This must be the week of the emotional hook, as another campaign (see Expedia's Find Yours) hinges on the emotional impact of travel. In this case, the focus is on destinations to experience before death and the company is WeHostels.... Read More

Over the past year the travel industry has seen a surge in "last minute" activity with the majority of mobile hotel bookings made by people looking for accommodation on their proposed day of travel.... Read More

Brand USA, Stickyeyes, Hilton Worldwide, Teletext Holidays, CheapOair, SiteMinder, IDeaS, Travelfusion, Olery, Tribewanted all make today's round up of travel technology briefs on Feb 1... Read More

Following initial announcements about a "killer app" and pilot testing last year, travel and expense management software house KDS has officially launched its door-to-door corporate booking tool Neo.... Read More

Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in the Middle East.... Read More

Well-designed, angel-funded websites are popping up like mushrooms after a rainstorm, each clamoring to deliver travel in a way you’ve never seen done before, and mostly patently failing to live up to their own hype.... Read More

Some way off (maybe), but visitors to the FiturTech hospitality exhibition in Spain this week are experiencing what some believe will be the hotel room of the future.... Read More

Yesterday, Google updated its Flight Search. To put things in context, James van Thiel, the industry leader for Google's Netherlands Travel team, talks about integrating search with metasearch and other developments.... Read More

If there's one thing travel startups like, it's sexiness. Not the raunchy kind, but something that sets them apart from the status quo and has some kind of wow factor. Or at least that's the aim.... Read More

The mobile phone is probably not the first device that comes to mind when researching a holiday destination... Read More

Product news, releases, projects, related analysis and more from the global distribution systems during January 2013 - all here, in one easy read.... Read More

This is for the nerds out there: This interactive visualization for exploring flight options for a set of origin and destination airports was built as a "bookmarklet" and uses ITA Flight Matrix data.... Read More

Pathway GDS is a B2B startup which aims to connect holiday rental suppliers with online and offline travel agents and tour operators... Read More

Travel has always been one of the most emotional products to sell - memories, smells, sounds, sights and experiences all combine to create an intricate tapestry that offers many approachable threads for marketers.... Read More

For some, Google's acquisition of Frommer's in August last year triggered yet another sharp intake of breath that the Mountain View search company was wading further in on the travel sector.... Read More