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Airlines raked in ancillary revenues of at least $22.6 billion in 2011, says the latest joint study by Amadeus, a global distribution system, and IdeaWorks, a research firm. US airlines led the world by generating about 11 percent of their income from ancillary revenue.... Read More

Wild app from WildJunket, Hostelbookers unveils mobile website, Atlas Travel signs e-Travel Technologies deal, Lodging Interactive and Masterminds, Click Travel hires... What else is going on in the world of travel tech...... Read More

Peer-to-peer marketplaces have swept in to destination tours and apartment rentals, but FlightFox also reckons consumers could help one another secure flights.... Read More

Further validation of a growing sector in the industry with Revinate capturing a healthy funding round in the form of $14.5 million from Benchmark Capital and Formation 8.... Read More

It looks like the hotel industry's trusty steed, rate parity, is lumbering towards the knackers yard, trash heap, call it what you like...... Read More

A report in yesterday's US press will have sent shivers down the spine of many a hotel manager and security specialist at properties across the globe... Read More

Two-year old FoundersCard is a vamped-up rewards card for entrepreneurs. Many of its juiciest perks are travel related, such as 10 percent discounts off elite status on Lufthansa and Virgin Atlantic flights.... Read More

There’s little new in hotel distribution, but that’s not to say that there’s little interesting going on elsewhere in the industry when it comes to technology.... Read More

Over the last few months I have been very disappointed by hearing several hotel Internet marketing companies dismissing mobile applications as part of a hotel’s mobile marketing strategy.... Read More

Following yesterday's round-up of hotel availability and discounts for London 2012, here's a snapshot of what has happened to the hotel sector in the Capital in the seven years since winning the bid... Read More

Butlins unleashes augmented reality app, TripEdge provides cross device web app, YourTour white-label for US destinatnions, Couchsurfing boss keynote slot... What else is going on in the world of travel tech...... Read More

Image-led search certainly appears to be all the rage in travel - especially when combined with social elements such as sharing, recommendations and lists.... Read More

Oh, how the industry watched and learned as United Airlines fell victim to customer power back in 2009 over the infamous United Breaks Guitars fiasco.... Read More

For all the rush to provide on-board wifi services on aircraft and within airports, it appears a vast majority of consumers are not particularly happy with the service they get.... Read More

Hipmunk, which has essentially been a free metasearch service, is debuting its first paid product, namely, Hipmunk Business Class, a service aimed at small companies that manage their own bookings instead of hire a travel agent.... Read More