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.

Mixed messages over hotel prices during European ash cloud crisis
News / Online
Mixed messages over hotel prices during European ash cloud crisis
By Kevin May | April 27, 2010
Much of the talk during and after the ash drama in Europe in mid-April centred on the cost to the airlines - IATA last estimated $1.7 billion - but what about hotels?... Read More
TripAdvisor walks TripWow down the red carpet and goes Hollywood in 28 seconds
News / Online
TripAdvisor walks TripWow down the red carpet and goes Hollywood in 28 seconds
By Dennis Schaal | April 26, 2010
TripAdvisor turned to sister company TravelPod to debut a vacation-slideshow builder for consumers, and TV and movie-industry folks were recruited to fine-tune the user experience.... Read More
Hertz, Dollar Thrifty gearing up for tech integration in $1.2b merger
News / Online
Hertz, Dollar Thrifty gearing up for tech integration in $1.2b merger
By Dennis Schaal | April 26, 2010
With Hertz announcing today that it intends to acquire Dollar Thrifty in a $1.2 billion cash-stock deal, the two companies will face some tech-integration pain.... Read More
Taking the StumbleUpon idea and putting it in travel
News / Online
Taking the StumbleUpon idea and putting it in travel
By Kevin May | April 26, 2010
FunTouristAttractions might appear to be (yet) another content-heavy travel website - but the new site has included a rather unique feature inspired by bookmarking site StumbleUpon.... Read More
Stats - Big travel brands do not dominate natural search in Google
News / Online
Stats - Big travel brands do not dominate natural search in Google
By Kevin May | April 26, 2010
Some interesting figures from UK digital agency Greenlight Search which shows that size and brand does not matter when it comes to exposure in natural search results.... Read More
Seven of the best travel viral videos of all time
By Kevin May | April 26, 2010
With plenty of talk in travel about viral marketing, here is a run-down of some of the best travel-related videos of the past few years.... Read More
Communication tips for the Modern Road Warrior [not helped by daft software]
News / Online
Communication tips for the Modern Road Warrior [not helped by daft software]
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | April 26, 2010
Many people who read Tnooz are technically proficient, but all know from deep experience that coders get lazy or have bad habits when it comes to certain issues.... Read More
The Week in Travel Tech - Do we still LIKE Google and Apple?
News / Online
The Week in Travel Tech - Do we still LIKE Google and Apple?
By PhocusWire | April 24, 2010
What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday April 18 to Saturday 24 April 2010.... Read More
British Airways blames computer system for complex ash ticket re-issuing
By Kevin May | April 24, 2010
Just when flights were getting back to normal following the European volcanic ash drama, British Airways has been forced to defend complicated methods used to get passengers home.... Read More
Spirit Airlines now resolves the reclining-seat tussle
News / Online
Spirit Airlines now resolves the reclining-seat tussle
By Dennis Schaal | April 23, 2010
Spirit Airlines, which only weeks ago resolved the carry-on bag crisis, has moved on to new frontiers and now has negotiated an end to the onboard reclining seats wars.... Read More
Former Virgin Blue exec brings online travel agency Webjet to US
News / Online
Former Virgin Blue exec brings online travel agency Webjet to US
By Dennis Schaal | April 23, 2010
A former Virgin Blue executive has teamed with Australia online travel agency Webjet to bring the brand to the U.S. market.... Read More
Google puts user reviews and ratings into AdWords
News / Online
Google puts user reviews and ratings into AdWords
By Kevin May | April 23, 2010
Google users will soon see consumer reviews and product ratings placed inside Google AdWords as yet another slice of the search engine's "experimentation" is revealed.... Read More
Is Google-ITA really a great fit?
News / Online
Is Google-ITA really a great fit?
By Dennis Schaal | April 23, 2010
Is ITA Software's airline-hosting business a deal-breaker or a deal-maker with Google?... Read More
TLabs Showcase - BookingBug
News / Online
TLabs Showcase - BookingBug
By Kevin May | April 23, 2010
TLabs focus on startups featuring UK and US-based BookingBug.... Read More
Lonely Planet realises FREE is quite a good idea, claims three million downloads in a week
News / Online
Lonely Planet realises FREE is quite a good idea, claims three million downloads in a week
By Kevin May | April 23, 2010
Guidebook giant Lonely Planet may be seeing the error of its ways in the most dramatic way possible after scrapping the price for some of its iPhone city guides this week.... Read More
More 
The Phocuswright Conference 2026
Phocuswright Research
Phocuswright Events
Northstar Travel Group
Other Northstar Travel Group Products
Events by WIT
About Us
Advertise
Privacy
Contact Us
Do Not Sell or Share My Data
Copyright © 2026 by Northstar Travel Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. Phocuswright 301 Route 17 N., Suite 1150, Rutherford, NJ 07070 USA | Telephone: +1 860 350-4084
Phocuswright • The Phocuswright Conference • Phocuswright Europe • Global Startup Pitch • Web In Travel • Retail Travel
Register Now