Hotel distribution is an intricate weave made up of systems and interfaces that looks impressive from a distance, but doesn't make much sense when you are up close enough to see the detail.... Read More

The US-based startup has unveiled its revamped website, which emphasizes its June pivot from being a destination tours and activities marketplace to a custom tours and vacations search engine. Essentially, it's going from marketplace to tour operator.... Read More

It's no secret mobile usage is up, and brands are experiencing more and more visits to their website from mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. But are they converting?... Read More

It seems there may be some gaps in what travel consumers want from digital channels and the perception from marketers of what they want.... Read More

In an effort to regulate the taxi hailing industry in Beijing, the Beijing Municipal Traffic Commission has officially approved four taxi hailing apps.... Read More

Can the power of the brand be strong enough to eliminate all technological competitive advantage in the OTA space?... Read More

Big news in online travel agency land as two of the industry's giants sign a "strategic marketing agreement" which will see Expedia run the technology behind the scenes at Travelocity.... Read More

New research shows social media's continued dominance as the most rapid form of customer service.... Read More

Cars, cars everywhere. We go to work in them, visit family in them, act as taxi services for our kids in them.... Read More

The Sydney-based accommodation metasearch site doubled in size by traffic, revenue and staff during the past 18 months, despite North America overlooking this scrappy underdog from Down Under.... Read More

Airfare search startup Everbread has been placed into insolvency in the UK after a four-year run trying to make in-roads into the world of travel shopping IT.... Read More

Two years ago, many commentators were proclaiming the end of the space age. Sputnik, Gagarin, Armstrong, Apollo, SkyLab et al - a half a century or so lost to history.... Read More

The advent of social media, and the popularity of consumer review sites, has changed the way that consumers buy hotel rooms.... Read More

TripBAM is bringing a different perspective to hotel bookings - rather than listing a bunch of prices in an area for purchase, the startup promises to search all booking sites for the best rates at a user-selected group of hotels.... Read More

In the airline business, there’s always been tension between the forces in a company such as marketing or finance or operations.... Read More