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innRoad, which offers a Web-based property management system for independent hotels, picked up $5.8 million in a Series B financing round.... Read More

HomeAway is not just about vacation rentals anymore -- it is now offering airline tickets and car rentals through an affiliate agreement with Priceline.... Read More

Same-day hotel booking for mobiles, HotelTonight, appears to be validating the model further by securing $23 million in Series C funding in an investment round led by US Venture Partners.... Read More

Swiss company TrekkSoft has lofty ambitions, wanting to muscle in the growing tour and activity marketplace with its own payment gateway system for operators.... Read More

They are sporadic and you generally can't pay for them in advance -- the 10 worst ancillary fees levied by airlines, hotels and car rental companies.... Read More

Cyber attacks and data breaches are on the rise, with some reports showing that restaurants, retail, and hospitality were top targets for criminals for the fourth year in a row.... Read More

Wotif has cornered the online accommodation booking space in Australia and New Zealand, turning over $1.1 billion worth of bookings per year for over 17,000 accommodation provides in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.... Read More

Much shedding of collective tears from other startups a few months ago when travel inspiration site Joobili announced it was closing its doors after almost four years in business.... Read More

The US government handed Concur a potentially $1.4 billion contract over 15 years to power the next iteration of the federal E-Gov Travel Service.... Read More

Orbitz Worldwide announced the resignations of its CFO and the president of its partner services group, and the global hotel business team will now report directly to CEO Barney Harford.... Read More

We are frequently told by leading industry thinkers that social convergence with search is the big thing to take care of in 2012, and to a certain extent that is true – but it is just part of a larger picture.... Read More

The new ad format in Google Hotel Finder, which pits online travel agencies bidding against hotels for ads about their own properties, is called Promoted Hotels.... Read More

First the good news. Online travel is the standout trend not only in Japan but across Asia.... Read More

As many in the UK celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee extravaganza, the aptly named Monarch Airlines has taken a look back at 60 years of aviation and the travel industry.... Read More

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