Eleven major hotel chains are routinely breaching British government guidelines and advertising standards rules by not including VAT in headline prices online, and more items in our roundup.... Read More

News in social media spreads fast, meaning we continuously remind our customers of the implications this can have on both customer service and crisis management for airlines.... Read More

This is a valid question given that US airline Delta this week announced it would be putting 250 Apple iPads in three new restaurants at Minneapolis-St Paul (MSP) airport hub.... Read More

In a first for the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the government body has developed an application aimed at providing travel advice to those about to embark on a gap year... Read More

Anyone remember the DynaTAC "mobile " phone from 1982? Possibly not. But then, of course, there was the Sony cassette Walkman, a lifetime (in tech terms) before the iPod?... Read More

Yabbedoo is setting itself a huge challenge - to disrupt the industry by providing its special deals platform incorporating geo-location as well an industry news and information service for travel companies looking for that competitive edge as well as travellers and locals... Read More

More than half of the adults in the United States alone already own smartphones. Look around any coffee shop to see why you want your destination’s information behind those ubiquitous mobile screens.... Read More

The last-minute hotel booking app expands to ten new destinations in the US and the UK, and more items in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion on 29 August.... Read More

One of the most dynamic and connected regions in the world - but what are the trends in travel that are shaping how the industry is evolving?... Read More

Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during August 2012 - all here, in one easy read.... Read More

United Airlines lost all ability to transact online, in person and over the phone following a reservation systems failure earlier today.... Read More

In the Good Old Days (there's probably a trademark for that in the travel industry), hotel star ratings were normally worked out in a variety of ways.... Read More

Now arriving: Departful, an independent, online travel magazine that launched today by a Canadian startup.... Read More

Social curation platform Wavii has provided some very useful data for those seeking to observe celebrities in their natural habitats: the top 10 destinations to spot celebrities, as reported by their users.... Read More

Are we seeing the floodgates beginning to open with the hotel price parity issue? Perhaps so, with news of another attempt at a class action in the US against online travel agencies and hotel chains.... Read More