I recently spent a morning wandering around the Spice Market in Istanbul and I think I lost my sense of smell just from the sheer assault on the olfactory system.... Read More

Now the lid is partially open on the Expedia alumni startup, some other details have started to emerge via the launch of a project site under the name NewTravelco.com.... Read More

Like many airlines, Air Canada is transitioning to cashless cabins, but unlike the vast majority of carriers, Air Canada gives consumers the option of prepaying for meals online.... Read More

Suddenly, it's all about local -- news about your city, deals from your area and the best vacations from your airport.... Read More

The mystery surrounding the startup fronted by former-Expedia chief executive and president Rich Barton is starting to unravel with more old pals joining the team and a funding round secured.... Read More

TLabs focus on startups featuring FlightCaster from San Francisco.... Read More

Two corporate meetings' technology companies, HotelPlanner.com and StarCite, rolled out new tools for meeting planners and hotels, respectively.... Read More

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Quite a furore in the travel affiliate marketing sector this week when a travel firm was exposed for charging different prices to consumers depending on how they arrived on the site.... Read More

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

BookIt.com, an online travel agency based in Panama CityBeach, Fla., is engaged in its first national TV advertising campaign.... Read More

With more than 99% of sales through the Airlines Reporting Corp. involving e-tickets, the air transaction clearinghouse eliminated the requirement that travel agencies return their unused ticket stock.... Read More

European Expedia sites have had their widely expected makeover today as the US-led rebranding effort gathers pace around the world.... Read More

In what will be a landmark move in the UK, tourism authorities are set to shake up the hotel rating system by combining the existing star system with user generated content.... Read More

Responsys released a survey of 150 email marketing pros and found that although 53% are promoting their brands through social media, some 48% of the marketers are fairly clueless as to which channels -- social media, mobile, email or Web channels -- produce optimum results.... Read More