TripAdvisor has unveiled a major upgrade to its Facebook Trip Friends service, creating what is essentially a mini-Facebook within the user review giant's site.... Read More

Hotel Tonight may or may not be for lovers considering one-night stands, but the startup, which only offers rooms through an iPhone app, itself aims for quickies.... Read More

After seeing a two-year slump, the travel industry is finally seeing a resurgence in air travel and an increase in hotel occupancy year-over-year.... Read More

With the Washington DC council slated to take a final vote today on increasing hotel taxes for online travel sellers, major online travel agencies have been running a radio spot to drum up grassroots opposition to the measure.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending December 18 2010.... Read More

It's the moment readers have waited for: the annual Tnooz Predictions for the next 12 months, our look into the future and what it might hold for the travel, tourism and hospitality industry.... Read More

I get nervous about privacy and its abuse. Particularly following the exposing of the activities of companies such as Google and Rapleaf.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in India for the week ending December 18 2010.... Read More

TripAdvisor has upgraded its existing smartphone application for the iPhone to include features especially for users of the sister iPad tablet.... Read More

Something for the map purists, maybe? The Cartographer is a mapping and trip planning service that combines Google Maps with a traditional view.... Read More

United Airlines' plan to shift some credit card merchant-fee costs to travel agencies apparently is off the table.... Read More

Orbitz and Monster.com began a pilot program in which some Hotmail users search for hotels or jobs, respectively, from within Hotmail emails.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in Canada for the week ending December 18 2010.... Read More

Web traffic figures have indicated a massive jump in volume to travel sites in the UK over the weekend as poor weather conditions hit flight schedules.... Read More

In the 1980s, Sting may have wanted his MTV, but in 2010 a lot of men and women in the US need their Facebook when traveling.... Read More