The impact of SoLoMo (SOcial, LOcal, MObile) on hotel marketing - many points can be extended to apply to the entire leisure travel technology community and planning process.... Read More

There is certainly money kicking about for startups, it appears, especially in pockets of South East Asia where Travelogy has just won a tidy $200,000 funding package.... Read More

Cast your mind back to the summer when this story about a hacker cracking hotel electronic doors emerged in Forbes... Read More

Billund Airport, IHG Hotels, Emirates, TravelRepublic, Best Western, Zero Controls, and JT Touristik all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 5 October.... Read More

Travelmob is a peer-to-peer rental site for distinctive lodging in the Asia Pacific region. It's similar to US peer-to-peer accommodation site Airbnb, and has received $1 million in funding.... Read More

Room Key recently announced new partnerships with La Quinta, Millenium Hotels & Resorts, and the Leading Hotels of the World, bringing the total available properties to nearly 50,000. So what does this mean for the fledgling hotel booking engine?... Read More

The US government recently released its first progress report since launching its ambitious plan to brand America and grow visitor numbers to the country.... Read More

We know the basics - social media allows travel companies to engage with existing and potential customers and can act as an unofficial watchdog of products.... Read More

LastMinute.com, Travelocity, Orbitz, LeisureLink, eRevMax, Cape Town Tourism, Facebook, Sanpo, Twist, and Lonely Planet all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 4 October.... Read More

Cabforce is an online platform for pre-booking (and pre-paying) taxis, mini-buses and executive cars across Europe... Read More

I’ve been covering Asia’s travel and tourism industry for more years than I care to remember and I can honestly say this is currently the most intense time of change.... 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 the Middle East.... Read More

Financial terms of the transaction weren't disclosed for the purchase of the restaurant recommendation app. AIrbnb wants to distribute printed guides of what's worth seeing in major cities.... Read More

Seattle-based digital marketing SaaS provider buuteeq has closed a $10 million investment round co-led by Madrona Venture Group and expense management solution provider Concur.... Read More

Pegasus Solutions continues to streamline and integrate their myriad offerings, as Utell becomes Pegasus Connect.... Read More