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As Lonely Planet begins the process of reopening parts of its Thorn Tree forum over the coming month, details are beginning to emerge as to the circumstances surrounding its original closure.... Read More

IBM has released an interesting report detailing the evolution of the consumer as an informed and analytical agent rather than simply a passive entity looking to be chauffeured along the zipping highways of the interwebs.... Read More

The recent paper from Cornell's Center for Hospitality Research has garnered much attention in our industry because it demonstrates for the first time, with hard numbers, the positive impact of online reviews upon hotel performance.... Read More

Russian travelers spend about 16 billion dollars a year on travelling abroad... Read More

Mcommerce, mobile wallets, Near Field Communication - buzzwords the travel industry has been throwing around with increasing enthusiasm in recent years.... Read More

Room 77 has closed $30.3 million in Series C financing with participation by Expedia, with total capital raised at $43.8 million. The US startup's metasearch tool is merely a year old.... Read More

Federal regulators closed a 20-month probe of Google’s search business without finding any antitrust violations.... Read More

Imagine for a second that someone is trying to make a hotel reservation for the same evening, but has already left the house so all they can use are mobile devices.... Read More

It's not just startups trying to capture the mood for developing natural language and semantic search in travel - Expedia is quietly working on its own platform.... Read More

Some time away from the lure of every-day technology appears to be a motivating factor for cruise trippers, with a total digital "detox" a popular choice for many in a recent survey.... Read More

Knok adds personalization to the home swap game. It also undercuts competitors on price.... Read More

Good ol' Arthur Frommer, founder of Frommers Travel Guides and one of the first industry "bloggers" who still regularly shares his views on the state of the sector.... Read More

Good ol' Arthur Frommer, founder of Frommers Travel Guides and one of the first industry "bloggers" who still regularly shares his views on the state of the sector.... Read More

Whawhee has perhaps one of the more creatively named startups, evoking a bit of Web 2.0 cuteness and that ephemeral rush of new experiences and connections promised by the new service.... Read More

Buried at the end of a promotional video for Dutch airline KLM just before Christmas was the following slogan:... Read More