Dcovery is a mobile application which helps users organise their travel research.... Read More

A search of a Gmail user's in-box will fetch hotel reservation confirmations and then spotlight those confirmation e-mails in natural search results when the user runs an ordinary Google.com search on a phrase like "my reservations."... Read More

Expedia plans to acquire a 61.6% equity position in Trivago, a German metasearch company for a total consideration of Euro 477 million ($632 million).... Read More

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, many residents were unprepared for the sheer scope and devastation faced by their communities. For those who did not heed evacuation warnings, or who were never told to evacuate, there was the near-term unpleasantness of the storm's destruction.... Read More

Answering a reader question with some in-depth analysis.... Read More

American Airlines, Hotel.jp, Viator, TripLingo, Gogobot, Grasp Technologies, Lowcosttravel, C2G, 101 Holidays USA, and SignEasy, all appear in our roundup of trade news in travel technology for 21 December.... Read More

If you’re considering business opportunities in Asia in 2013, here are a few things to heed.... Read More

This month, 2,000 HomeAway listings have been translated to Mandarin and posted on TuJia, China's leading vacation rental portal. It's the first part of an Asia expansion.... Read More

US budget carrier Southwest Airlines may begin sending passengers videos that confirm details on a flight's departure time, gate number, and arrival time -- and also upsell the customers with ancillary products.... Read More

Tnooz chased down travel executives from many corners of the travel industry at this year's PhoCusWright, for their 2013 predictions. This is the resulting video, including some of this writer's own predictions.... Read More

Many companies and even whole industries have been blind-sided by new entrants who are empowered by technology and changing consumer behavior rather than old business models and processes.... Read More

As the Christmas and New Year break approaches, it's time for the annual list of predictions from the Tnooz team and contributing Nodes as we ponder where travel tech will take us in 2013.... Read More

Facebook has rebooted the Nearby function on its app for iPhone and Android, making it a true impromptu discovery tool for local businesses and attractions.... Read More

Recent developments at Google suggest its travel strategy is moving to a second phase - and now there is a promise that next year will see consumers take it to their hearts.... Read More

CheapAir, ArrivalGuides, TRX, Zozi, Tripwolf, Mr & Mrs Smith, Blue Palace, The Rainmaker Group, Bitbuzz, Expedia, Mytab, Jetpac, and EVA Air are featured in today's trade news roundup for the travel tech industry.... Read More