People go on holiday for a variety of reasons, but research shows the kind of holiday we want is linked to our personality type.... Read More

Travelers trying to access the Spirit Airlines website are having no luck this morning as the Thanksgiving holiday travel stampede is well under way.... Read More

As the PhoCusWright Conference came to a close last week and attendees began the trek home, I had a chance to reflect on my experiences, including participating in the inaugural Class of 35.... Read More

Pricing in travel has always been based on the principle of re-creation of results. This affects airlines and other travel products such as hotels, cars and tours.... Read More

UK metasearch giant TravelSupermarket says it still has faith that there is growth in the travel sector despite revenues and visitor numbers falling again.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending November 20 2010.... Read More

Five major U.S. airlines have candidly revealed their distribution strategy about optional services -- these bag and meal fees are one of the few bargaining chips the airlines have to compel global distribution systems "to reduce their unreasonably high fees."... Read More

Social media is important but has its place. I still prefer email as a communication tool – even more than phones and text.... Read More

Expedia alumni-led Travelpost isn't saying much at all about its Big Idea, except what its logo will look like and its tagline ("experiences shared").... Read More

Kayak is engaged in a contract dispute with one of its largest customers, Orbitz Worldwide.... Read More

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based cultural travel and trip planning site Historvius.... Read More

KLM is the latest airline to find a way of embracing the FourSquare check-in service - combining it with a bit of detective work to give customers a free gift.... Read More

The roll-out of new country sites for TripAdvisor continues with the proposed launch of a dedicated service for Indonesia coming to fruition this week.... Read More

After four years of being in the revenue management business, I have come to a rather sad conclusion that many of those responsible for it lack basic skills.... Read More

Twenty years ago I used to run the largest air consolidator business in Scandinavia. We had a single aim: to have the best and the most fares you could find.... Read More