Startup darling Hipmunk has wooed the likes of former-Expedia execs Rich Barton, Erik Blachford and Simon Breakwell to join a team investing $4.2 million in the business.... Read More

You are a technical engineer, consultant or operations person and you happen to be riding the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Red Line in Boston or Cambridge, Mass., when a QR Code with no other identifying information appears in a print advertisement above your head.... Read More

TripAdvisor is throwing its considerable weight into the mobile travel arena even further, illustrated today with the acquisition of user-led trip planning service Everytrail.... Read More

In its latest Ask the Question video, Farelogix points to the seeming contradiction between Travelport's praise of its direct-connect with Air Canada and vehement opposition to American Airlines Direct Connect.... Read More

Earlier this week, Facebook announced the launch of Facebook Deals in Canada, the UK and Europe.... Read More

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Finland-based travel application and mobile software company Zonear.... Read More

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With more than a third of Priceline's mobile customers booking hotels within a mile of their current wanderings, the company needs its Hotel Negotiator app for Android to speedily and accurately pinpoint users' locations and hotels in the area.... Read More

Mobissimo has played the China card.... Read More

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Rumours of Gliider's demise have circulated for a while, with CEO Jordan Stolper hinting that he is focusing efforts on Storydesk - but it is rather funny how things turn out.... Read More

A string of Silicon Valley luminaries including the controversial Jason Calcanis are among a group of investors backing trip planner Wanderfly to the tune of $1 million.... Read More

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Q&A is the new search. The old search was typing in questions and hoping that technology could find the answer among the millions of pages floating on the InterTubes.... Read More

After transferring stranded passengers out of Egypt, Viking River Cruises knew it could point people to its Facebook page to gauge passenger support.... Read More