How often are we told that open travel systems will fuel innovation and then spearhead how the engine room behind the industry (ie technology) will evolve over time.... Read More

This is the "best suggestion on the market right now of how a travel guide is going to be in the future" - bold words from the creators of Everplaces, coming out of beta this week.... Read More

Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in North America.... Read More

A US lobbying firm launched an online petition requesting that the US government mandate that all airlines provide all of their optional services data to GDSs, while in the UK regulators warned travel sites that they must comply with new regulations on displaying total fare prices.... Read More

Some interesting findings from this IAB research on what and when people are consuming media using their smartphone and tablet devices... Read More

Some hard facts: around 800 million new air travellers are expected to be flying from 2009 to 2014, with at least a quarter coming from China.... Read More

Twitter used to be a common place where people and brands often found their accounts hacked - but it now looks like the little rascals are turning their attention to Pinterest.... Read More

Wotif is feeling the chill air of WebJet breathing down its neck after the gap between the pair closed dramatically at the top of the leading travel websites in Australia.... Read More

Since going live a week ago, the site of the new budget airline has received more than 20,000 hits, which converted into 8,000 bookings.... Read More

Cyber Monday, Acentic, and VisitCuba all make the grade in travel tech for 26 November.... Read More

It's like a mobile-first Tumblr.... Read More

Imagine yourself walking into a grocery store. The shelves are stocked full of brightly labeled cans and boxes of goods. You gaze in awe at the vast selection of product.... Read More

Search giant Google announced today that it has acquired ICOA, a Rhode Island company that services broadband wifi Internet networks for airports and other high traffic public spaces, in a deal worth $400 million.... Read More

Perhaps it is a small marketplace at this stage, but trading social information in return perks with travel brands is growing - with Delta the latest to try it out.... Read More

No fanfare or redirecting to alternative places to book a hotel - Octopus Travel, a name synonymous with the early days of travel on the web for consumers, is no more.... Read More