Cruise retailer Online Vacation Center Holdings provided notice to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it intends to deregister its common stock.... Read More

In chiming in about the pending Google-ITA Software deal, the American Antitrust Institute warns that Google has become a "one-of-a-kind firm" and that government-mandated limits on Google's algorithms would likely "be ineffective" and raise free speech issues.... Read More

Fighting talk from Qantas CEO Alan Joyce who has attacked Twitter in the wake of the A380 incident in November 2010 when an engine exploded shortly after take-off.... Read More

OK, Farelogix takes us to the movies again, this time questioning the alleged scare tactics of "GDS and sponsored coalitions and lobbyists."... Read More

A big bright spotlight has just been pointed at, until now, a largely ignored segment of the travel industry - that of activities, tours, events and attractions.... Read More

Skyscanner has dipped into toes into the world of mobile travel search, quietly releasing the first version of its smartphone application into the Apple appstore yesterday.... Read More

Significant upgrade to fledgling trip planner Stay.com after tapping into the Google Places API so users can identify items listed in search to produce their own guidebooks.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in India for the week ending February 12 2011.... Read More

Looking for a travel-related investment opportunity? A new PhoCusWright study points to a sizable opportunity in the online sales of travel activities, attractions, events and tours.... Read More

Important update from the Googleplex today with news that searches will now feature more from a user's friends on social media sites and integration within the main results page.... Read More

TripAdvisor conducted its first survey of U.S. hoteliers, B&B owners and innkeepers in its database and found that 57% expect to increase their social media budgets in 2011.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in Brazil for the week ending February 12 2011.... Read More

There is no doubt that mobile apps in general have been a huge success over the past few years: last month the 10 billionth app was downloaded from the iTunes App Store.... Read More

Forget the ongoing row between TripAdvisor and Google over reviews in search results, owners of the review giant's iPad app can now check out hotels using Google Street View.... Read More

Where does the relatively new group, Open Allies for Airfare Transparency, whose members include global distribution systems and travel agencies, stand on the display bias issue now that the U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a warning letter?... Read More