Further evidence that the Chinese government-backed TravelSky is looking outward for partners with news that it has signed a hotel distribution deal with Abacus.... Read More

Airline reservations systems and IT providers are hustling to bring everything from PCI compliance to printing at the airport into the cloud and, along those lines, HP Enterprise Services introduced HP Converged Cloud Services for Airlines.... Read More

Travel is about choice. Where do you want to go today? What kind of experience do you want? Who do you want to take with you?... Read More

Social media gurus (is that term trademarked now?) are often telling the industry that the social world is all about engagement with customers and creating communities, etc.... Read More

SpeedRFP fills rooms, Swiss BelHotel gets intelligent with RateGain, Smart Destinations debuts mobile ticketing platform, Travelzoo goes Android in UK and Mapmobility goes digital.... Read More

Most travel-related businesses, especially destination marketers, understand that maps and images are two of the significant ways consumers learn about a location.... Read More

innRoad, which offers a Web-based property management system for independent hotels, picked up $5.8 million in a Series B financing round.... Read More

HomeAway is not just about vacation rentals anymore -- it is now offering airline tickets and car rentals through an affiliate agreement with Priceline.... Read More

Same-day hotel booking for mobiles, HotelTonight, appears to be validating the model further by securing $23 million in Series C funding in an investment round led by US Venture Partners.... Read More

Swiss company TrekkSoft has lofty ambitions, wanting to muscle in the growing tour and activity marketplace with its own payment gateway system for operators.... Read More

They are sporadic and you generally can't pay for them in advance -- the 10 worst ancillary fees levied by airlines, hotels and car rental companies.... Read More

Cyber attacks and data breaches are on the rise, with some reports showing that restaurants, retail, and hospitality were top targets for criminals for the fourth year in a row.... Read More

Wotif has cornered the online accommodation booking space in Australia and New Zealand, turning over $1.1 billion worth of bookings per year for over 17,000 accommodation provides in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.... Read More

Much shedding of collective tears from other startups a few months ago when travel inspiration site Joobili announced it was closing its doors after almost four years in business.... Read More

The US government handed Concur a potentially $1.4 billion contract over 15 years to power the next iteration of the federal E-Gov Travel Service.... Read More