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European hotel prices - April to June 2012

By PhocusWire | April 19, 2012

Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Europe.... Read More

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Boomers taking over from Gen-Y in smartphone stakes

By Linda Fox | April 19, 2012

Babyboomers are overtaking the more youthful Gen Y equivalents in smartphone ownership according to a report from BDRC Continental into British hotel guest habits... Read More

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What Else? KLM social again, In-flight wifi, ResponsibleTravel, Frommers, Manchester

By PhocusWire | April 19, 2012

KLM socialises again, Wifi on 9,000 aircraft in nine years, ResponsibleTravel and Tourism Tasmania, Frommers day-by-day, Manchester Airport. What else is happening in travel tech around the world...... Read More

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What Else? KLM social again, In-flight wifi, ResponsibleTravel, Frommers, Manchester

By PhocusWire | April 19, 2012

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Google and Dr Evil? Surely no connection [IMAGE]

By Linda Fox | April 19, 2012

A little humour can go a long way at travel technology conference so cue all round mirth when this image came up.... Read More

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HotelsCombined insists it will not screen scrape for its new Ryanair deal

By Kevin May | April 19, 2012

Not the best of starts for Ryanair and new accommodation white label provider HotelsCombined, with the metasearch site moving quickly to clarify comments by Michael O'Leary.... Read More

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DealAngel wants to eradicate deal fatigue for travellers searching for hotels

By Kevin May | April 18, 2012

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based DealAngel, a new hotel search engine which pricing data to rank properties by value rather than price.... Read More

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Cruise agency talking natural language search with Evature

By Dennis Schaal | April 18, 2012

If you find yourself muttering to your computer at times, you can now put that idle chatter to good use and search for sailings on iCruise.com through spoken-language search.... Read More

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Nintendo brings art to life at the Louvre

By Linda Fox | April 18, 2012

The Louvre, the world famous Paris based gallery, has taken a leap into the 21st century with the launch of Nintendo 3DS audio guides.... Read More

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The future of search marketing for the travel industry

By Viewpoints | April 18, 2012

Anyone who runs an online travel business will already be well aware of the frenetic pace of change in the world of search marketing.... Read More

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What Else? Tours4Fun and companionship, Jetsetter hire, ARC takes stock, Pegasus smarts

By PhocusWire | April 18, 2012

Tours4Fun sets sights on iPhone, Jetsetter gets first CMO, ARC ups Bloomberg ties and Pegasus gets smart about revenue.... Read More

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Air New Zealand claims airline first on social share rewards

By Linda Fox | April 17, 2012

Air New Zealand is the latest travel company to try its luck with a share and earn scheme... Read More

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Do flash sales level playing field for independent hotels?

By Dennis Schaal | April 17, 2012

Which sectors of the hospitality industry are dabbling the most in travel flash sales? Independent hotels and then alternative property types such as inns and B&Bs -- that's who.... Read More

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PlaceKnow eyes rise of Pinterest and image-led search to create destination photo platform

By Kevin May | April 17, 2012

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Poland-based PlaceKnow, a new platform which uses images and community to promote destinations.... Read More

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TSA tests scanning boarding passes and photo IDs

By Dennis Schaal | April 17, 2012

The US Transportation Security Administration is supplementing its use of naked scanners with boarding pass and photo ID scanning technology.... Read More

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