Travelers who love hostels usually say their favorite thing is the social life – meeting new friends, hanging out in the bar or lobby or garden, the potential for new experiences.... Read More

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based social travel planning service Gtrot.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending May 7 2011.... Read More

Bad news for the web and digital folk at Lonely Planet with the team taking the brunt of widespread redundancies at the same time as the entire department heads north to London.... Read More

Significant new partnership for the growing SilverRail Technologies business with an agreement with Sabre's travel management and expense system GetThere.... Read More

In today's edition: Frommers sees mobile moves, Sheraton realises $6 billion effort, Utell reminds non-payers, DirectFlights trawls for cars.... Read More

Ever wondered what else Google is up to when it's not throwing $700 million at travel technology companies? It is plotting the next wave of travel - space tourism.... Read More

Vacation rental giant HomeAway has acquired Second Porch, a service which allows homeowners and professional rental companies to promote properties through social media.... Read More

Seatback monitors for in-flight entertainment are just so yesterday.... Read More

The battle for the hearts and minds of Sabre and American Airlines customers entered a new phase yesterday when Chris Kroeger, Sabre's senior vice president of marketing, penned an email to customers alleging: "Recently, American Airlines (AA), through discussions and presentations with travel agencies and corporations, has indicated that it could be completely out of the Sabre global distribution system as of June 1, 2011."... Read More

French hoteliers involved in a long-running legal saga over alleged "unfair commercial practices" by TripAdvisor and Expedia have secured the support of the French government.... Read More

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based short-term vacation and apartment rental service WhereToSleep.... Read More

Expedia Inc. was on the move today with four mobile developments: Expedia.com launched its first Android app and upgraded its mobile website, and sister company Hotels.com introduced two new mobile apps, for iPhone and Android.... Read More

MasterCard Worldwide launched MasterCard PriceAssure, a program, powered by Yapta, which enables travelers to track airfare price drops and get credits.... Read More

The Professional Association of Innkeepers International's B&Bs Kick Gas campaign is part of what might be considered an online rebranding campaign for the B&B industry.... Read More