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Science fiction-like, 3D virtual assistants have been kicking around for a while, but now they are being designed so that they interact to some degree with people.... Read More

Airbnb, the most talked about travel startup of 2012, is taking a close look at adding local activities to run alongside the home booking service.... Read More

IATA's proposals for an airline ancillary platform has hit its first hurdle as travel agents' associations in Europe file concerns with the European Commission.... Read More

Are hotel businesses spending too much time concentrating on their digital channels at the expense of others?... Read More

After closing the gap in recent months, Expedia has finally overtaken Thomson to become the most popular travel agency website in the UK.... Read More

What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More

So what's a traveler to do when selecting the lesser of evils when it comes to holiday travel? Turn to Routehappy's guide to the most spacious economy airline seats available.... Read More

Gilt Groupe has officially ended their months-long search for a new CEO, ending up choosing one of their own for the position: board member Michelle Peluso.... Read More

The gap between the two major airline rivals in Canada has extended further with Air Canada seeing market leader WestJet now at over 4% market share in web traffic.... Read More

Users of a German OTA can fly from hotel to hotel, comparing properties, using an overhead tour of destinations based on aerial videos shot by helicopter.... Read More

Earlier this year a UK tourism board turned the idea of the traditional city centre bureau on its head - turning its Manchester facility into something closer to an Apple Store.... Read More

JustBook is a same-day hotel booking mobile application based in Germany... Read More

This is exactly what happened this week with Indian online travel agency Cleartrip - turning the tables on its retained agency by slamming it in a blog post just after terminating the partnership.... Read More

WAYN, British Airways, Carlson Wagonlit (CWT), JetBlue, CheapOair, Rotana, Scoot, Minube, Magnuson Hotels, MarryAbroad, RateTiger, and Mahindra, all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 7 December.... Read More

The sizzle in Paris has continued for a few more days this week. And despite the sense that travel is perhaps not as enticing as it was a few years back, some startups still want to give it a go.... Read More