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Airfare-price tracker Yapta will have to track down some CEO candidates as co-founder and chief executive Tom Romary exited the company and was hired by Rearden Commerce.... Read More

Air Canada has lost its coveted leading position in the list of top airline websites in Canada to WestJet.... Read More

As we head into the busy travel season, travel agencies – both online and storefront – are poised once again to handle significant volumes of consumer traffic.... Read More

EasyJet plans to unveil its slick new booking application for iPhone and Android tomorrow... Read More

It was only a matter of time before travel companies realised the massive Instagram community could be useful with promotions and getting content for websites.... Read More

Southwest decides on new res system in 2012, Starwood takes Design Hotels stake, Pegasus eyes mobile design, Wego enhances search. A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More

EasyJet is now 7.5% market share behind Air France in the list of top airline websites in France, after significant losses and gains for both respectively.... Read More

3rd Planet, a service offering virtual 3D tours of destinations, goes live this weekend with its first experience A Journey to Everest.... Read More

Expedia stockholders approved the TripAdvisor spinoff and the hotel review site should be trading on Nasdaq under the stock symbol TRIP around Dec. 21.... Read More

TripIt launched a couple of Kindle Fire apps and separately now can include certain videoconferencing appointments in your travel itinerary.... Read More

Hotel distribution changes every ten years. In the 1980s it was the GDS, in the 1990s the emergence of tour operators like TUI and Thomas Cook, and in the 2000s the adoption of the web and online travel agents.... Read More

Yahoo Travel's lofty position as second most popular travel site in the US is shortlived, tumbling back to fifth position after one week.... Read More

Building on a 15-year relationship, United Airlines and Expedia Inc. signed a new multi-year agreement.... Read More

This morning, I was packing boxes. At the same time, I was thinking about getting someone to help with the processing bit. The packing, the invoicing and other general bits and bobs.... Read More

Rough Guide survival app, HolidayExtras on cloud nine, Security issues in the US, TUI promotes for top digital job ... A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More