From RFID and comms systems to biometrics and the TV-cum-cabin porthole, what are the best pieces of technology every cruise ship should have?... Read More

Conspiracy theorists and sleuths among us were intrigued when we observed the existence of Twitter account @TripAdvisorPro.... Read More

Hollywood is having a do-over decade. The rewrite, reboot and redo seems to be the safest bet for a production company.... Read More

So Google makes the news for two reasons: its pull-out of China (it has shut down its mainland portal and diverted searches to its uncensored Hong Kong-based site) and moving into travel metasearch.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in the Hong Kong region for the week ending March 20 2010.... Read More

Just for fun. Maybe it's been a quiet week at Kayak Towers? No major news - such as Google's hotel meta move - to react to or worry about.... Read More

TRX, the data-reporting and reservations' processing firm, says it's come up with a way to go to market with more frequent releases of its RESX corporate-booking tool.... Read More

In its bid to move its vacation-rental listings' business up a notch, TripAdvisor introduced a new mapping feature on its vacation-rental pages that depicts -- in some cases -- price ranges for a stay, as well as the top-rated area rentals, nearby restaurants, things to do, coffee shops and railroad stations.... Read More

How do you handle Twitter when you operate websites and Twitter accounts in two languages with users spread out across two or three continents and myriad cultures? Ask FlightMemory and FlugStatistik.... Read More

Lonely Planet is planning on a string of developments around its overall content strategy as it looks to carve out a dominant position across digital platforms as well as guidebooks.... Read More

TLabs focus on startups featuring IWannaGoThere from the UK... Read More

Low-cost carrier Ryanair has put a halt to suggestions it will start reaching out to customers through social media.... Read More

Digging into the Travelport numbers released last week, there are a few nuggets that should be evaluated.... Read More

China Lodging Group, parent company of the HanTing economy hotel brands, is expected to raise $90-110 million in its Nasdaq IPO this week.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending March 20 2010.... Read More