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Hotel auction site Off & Away got into the private sales arena and if you use a Facebook widget to "like" the property when previewing a private sale, you get 24 hours' early access.... Read More

Can Google and and its hometown airline, Virgin America, get even cozier?... Read More

So, away from the proclamations and wider tech industry discussions, what hard facts can the travel industry discover when it comes to understanding and adopting cloud computing?... Read More

Technology supplier Anite might be seeing strong results as a group, where it operates in multiple industries, but its travel division is suffering.... Read More

The Expedia-Groupon announcement has added more fuel to the already hot topic of flash sales and deal sites.... Read More

Interesting use of social media in hotels with the Radisson Edwardian chain offering guests the chance to keep their rooms for longer if they check-in on location services.... Read More

Global mobile airport guide and information platform GateGuru captured its first tranche of external funding today, securing $800,000 from a string of angel investors.... Read More

The Vacation Rental Managers Association says it broke off talks with Pegasus Solutions over the development of a vacation rental switch to bring professionally managed vacation rental properties online.... Read More

Major online travel agencies really showed 'em in the "show-me state" of Missouri, where the state's highest court handed them a win on the hotel tax issue.... Read More

Everything in your palm. A dream-come-true, especially for those who live on the road. Hauling a carry-on and a laptop bag from one city to the next, in pursuit of the next golden opportunity makes it tough to carry much more.... Read More

A few hours after HomeAway priced its IPO and became a public company, there's more activity today in the vacation-rental and rent-a-room market: iStopOver acquired Vacapedia.... Read More

Air Canada and WestJet have secured over half the total share of traffic to airline websites in Canada, pushing other airlines into the distance by a considerable margin.... Read More

Forget those servers: Sabre rounded out its hospitality portfolio with the acquisition of Web-based property management system provider SoftHotel.... Read More

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Hungary-based mobile walking tour and destination planning service PocketGuide.... Read More

TUI Travel has closed its two Cheqqer user generated content websites after less than two years, although the two million reviews will remain on existing sister operator sites.... Read More