This one had to hurt: Lawyers representing the District of Columbia, the U.S. capital, filed a lawsuit against major online travel agencies alleging millions of dollars in unpaid hotel taxes.... Read More

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The travel industry is notoriously divided into very neat silos.... Read More

FairSearch.org, the coalition fighting the Google-ITA Software deal, sees a parallel in Google's attempts to make inroads into the book market and the alleged possibility that it would withhold airfare content if the acquisition is approved.... Read More

Doubters over the growth of mobile will perhaps be taking a hard look at their strategy with a study saying a third of smartphone users will research a trip via their handset this year.... Read More

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Germany-based tours and activities metasearch engine Pocketvillage.... Read More

Two separate developments illustrating how some travel search engines are trying and some achieving modest success with projects outside of traditional metasearch.... Read More

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Live blog and updates from the No Vacancy hospitality technology conference in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday 23 March 2011.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in New Zealand for the week ending March 19 2011:... Read More

When it comes to website usability, from search results to the booking process, Booking.com topped the list and Ryanair came in last among 51 UK websites analyzed by eDigitalResearch.... Read More

Back in September 2010, as the industry started digesting Google's proposed acquisition of ITA Software, speculation emerged that the search giant could also face issues outside of the US.... Read More

Last month I wrote a piece on the next generation of travel consumers. For the USA, at least, this has significant impact for anyone trying to understand the changing profile of the consumer.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending March 19 2011.... Read More

Orbitz for Business partnered with GlobalStar Travel Management, which means Orbitz for Business clients in 75 countries within the GlobalStar network can take advantage of local service and agency support, the companies say.... Read More