WestJet, the Canadian low cost carrier, signed a multiyear full content agreement with Travelport GDS, and Travelport says "in the future" the airline will distribute its prereserved seats through the Apollo and Worldspan systems.... Read More

Travel metasearch engine TravelFusion has relaunched its main B2C website with a number of new features and ahead of a series of other product improvements.... Read More

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NileGuide, the trip-planning company, released its second mobile app, What's Next, an iPhone app that features information on more than 200 destinations from 30-plus content sources.... Read More

TLabs focus on startups featuring Virginia-based C2G, the company behind Cost2Drive.com.... Read More

TripAdvisor, considered by many one of the busiest sites to read on a desktop let alone a mobile device, has launched a version for smartphones.... Read More

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Yesterday was day #1 in the new Seattle offices of NewTravelco, the travel startup by four Expedia alum. Also Monday, the company announced it has received $9.8 million in funding.... Read More

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Google launched an experiment through its mapping division last night to place search and price functionality against hotel listings on Google Maps - implications of which could be far-ranging.... Read More

NewTravelco, the travel startup recently unveiled by a quartet of Expedia alums, has raised $9.8 million in equity financing from 25 investors, according to the company's maiden SEC filing.... Read More

Egencia, Expedia Inc.'s corporate travel unit, expanded into Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria and Malaysia as it tries to erase the distinction between ITMCs (Internet Travel Management Companies) and traditional TMCs by going after large global corporate accounts.... Read More