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US and Singapore-based travel site network Swiftrank has taken the dramatic step of completely rebranding after claiming its original name confused customers and was, well, not very cool.... Read More

Wanderfly introduced a series of pages featuring recommended trips from numerous brands, ranging from Mashable to Frommer's and UrbanDaddy.... Read More

It's every travel brand's social media worst nightmare: A video goes viral putting the company in a sour light.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending June 11 2011.... Read More

Interesting report released by Amadeus today outlining its vision for how mobile will influence both passengers and airlines over the next few years.... Read More

Vacation rentals are a hot property and HomeAway took the next step in its IPO process, pricing its shares at between $24 and $27.... Read More

There has been plenty of talk recently about the concept of freely available APIs in the travel industry, with many organisations making the seismic shift to become more open.... Read More

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring France-based food tourism activity platform Spoontrip.... Read More

The Ballymascanlon House Hotel in Ireland has started legal proceedings against Google over results appearing in its autocomplete tool which suggest the property is or has been in receivership.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in New Zealand for the week ending June 11 2011:... Read More

News that TripAdvisor reviews will be added to the website of long haul tour operator First Choice sounds like just another content partnership - but the reality is somewhat different.... Read More

As social media and smartphones continue to dominate the landscape and people become more addicted to "checking in" and updating their status, the hospitality industry must continue to leverage these tools.... Read More

Who else to lead a serious aviation safety programme than the lead singer of one of the world's biggest heavy metal bands - Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden.... Read More

After appearing on a panel at the recent Mumbrella360 event in Australia, I was struck by one particular question from the audience: "Is being called ‘So Gen-Y' an insult?"... Read More

Landmark deal for Barcelona-based startup ReviewPro after securing a deal with Sabre Hospitality Solutions to provide reputation management services to hotels.... Read More