Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during December 2011 - all here, in one easy read.... Read More

TripIt users were going places in 2011.... Read More

Expedia has increased its market-busting lead over second placed Flight Network to almost 10% traffic share.... Read More

We thought it would be interesting to compare the positions of leading agencies, accommodation providers and airlines year-on-year, picking the same period in 2010 and 2011. This is what we found for the US and UK.... Read More

We all know that nobody clicks on banner ads, right? A decent banner will net you only one click for every 1,000 impressions. So even if you bought one million impressions that is only 1,000 clicks.... Read More

Carnival Cruise Lines is kicking off a multi-channel ad campaign geared to attract legions of cruise newbies.... Read More

European online travel agency eDreams has teamed with Sound of Data to offer consumers a mobile itinerary management tool.... Read More

Travelport has no intention of delaying the start date for implementation of Agility, a programme to introduce new desktop features and connection charges to agents.... Read More

InterContinental Hotels broadened its Android offerings, debuting free Priority Club Rewards apps on Kindle Fire, Google TV and Android Tablets.... Read More

All change at the top with WebJet leapfrogging over Expedia in the list of leading travel websites in New Zealand.... Read More

Whether you love or hate TripAdvisor, which began trading today as a public company on Nasdaq, you can trace its origins, in a way, to a Mexico vacation and CEO Stephen Kaufer's wife.... Read More

A lot of hotels still uses faxes for the direct-billing of corporations -- instead of settling with individual road warriors -- and travel management company Travel Incorporated has developed a way to automate the process.... Read More

Almost a month on since my series of posts on Fake Review Optimization, there is some still scepticism out there about the concept and its impact in travel.... Read More

Sabre Airline Solutions has secured a 10-year technology deal with Emirates-based airline Etihad.... Read More

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Sweden-based Tripbirds, a new travel service which taps into the social graph of Facebook and check-ins for travel advice.... Read More