Technology is having an increasing amount of influence on tourism in South Africa and the wider region, as last week's giant INDABA tourism extravaganza demonstrated.... Read More

Using social media to build customer satisfaction requires much more than just setting up a profile on the latest social network - it requires a high level of so-called social responsiveness.... Read More

Travesse to invest £1.3M in recently acquired Starfish system, Ryanair website opens ahead of time, SiteMinder wins MakeMyTrip deal, Triometric secures hotel deal... What else is happening in travel tech around the world.... Read More

While some hotel chains focus on Facebook and other social media channels for promotions, W Hotels is taking a different approach by making use of its entertainment offering.... Read More

I’ve noticed recently that when running Asia-related events in places such as Australia (where I’ve just been) and in Europe (where I was in March), there’s a strong interest among youths in the sessions.... Read More

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CruiseWise, which was the first participant in a Chilean-government program for early-stage startups, released a downloadable cruise travel guide for trip-planning and in-destination purposes.... Read More

If you are Airbnb, Expedia, TripAdvisor and Groupon -- big names in travel tech -- you are going to have to take your lumps sometimes because your brand is exposed in a major way and consumers and blogger/journalists love to take their shots at the big guys or girls.... Read More

Take a line-up of Expedia bigwigs and interrogate them how they'd like their holiday planning and trip experience to be down the road and you get a range of different answers.... Read More

Hotel Urbano has swiped top spot from Booking.com in the list of leading destination and accommodation websites in Brazil.... Read More

Remember Schemer, Google's service to find out things to do in a destination based on tips from friends within a user's network of contacts and professional reviewers?... Read More

Expedia is focusing its efforts on its beach holiday pages for websites across the EMEA region to help consumers narrow their decision making process... Read More

Complete overhaul for Cost2Drive, Conferma deals with US Bank, Killer iPad app for Orient Express, Weather triggers web bookings ... What else is happening in travel tech around the world.... Read More

Just days after his departure as managing director and co-founder of Sunshine.co.uk, Chris Brown has re-emerged as the new owner of review forum Holiday Truth.... Read More

Happy families in Australia with low cost carrier Jetstar taking over the top slot from Qantas in the list of leading airline websites in Australia.... Read More