Whether it is a bargain or not may be up to the individual traveler to ascertain, but one thing is certain: You won't find JetBlue's new BluePass available in global distribution systems.... Read More

With the collapse of the idea of creating a game-changing new TravelPost, its owners have put it up for sale and are turning their attention and the hotel review site's funding over to their new iPhone app and website, Trover.... Read More

Every day new records are broken in terms of mobile usage in travel. But there is no definitive guide yet on how to turn a hotel mobile website into a successful engagement platform for mobile users.... Read More

Chinese search engine Baidu is wasting no time making the most of its $306 million investment in metasearch site Qunar, promising to soon incorporate hotel search.... Read More

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Russia-based Jizo, a new travel metasearch service with a twist on the user experience.... Read More

Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during July 2011 - all here in one easy read.... Read More

Momondo stopovers, Cleartrip monthly payments, Revinate analytics, Carsolize South Africa deal, Advertising Tryp.... Read More

HomeAway is in the process of rolling out tiered payments for listings for vacation rental owners, enabling them to pay higher fees to see their listings climb higher on the page.... Read More

Travelport and Amadeus separately announced they reached full-content agreements with Frontier Airlines and will be working on giving their travel agency customers access to the airline's optional Stretch seating.... Read More

A study commissioned for FairSearch.org concludes that Google's net impact on the U.S. economy may be "negative" because of the search engine's "dominance and market power."... Read More

Carrier GOL has secured over a third of all traffic to Brazilian airline websites, extending its lead over TAM from 3% to 8% this week.... Read More

Researchers at a US university have developed software which they claim can identify fake hotel reviews by analysing its linguistic structure.... Read More

While some think it outrageous that a marketplace can have the cheek to support competition, apartment rental site Wimdu thinks everyone including rival Airbnb can benefit.... Read More

Pre-summer holiday browsing habits starting in France, as sites enter the top ten destination and accommodation category for the first time.... Read More

Air New Zealand has run a moderately successful web video series for six months or so - featuring interviews with celebrities, hosted by the slightly odd airline mascot, Rico.... Read More