The collaborative consumption space continues to grow, as startups drop the business model into new markets. GetMyBoat offers a boat-sharing service, where boat owners can list their respective watercraft for rental by those without.... Read More

In a claimed first for airports, Heathrow is adding a smart boarding cards system that is designed to help reduce airlines' last minute searches for passengers and their bags.... Read More

It is often easy to forget - whether we work in the business OR as consumers of travel - that the well-oiled engine room of the industry is a remarkable phenomenon.... Read More

Battery Ventures has bought out Frankfurt-based IHS.... Read More

Marriott Hotels has been on the warpath lately, working tirelessly to refresh and reinvent their brand. Now the company has released an additional touch point in the travel lifecycle.... Read More

On an average, 30% of travel industry website traffic is traced to web scraping bots, reports a study by Distil Networks.... Read More

Distribution is crucial to the success of any hotel. I am even tempted to think that distribution is more important than anything else in such businesses.... Read More

Nobody's perfect... We all make mistakes. Whether in our design and development work or just in life in general, we all do it.... Read More

Online reviews obviously have an impact not only on products such as hotels but also on a country's wider reputation amongst travellers.... Read More

TripAdvisor's strong position at the top of the leading travel websites in New Zealand has weakened slightly after losing some of its lead to second placed Booking.com.... Read More

A lot of people are excited about mobile travel and in particular mobile payments. They say, "Its the panacea to everything," or "mobile first, it's the only the way to go!"... Read More

Until recently, travel companies in the ‘sharing economy’ have fallen below the radar when it comes to government regulation. But this is all now changing.... Read More

The Barcelona-born company claims to be the world’s first collaborative travel marketplace for groups.... Read More

Don't neglect your own website, it is where hoteliers have the greatest control over image, rates, margins and several other essential factors... Read More

Ever dream of creating, owning and managing a beach resort? Now you can enjoy it, virtual-reality style, with EA's The Sims 3 Island Paradise.... Read More