RunUp Labs, the first travel-specific accelerator program to demo a full class of graduates, focuses specifically on the challenges and opportunities in the travel industry... Read More

In the endless battle for advertising dollars in search, Google has been rolling out new products that encourage more engagement with paid links over organic results. The most recent is Google Ad Extensions, with images and maps.... Read More

For the first time, there's ample empirical evidence that Google may actually be cannibalizing its PPC revenues in the travel vertical after entering the market with competing products.... Read More

A communications manager in Sydney for one of the world's largest hotel chains has confirmed to Tnooz that he wrote at least 105 reviews anonymously on TripAdvisor, in an apparent breach of the site's rules.... Read More

The Facebook generation is fed up with Facebook, according to a study by the respected Pew Research Center.... Read More

iCarsClub, peer to peer car rental service to launch in Beijing... Read More

The evolution of collaborative consumption continues, with several startups serving up different takes on monetizing shared meals in North America.... Read More

The owners of multi-modal search platform Rome2Rio argue that Google Maps is not a true travel search product.... Read More

Kayak has unveiled a package holiday service built around an algorithm which uses what people look for and write about most.... Read More

The fact that more travel bloggers have probably appeared on a TED (or affiliate X gig) stage travel writers in recent years maybe says a lot - or maybe nothing at all.... Read More

Gary Leff, one of America's foremost commentators on travel, discusses events in light of TripAdvisor's move into hotel metasearch.... Read More

Some startups will get about $15,000 from family and friends, maybe $200,000 from an angel investor three months later, and about $2 million from a VC perhaps six months later.... Read More

Avoid having your brand's Twitter account get hacked by signing up for two-factor login identification service, which requires a special security code, usually a mobile phone number, to unlock an account.... Read More

Check-in.com.au, an Australian online travel agency, went in to liquidation yesterday. The cause of death appears to be rising search engine marketing costs.... Read More

With a flat annual budget of only $50 million, how does Visit California consistently construct such a valuable destination brand?... Read More