airplane tickets than they use OTAs, says a new study from travel consultancy PhoCusWright.... Read More

FlyinAway Travel Technologies is a membership travel site that offers airfare savings by enabling users to bid the price they'd like to pay... Read More

Changes at board level for Travelport as a new chairman is unveiled to replace Jeff Clarke and a number of new directors join following the recent completion of its refinancing.... Read More

Hotels are apparently losing up to 30% of revenue from cuts in commission or merchant fees as a result of the rapid rise of the same-day mobile booking apps in the marketplace.... Read More

Brand24, a social media monitoring company, has released an infographic that highlights the brand sentiments and social media strength of Indonesian airlines.... Read More

Indian travel search service iXiGo is joining the trend of brands in the country that are building mobile apps for customers which have functionality away from the core business.... Read More

Pivot alert: Mygola has changed its business model to become a one-stop-shop for travel itineraries, abandoning its previous trip planning portal.... Read More

Distil Inc, an inaugural member of TechStars Cloud in early 2012, has built a sophisticated system for companies looking to protect their content from automated attempts to scrape it.... Read More

Entrepreneurs dream of sell their company for millions of dollars. But a nasty secret of venture capital is that the dream can be dashed as the venture capitalists make millions in a sale, leaving the founders with nothing.... Read More

Airbnb was essentially always about being a marketplace to let home-owners earn some extra money by renting out a spare room or an entire property. But the model is slowly evolving.... Read More

Travel companies are finally getting their heads round the fact that Facebook can be a goldmine of information about consumer habits and the things they like doing on a trip.... Read More

EasyJet is testing mobile boarding passes across departures from six airports including London Stansted, Edinburgh and Amsterdam... Read More

Interesting development from Etihad Airways as it targets business travellers with a mapping tool to help productivity on the go.... Read More

A survey says 78% of people make a confident decision based on reviews. A 10% swing in hotel industry rates happens due to online reviews... Read More