A big bright spotlight has just been pointed at, until now, a largely ignored segment of the travel industry - that of activities, tours, events and attractions.... Read More

Skyscanner has dipped into toes into the world of mobile travel search, quietly releasing the first version of its smartphone application into the Apple appstore yesterday.... Read More

Significant upgrade to fledgling trip planner Stay.com after tapping into the Google Places API so users can identify items listed in search to produce their own guidebooks.... Read More

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Looking for a travel-related investment opportunity? A new PhoCusWright study points to a sizable opportunity in the online sales of travel activities, attractions, events and tours.... Read More

Important update from the Googleplex today with news that searches will now feature more from a user's friends on social media sites and integration within the main results page.... Read More

TripAdvisor conducted its first survey of U.S. hoteliers, B&B owners and innkeepers in its database and found that 57% expect to increase their social media budgets in 2011.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in Brazil for the week ending February 12 2011.... Read More

There is no doubt that mobile apps in general have been a huge success over the past few years: last month the 10 billionth app was downloaded from the iTunes App Store.... Read More

Forget the ongoing row between TripAdvisor and Google over reviews in search results, owners of the review giant's iPad app can now check out hotels using Google Street View.... Read More

Where does the relatively new group, Open Allies for Airfare Transparency, whose members include global distribution systems and travel agencies, stand on the display bias issue now that the U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a warning letter?... Read More

Mobiata, the mobile apps development company acquired by Expedia in November 2010, is adding a new component to their suite of travel apps.... Read More

Concur has big plans for TripIt, the itinerary management service that it acquired Jan. 24.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending February 12 2011.... Read More

Southwest Airlines announced improvements to its hotel pages, adding TripAdvisor ratings and reviews, and stealthily carried out a soft launch of the Southwest Getaway Finder, a themed search for destinations, hotels and flights.... Read More