Menu
Home
Latest News
AI News
Jobs
Events
Phocuswright
About Us
Home
Hot Right Now
Brands
Airbnb
Booking.com
Expedia
Google
Tripadvisor
Vrbo
Trends
Artificial Intelligence
Marketing
Distribution
Payments
Sustainability
Revenue Management
Health
Security
Sectors
Airlines
Business Travel
Ground Transportation
Hotels
Metasearch
Online Travel Agencies
Private Accommodation
Tours and Activities
Editors' Picks
Watch
PhocusWire on YouTube
Phocuswright on YouTube
WebInTravel on YouTube
Listen
In Phocus podcast
Events
Webinars
Phocuswright Travel Innovation Summit London
The Phocuswright Conference
Phocuswright Europe
WebInTravel
PhocusWire Pulse
Welcome to Pulse
Green Light For Ground Transportation
A New Traveler Experience
Emerging Innovation
Startups In The Spotlight
Rentals On The Rise
Travel Marketing Tactics
Progress In Travel Payments
Decoding Travel Security
A New Age For Social Media
Loyalty For The Long Haul
Safer & Seamless
Startups
hot 25 travel startups 2026
hot 25 travel startups 2025
Hot 25 Travel Startups 2024
Hot 25 Travel Startups 2023
Hot 25 Startups 2022
Hot 25 Startups 2021
Hot 25 Startups 2020
Hot 25 Startups 2019
Startup Stage
Phocuswright Innovation
Company Culture
Diversity and Inclusion
In The Big Chair
PhocusWire Vitals
AI Insights
Opinion
Financial Earnings
From Our Partners
Northstar Family
BHN Group
Business Travel News
Incentive
Meetings & Conventions
The Beat
TravelAge West
TravelPulse
Travel Weekly
TravelTech Show
WebInTravel
News
News
/
Online
TripBirds swaps travel tips platform for social media-led hotel booking service
By Kevin May
|
August 28, 2012
Back in December 2011, TripBirds was one of many (many, many) so-called social travel sites, created so users can get tips from their friends using the social graph....
Read More
News
/
Online
WebJet error offers seven-day Bali trip for less than price of a coke
By Nick Vivion
|
August 27, 2012
A dream vacation at a resort hotel in Bali is most certainly on many a bucket list. But how about living the dream for just AUS $0.08 a night?...
Read More
News
/
Online
KL-Lombok: AirAsia picks latest route from Twitter
By Nick Vivion
|
August 27, 2012
After receiving an avalanche of tweets to both @AirAsia and @tonyfernandes (AirAsia's co-founder), the airline has announced that Lombok, Indonesia will be their next Indonesian destination....
Read More
News
/
Online
Mobile travel apps: enjoy the opportunities but beware of the legal risks
By Viewpoints
|
August 27, 2012
Mobile apps are pervasive and, in many cases, mobile is becoming the preferred interface to access software applications, especially in the travel sector where the fit is natural between provider and the traveler on-the-go....
Read More
News
/
Online
Hotel door tech provider moves to crack down on lock hacker
By Kevin May
|
August 27, 2012
An electronic hotel lock provider has issued a series of fixes to its technology after a cheeky developer used a major conference to demonstrate a hack to open doors....
Read More
News
/
Online
Grafetee, an app for remembering locations, takes on Foursquare
By Sean O'Neil
|
August 26, 2012
In June Rakettitiede, a startup in Helsinki, released Grafetee, an app for discovering and remembering locations. It's like Foursquare, but with a twist....
Read More
News
/
Online
Best of Tnooz last week - Ecosystems, How to be nice, Fixing prices, Juicy tales, Bogus prodding
By PhocusWire
|
August 26, 2012
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?...
Read More
News
/
Online
Zozi and the first Jetpack wedding ceremony in the world [VIDEO]
By Kevin May
|
August 24, 2012
Tour and activity platform Zozi will be rubbing its hands with glee at the exposure after a couple used one of its products to take the opportunity to tie the knot....
Read More
News
/
Online
W Hotels and Intel announce co-branded screenplay writing competition, actual writers cringe
By Nick Vivion
|
August 24, 2012
W Hotels and Intel have announced the latest round in their promotion of the new Ultrabook line of computers: the Four Stories short film competition....
Read More
News
/
Online
Woof! New app provides quick access to pet-friendly hotels across US
By Nick Vivion
|
August 24, 2012
Traveling pet lovers will have one less reason to leave their pets at home: PaWuv is the latest app to facilitate discovery of pet-friendly hotels across the United States....
Read More
News
/
Online
WhenCorp helps businesses list their event calendars everywhere online
By Nick Vivion
|
August 24, 2012
Event calendars are an essential tool for any destination or venue, as they provide a centralized source for a location's goings-on....
Read More
News
/
Online
Eleven important steps when picking travel agent and tour operator software
By Viewpoints
|
August 24, 2012
There are more than 100 travel solutions on the market. Literally! It is not easy to find the one that best suits your needs. It is a process that requires time and dedication....
Read More
News
/
Online
No, wait! The postcard is alive and kicking after all (but video calls more popular)
By Kevin May
|
August 24, 2012
Maybe the humble postcard has been given a bit of a hard time of late as travellers shun the snail mail for the instant gratification of email and, increasingly, mobile services instead....
Read More
News
/
Online
The Scan: Qatar Airways hands its crews iPads, a contest for under-18 Euro-coders, and more
By Sean O'Neil
|
August 24, 2012
Another airline hands iPads to flight crews, hotel rates in North America are growing, and more items in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion on 24 August....
Read More
News
/
Online
Startup entrepreneurship - the rose-tinted spectacles version? [VIDEO]
By Kevin May
|
August 23, 2012
Coming up with the idea for a company can be easy, but starting and running it is far from the glamorous life which the Siliconites might have everyone believe....
Read More
More
Most Popular
Latest Stories
Most Popular
News
/
Technology
Travel brands continue to chase AI visibility as the landscape shifts
Opinion
/
Distribution
Airbnb is making us rethink what a 'direct booking' really means
News
/
Distribution
Google removes vacation rentals unit from search results in the EEA
News
/
Technology
Amadeus is working with Anthropic to help developers access content
News
/
Online
Flagship launches with 3 tours and activities brands, further acquisitions planned
Latest Stories
News
/
Technology
Expedia CEO on AI's growing role in travel planning and booking
News
/
Technology
Meta launches AI agent with travel booking capabilities
News
/
Online
Booking loses Etraveli acquisition appeal
News
/
Technology
Ryanair's CMO Dara Brady provides frank take on AI in marketing
News
/
Distribution
Airlines’ ancillary revenue grows twice as fast as overall revenue
Subscribe Now!
Submit
I accept the
Terms and Conditions
and
Privacy Policy
.
Subscribe Now!
Submit
I accept the
Terms and Conditions
and
Privacy Policy
.
Copyright © 2026 by Northstar Travel Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. Phocuswright 301 Route 17 N., Suite 1150, Rutherford, NJ 07070 USA | Telephone: +1 860 350-4084
Phocuswright
•
The Phocuswright Conference
•
Phocuswright Europe
•
Global Startup Pitch
•
Web In Travel
•
Retail Travel