Latest News

Latest News

Stay up to date with the latest travel technology news, startup updates, and industry developments from across the global travel ecosystem.

American Airlines passengers to stream movies to mobile devices
By Dennis Schaal | May 11, 2011
Seatback monitors for in-flight entertainment are just so yesterday.... Read More
Sabre and American Airlines trade shots over system withdrawal
News / Online
Sabre and American Airlines trade shots over system withdrawal
By Dennis Schaal | May 11, 2011
The battle for the hearts and minds of Sabre and American Airlines customers entered a new phase yesterday when Chris Kroeger, Sabre's senior vice president of marketing, penned an email to customers alleging: "Recently, American Airlines (AA), through discussions and presentations with travel agencies and corporations, has indicated that it could be completely out of the Sabre global distribution system as of June 1, 2011."... Read More
French government joins legal threat against TripAdvisor
News / Online
French government joins legal threat against TripAdvisor
By Kevin May | May 11, 2011
French hoteliers involved in a long-running legal saga over alleged "unfair commercial practices" by TripAdvisor and Expedia have secured the support of the French government.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - WhereToSleep
News / Online
TLabs Showcase - WhereToSleep
By Kevin May | May 11, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based short-term vacation and apartment rental service WhereToSleep.... Read More
Expedia, Hotels.com roll out flurry of mobile features
News / Online
Expedia, Hotels.com roll out flurry of mobile features
By Dennis Schaal | May 10, 2011
Expedia Inc. was on the move today with four mobile developments: Expedia.com launched its first Android app and upgraded its mobile website, and sister company Hotels.com introduced two new mobile apps, for iPhone and Android.... Read More
MasterCard uses Yapta for airfare tracking service
News / Online
MasterCard uses Yapta for airfare tracking service
By Dennis Schaal | May 10, 2011
MasterCard Worldwide launched MasterCard PriceAssure, a program, powered by Yapta, which enables travelers to track airfare price drops and get credits.... Read More
Bed and Breakfasts Kick Gas and transcend the doily
News / Online
Bed and Breakfasts Kick Gas and transcend the doily
By Dennis Schaal | May 10, 2011
The Professional Association of Innkeepers International's B&Bs Kick Gas campaign is part of what might be considered an online rebranding campaign for the B&B industry.... Read More
Pilots union battles US Airways over safety issues
By Dennis Schaal | May 10, 2011
The US Airline Pilots Association is engaged in a pitched battle with US Airways over safety issues, including a lack of certain communications equipment on B767s flying to South America.... Read More
Priceline adds Kayak hotel booking to its list of concerns
News / Online
Priceline adds Kayak hotel booking to its list of concerns
By Dennis Schaal | May 10, 2011
Priceline has long warned that Google's and Bing's "inroads into online travel" loom as potential threats and now it has added Kayak.com hotel bookings as a concern.... Read More
TripAdvisor extends flight search to six new countries
News / Online
TripAdvisor extends flight search to six new countries
By Kevin May | May 10, 2011
TripAdvisor launches its flight metasearch system outside of the US and UK for the first time today, with Ireland, Canada, France, Italy, Germany and Spain joining in.... Read More
TLabs Showcase - GoScopia
News / Online
TLabs Showcase - GoScopia
By Dennis Schaal | May 10, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based travel services and transportation platform GoScopia.... Read More
Tnooz Nuggets - Mon 9 May 2011
By PhocusWire | May 9, 2011
In today's edition: Multicom upgrades for international clients, and Oman Air seeks Insight from SITA.... Read More
Orbitz replaces Expedia as Eurostar hotel provider
News / Online
Orbitz replaces Expedia as Eurostar hotel provider
By Dennis Schaal | May 9, 2011
European high-speed rail provider Eurostar began using Orbitz Worldwide's private label solution to offer hotels, dynamic packages, car hire and activities on the rail line's websites.... Read More
US Department of Transportation hands down $175K in fines to online travel sellers
By Dennis Schaal | May 9, 2011
The U.S. Department of Transportation handed down $175,000 in fines last week to five online travel sellers for failing to properly disclose code-share flights.... Read More
How airlines use Twitter - April 2011 [infographic]
News / Online
How airlines use Twitter - April 2011 [infographic]
By Kevin May | May 9, 2011
TAM in Brazil is the newly crowned most prolific Tweeting airline on the web but is not the most engaging, according to to data from Eezeer for April 2011.... Read More
The Phocuswright Conference 2026