Ever wondered what else Google is up to when it's not throwing $700 million at travel technology companies? It is plotting the next wave of travel - space tourism.... Read More

Vacation rental giant HomeAway has acquired Second Porch, a service which allows homeowners and professional rental companies to promote properties through social media.... Read More

Seatback monitors for in-flight entertainment are just so yesterday.... Read More

The battle for the hearts and minds of Sabre and American Airlines customers entered a new phase yesterday when Chris Kroeger, Sabre's senior vice president of marketing, penned an email to customers alleging: "Recently, American Airlines (AA), through discussions and presentations with travel agencies and corporations, has indicated that it could be completely out of the Sabre global distribution system as of June 1, 2011."... Read More

French hoteliers involved in a long-running legal saga over alleged "unfair commercial practices" by TripAdvisor and Expedia have secured the support of the French government.... Read More

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based short-term vacation and apartment rental service WhereToSleep.... Read More

Expedia Inc. was on the move today with four mobile developments: Expedia.com launched its first Android app and upgraded its mobile website, and sister company Hotels.com introduced two new mobile apps, for iPhone and Android.... Read More

MasterCard Worldwide launched MasterCard PriceAssure, a program, powered by Yapta, which enables travelers to track airfare price drops and get credits.... Read More

The Professional Association of Innkeepers International's B&Bs Kick Gas campaign is part of what might be considered an online rebranding campaign for the B&B industry.... Read More

The US Airline Pilots Association is engaged in a pitched battle with US Airways over safety issues, including a lack of certain communications equipment on B767s flying to South America.... Read More

Priceline has long warned that Google's and Bing's "inroads into online travel" loom as potential threats and now it has added Kayak.com hotel bookings as a concern.... Read More

TripAdvisor launches its flight metasearch system outside of the US and UK for the first time today, with Ireland, Canada, France, Italy, Germany and Spain joining in.... Read More

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based travel services and transportation platform GoScopia.... Read More

In today's edition: Multicom upgrades for international clients, and Oman Air seeks Insight from SITA.... Read More

European high-speed rail provider Eurostar began using Orbitz Worldwide's private label solution to offer hotels, dynamic packages, car hire and activities on the rail line's websites.... Read More