With Tripology apparently on the brink and seeking a white knight, Performance Media Group, with its portfolio of travel agent publications, plans to wade deeper into the lead-generation business with an unusual twist -- free leads for travel agents.... Read More

Cheapflights has a canny PR campaign working behind the scenes to support the launch of its Zugu metasearch business - guess the logic behind the new name.... Read More

Amadeus could be set to join the list of travel companies to suspend plans for a public listing as investors continue to remain nervous about the wider financial marketplace.... Read More

The cruise industry may be behind the curve in terms of online booking and distribution flair, but Celebrity Cruises apparently will be getting fairly mod with its first Celebrity iLounge when it launches the Celebrity Eclipse in April.... Read More

Bizarre turn of events in the row between Expedia and technology blog TechCrunch as it is now claimed that the disputed faxes at the centre of the tale did not exist.... Read More

Priceline continued its torrid growth, particularly internationally, in the fourth quarter and increasingly is sharing hotel inventory across its brands.... Read More

The (temporary) end of services on consumer-to-agent lead generation service Tripology is seeing its rivals in the sector ramp up their profile and steal market share.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in the Hong Kong region for the week ending February 13 2010.... Read More

The FAA proposed to tag American Eagle Airlines, a subsidary of AMR Corp., with a civil penalty of $2.9 million for allegedly operating nearly 1,200 flights with improper fixes to main landing-gear doors.... Read More

Canadian budget carrier WestJet said its SabreSonic reservation system, turned on in October, will enhance the airline's abilities to partner with other carriers, but WestJet's implementation schedule for a Southwest codeshare may extend beyond the previously announced late-2010 timetable.... Read More

Australia-New Zealand online accommodation service Wotif is targeting some of the biggest players in the region's flight search and booking sector with the launch of WotFlight.... Read More

Two recent studies point to the emergence of the newly chastened traveler. So what are we - victims or champions?... Read More

Seeking to increase its hotel and vacation package distribution, Orbitz introduced a travel agent website which enables travel professionals globally to earn commission and tack on their own service fees and markups.... Read More

Tnooz is excited to be involved in the first of a series of surveys co-produced with Australia-based hotel metasearch engine HotelsCombined.... Read More

After integrating its flight price-tracking with TripIt a couple of months ago, Yapta continues its coming out party by entering into a hoped-for mutually beneficial arrangement with metasearch leader Kayak.... Read More