The Vacation Rental Managers Association says it broke off talks with Pegasus Solutions over the development of a vacation rental switch to bring professionally managed vacation rental properties online.... Read More

Major online travel agencies really showed 'em in the "show-me state" of Missouri, where the state's highest court handed them a win on the hotel tax issue.... Read More

Everything in your palm. A dream-come-true, especially for those who live on the road. Hauling a carry-on and a laptop bag from one city to the next, in pursuit of the next golden opportunity makes it tough to carry much more.... Read More

A few hours after HomeAway priced its IPO and became a public company, there's more activity today in the vacation-rental and rent-a-room market: iStopOver acquired Vacapedia.... Read More

Air Canada and WestJet have secured over half the total share of traffic to airline websites in Canada, pushing other airlines into the distance by a considerable margin.... Read More

Forget those servers: Sabre rounded out its hospitality portfolio with the acquisition of Web-based property management system provider SoftHotel.... Read More

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Hungary-based mobile walking tour and destination planning service PocketGuide.... Read More

TUI Travel has closed its two Cheqqer user generated content websites after less than two years, although the two million reviews will remain on existing sister operator sites.... Read More

Tight at the top in France as Voyages-SNCF moves ahead of arch rival PromoVacances to take the number one position for travel agency websites.... Read More

Travelport will open the curtains on its new leisure agent accommodation and extras search and booking service next week - a brand new system called Rooms and More.... Read More

Returns to the top travel websites in Australia for Travelzoo and ExplorOz after a brief foray out the leading ten services in the country.... Read More

With HomeAway slated to go public as early as tomorrow, co-founders Brian Sharples and Carl Shepherd took to the social media airwaves to reminisce about the company's origins and to mark the respective anniversaries of HomeAway (5th) and its VRBO unit (15th).... Read More

In the highly charged world of airline direct-connect , travel agencies wonder if they would have to establish direct-connects to dozens of airlines and whether the agency workflow will get stymied.... Read More

Soon it seems nearly every travel site will offer members' only flash sales for hotels or local deals.... Read More

Hot on the heels of its recent branding overhaul, Travelshark has captured $5 million worth of funding from a Singapore private equity firm.... Read More