News

American Airlines is back in Direct-Connect mode, after its programme to try and turn the airline distribution model on its head fell by the wayside as it faced bigger battles.... Read More

Today HipGeo, the trip journal app for iPhone and iPad, has added functionality that lets you record travel video and automatically geo-locate it on a map and timeline that can be shared with others.... Read More

Tnooz recently featured two somewhat academic articles about the economics of peer-to-peer travel marketplaces (Article #1, Article #2).... Read More

There has been a recent uptick in talk around increased costs associated with flying, and about the frustration consumers often face when dealing with airline ancillary fees like baggage and seat reservation fees.... Read More

Two years in the making, UK regulator The Office of Fair Trading has cited Expedia, Booking.com and InterContinental Hotels in its investigation into fixing hotel rates.... Read More

Trends from TripAdvisor's latest index shows increasing optimism over the economy from accommodation owners... Read More

Alitalia offers tours and activities, CheapTickets revamps events section, Regal distributes via RDX, Gapwork expands destination pages... What else is going on in the world of travel tech...... Read More

A Google search for "what will Apple do?" returns more than two million results. Journalists, analysts, strategists, fanboys and even the odd civilian want to know.... Read More

Following the success of partnerships with Google’s Hotel Finder and Room Key, hotel central reservation system vendor Trust International sees a proliferation of online booking channels a boon to hoteliers.... Read More

Picture search is becoming so popular that even academics are seeing how they can establish and run a travel startup - in this case, PixMeAway - to target the trend.... Read More

Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during July 2012 - all here, in one easy read.... Read More

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

Someone's been having a bit of fun. Uploaded to YouTube just yesterday and with a few thousand views already under its belt, Delta Safety Video Parody is rather good.... Read More

A survey on summer trends from hotel comparison site Trivago shows the amenities and services guests would forgo if it meant cheaper prices... Read More

Looks like everyone wants to capture a bit of the vibe surrounding the London 2012 Olympics, not least Travelport which released a video this week to plug its Smartpoint agent app.... Read More