Talent may be the scarcest resource for many startups in Europe. Some entrepreneurs creating innovative digital travel companies say they struggle with recruiting programmers, developers, sales chiefs, and user-experience engineers.... Read More

Collaboration is always better than conflict. Such were the words of wisdom from former US President Bill Clinton at the closing session of GBTA’s 2012 Convention.... Read More

TrustYou is accessing the TripAdvisor hotel database via an API following a partnership enabling the reputation management specialist to track reviews... Read More

Nine-to-five opening hours for travel agents may soon be a thing of the past (if not already), with Travelport rolling out a mobile application for users of the Galileo GDS.... Read More

VisitBritain has decided to check the pulse of conversations on these social networks by using social media monitoring tools from Visible Technologies.... Read More

Remarkable customer service pays dividends in the travel industry by increasing loyalty and word of mouth buzz.... Read More

As claims go, this one seems pretty big. Amadeus says its code library, which it is opening up to third party developers, will revolutionise the way travel companies build new user interfaces.... Read More

Airlines raked in ancillary revenues of at least $22.6 billion in 2011, says the latest joint study by Amadeus, a global distribution system, and IdeaWorks, a research firm. US airlines led the world by generating about 11 percent of their income from ancillary revenue.... Read More

Wild app from WildJunket, Hostelbookers unveils mobile website, Atlas Travel signs e-Travel Technologies deal, Lodging Interactive and Masterminds, Click Travel hires... What else is going on in the world of travel tech...... Read More

Peer-to-peer marketplaces have swept in to destination tours and apartment rentals, but FlightFox also reckons consumers could help one another secure flights.... Read More

Further validation of a growing sector in the industry with Revinate capturing a healthy funding round in the form of $14.5 million from Benchmark Capital and Formation 8.... Read More

It looks like the hotel industry's trusty steed, rate parity, is lumbering towards the knackers yard, trash heap, call it what you like...... Read More

A report in yesterday's US press will have sent shivers down the spine of many a hotel manager and security specialist at properties across the globe... Read More

Two-year old FoundersCard is a vamped-up rewards card for entrepreneurs. Many of its juiciest perks are travel related, such as 10 percent discounts off elite status on Lufthansa and Virgin Atlantic flights.... Read More

There’s little new in hotel distribution, but that’s not to say that there’s little interesting going on elsewhere in the industry when it comes to technology.... Read More