Travelzoo-owned Fly.com will launch a dedicated German site by the end of March 2010 but bigger developments are emerging with news that car hire and hotels are on the agenda.... Read More

Southwest Airlines chairman and CEO Gary Kelly, speaking at the Raymond James airline conference in New York today, outlined an ambitious schedule for new technology projects, including satellite-based Wi-Fi, website upgrades, changes to the Rapid Rewards frequent flyer program, and a new revenue management system.... Read More

Travelocity, the Web-travel retailer, ended its offline experiment in staffing box offices and kiosks in Vegas for show-ticket and attraction sales, and agreed to sell the business to Entertainment Benefits Group for an undisclosed amount.... Read More

A study into the popularity of travel-related Twitter accounts has revealed only two profiles beginning with the titles "Visit", "Travel", "Tourism" or "Discover" have more than 10,000 followers.... Read More

Significant win for Travelport as it looks to shore up some of its major accounts ahead of an IPO in the coming weeks - extending an exclusive deal to power Chinese airline ticketing.... Read More

PR agencies that promise "viral" media campaigns watch closely - sometimes the viral effect can backfire spectacularly.... Read More

Travelport, which is moving ahead with plans for its initial public offering, is getting all its ducks in a row by approving equity awards, cash bonuses and new employment contracts for top management.... Read More

Consumer-to-travel agent lead generator Tripology is frantically looking for new funding after a new financial partner pulled out after just a few weeks with the team.... Read More

Hot on the heels of research yesterday that indicated an apparent mass reluctance to make bookings on handsets is better news for the mobile travel sector - ticketing is booming.... Read More

Having shed its money-losing Asia-Pacific businesses in the fourth quarter, Travelzoo posted net income of $1.5 million during the period from its businesses in North America and Europe on revenue of $23.8 million, a 21% year-over-year increase.... Read More

Many people are saying that the hardest issue that travel companies will have to deal with in 2010 is not recruiting employees but keeping the ones they already have.... Read More

Trip-planning website NileGuide signed a content partnership with Wine Travel Guides, enabling NileGuide users to tap into expert tips on wine tours in France, Italy and Spain.... Read More

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Leading Shanghai-based online travel agency Ctrip.com revealed it intends to pay $88 million in cash to buy 90% of the shares of Wing On Travel, a leisure travel agency headquartered in Hong Kong.... Read More

There's much more to readying an advertisement for Sunday night's Super Bowl than striking the optimum creative and branding themes: HomeAway, apparently the lone travel dot-com advertiser this year, invested some $1 million in new hardware to handle an anticipated spike in website traffic, the company says.... Read More