While some hotel chains focus on Facebook and other social media channels for promotions, W Hotels is taking a different approach by making use of its entertainment offering.... Read More

I’ve noticed recently that when running Asia-related events in places such as Australia (where I’ve just been) and in Europe (where I was in March), there’s a strong interest among youths in the sessions.... Read More

What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More

CruiseWise, which was the first participant in a Chilean-government program for early-stage startups, released a downloadable cruise travel guide for trip-planning and in-destination purposes.... Read More

If you are Airbnb, Expedia, TripAdvisor and Groupon -- big names in travel tech -- you are going to have to take your lumps sometimes because your brand is exposed in a major way and consumers and blogger/journalists love to take their shots at the big guys or girls.... Read More

Take a line-up of Expedia bigwigs and interrogate them how they'd like their holiday planning and trip experience to be down the road and you get a range of different answers.... Read More

Hotel Urbano has swiped top spot from Booking.com in the list of leading destination and accommodation websites in Brazil.... Read More

Remember Schemer, Google's service to find out things to do in a destination based on tips from friends within a user's network of contacts and professional reviewers?... Read More

Expedia is focusing its efforts on its beach holiday pages for websites across the EMEA region to help consumers narrow their decision making process... Read More

Complete overhaul for Cost2Drive, Conferma deals with US Bank, Killer iPad app for Orient Express, Weather triggers web bookings ... What else is happening in travel tech around the world.... Read More

Just days after his departure as managing director and co-founder of Sunshine.co.uk, Chris Brown has re-emerged as the new owner of review forum Holiday Truth.... Read More

Happy families in Australia with low cost carrier Jetstar taking over the top slot from Qantas in the list of leading airline websites in Australia.... Read More

Another illustration that mobile and hotel distribution is changing with news that Europe-based same-day booking service Blink Booking has raised money from a string of web luminaries.... Read More

Perhaps at some point the latest intrusion by advertisers into travelers lives will lead to the creation of a website called FlyerBalk.... Read More

With Facebook slated to price its IPO tonight and debut on Nasdaq on Friday with what could turn out to be a $100 billion valuation, can a much more diminutive, yet still substantive tech play in the form of Kayak follow on Facebook's heels?... Read More