Latest News

Latest News

Stay up to date with the latest travel technology news, startup updates, and industry developments from across the global travel ecosystem.

European hotel prices - November 2011 to January 2012
News / Online
European hotel prices - November 2011 to January 2012
By PhocusWire | November 10, 2011
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 Europe.... Read More
Amadeus keeps migrating airlines, not overly concerned about Google
News / Online
Amadeus keeps migrating airlines, not overly concerned about Google
By Dennis Schaal | November 10, 2011
Rest assured that Amadeus officials aren't losing sleep over the prospect that Google, with ITA Software now in the fold, will one day become a major competitor in the provision of airline IT services.... Read More
Room 77 launches metasearch and emailing room requests to hotels
News / Online
Room 77 launches metasearch and emailing room requests to hotels
By Dennis Schaal | November 10, 2011
If you book a hotel on a revamped Room 77, the company now will email requests for specific rooms to the hotel based on your preferences.... Read More
Travelport opens Developer Network scheme
News / Online
Travelport opens Developer Network scheme
By Kevin May | November 10, 2011
Travelport is trying to meet the needs of third party IT specialists keen to access its data and services by opening up its Universal API programme to developers.... Read More
EasyVoyage sweeps back to top spot - Top France travel sites, November 5 2011
News / Online
EasyVoyage sweeps back to top spot - Top France travel sites, November 5 2011
By PhocusWire | November 10, 2011
EasyVoyage's recent up and down career at the head of the leading travel websites in France continues, regaining top spot in two categories.... Read More
GO Activities brings offline retail touch to tours and activities
News / Online
GO Activities brings offline retail touch to tours and activities
By Kevin May | November 9, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based GO Activities, a tour and activity platform from the GO Outdoors retail chain.... Read More
Amadeus third quarter 2011 results - at-a-glance summary
News / Online
Amadeus third quarter 2011 results - at-a-glance summary
By Kevin May | November 9, 2011
Amadeus released its third quarter 2011 results today. A quick overview is as follows:... Read More
Expedia regains crown - Top New Zealand websites, November 5 2011
News / Online
Expedia regains crown - Top New Zealand websites, November 5 2011
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2011
All change at the head of the leading travel websites in New Zealand yet again, with Expedia and House of Travel trading places in the top three.... Read More
Travelport CEO: We have resources and momentum
News / Online
Travelport CEO: We have resources and momentum
By Dennis Schaal | November 9, 2011
Having seen his company recently restructure its heavy debt load, Gordon Wilson, Travelport president and CEO, wants to get the word out that Travelport has "momentum."... Read More
Expedia and Travelzoo climb - Top Canada travel sites, November 5 2011
News / Online
Expedia and Travelzoo climb - Top Canada travel sites, November 5 2011
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2011
Good gains for Travelzoo and Expedia this week as they extend increase their market share in the list of top travel sites in Canada.... Read More
Travelport third quarter 2011 results - top-line digest
News / Online
Travelport third quarter 2011 results - top-line digest
By Kevin May | November 9, 2011
Travelport released its third quarter 2011 results today. A quick overview is as follows:... Read More
Gogobot move over -- Uptake goes social with unstructured Facebook data
News / Online
Gogobot move over -- Uptake goes social with unstructured Facebook data
By Dennis Schaal | November 9, 2011
Uptake joined the social, trip-planning crowd, but it says its new feature is superior because it mines unstructured data from Facebook.... Read More
How does travel distribution work - the GDS version [VIDEO]
News / Online
How does travel distribution work - the GDS version [VIDEO]
By Kevin May | November 9, 2011
Not to be outdone by the likes of Farelogix, which has spent a fair amount of time challenging the status quo in travel distribution through video, here comes the GDS response.... Read More
TripAdvisor and Booking.com move ahead - Top UK travel sites, November 5 2011
News / Online
TripAdvisor and Booking.com move ahead - Top UK travel sites, November 5 2011
By PhocusWire | November 8, 2011
Booking.com and TripAdvisor have stretched their lead at the head of the top ten travel websites in the UK.... Read More
Priceline: Freak snowstorm produced peak mobile booking patterns
News / Online
Priceline: Freak snowstorm produced peak mobile booking patterns
By Dennis Schaal | November 8, 2011
If Priceline were writing a winter survival guide, it assuredly would advise you to pack your gloves, snow boots and mobile devices.... Read More
The Phocuswright Conference 2026