News

An investigation into possible breaches of competition law around online hotel bookings in the UK has been stepped up a gear by regulators this week.... Read More

The guest satisfaction index: The next big measure of hotel performance.... Read More

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Denmark-based social flying platform Planely.... Read More

Nine months after playing around with a new flight search tool, British Airways has officially added TripSeeker to the main site this week.... Read More

Start of a large marketing push by metasearch engine Kayak this week with the debut of its first TV advertising campaign targeting the UK market.... Read More

Travel companies may be scratching their heads over a sudden drop in attention to their Facebook fan pages - a problem TravelRepublic has admitted to this week.... Read More

Every cloud has a silver lining for SITA, Vinivi verifies new site for the UK, USRentacar vouches for new iPhone app, Paris spring for Fotopedia, Utell walks like an Egyptian with Marketer hotel deal.... Read More

A new consumer app being marketed to airports aims to put passengers "in a spending mood" and turn the airport experience into something that might resemble a few hours at a giant shopping mall.... Read More

Virgin Atlantic's first Airbus A330-300 aircraft, which took its inaugural flight several days ago, features an in-flight entertainment system with two touchscreens and a "like" button of sorts to ascertain passengers' movie opinions.... Read More

TripIt says the number of applications leveraging the TripIt API nearly doubled over the last year to more than 330.... Read More

Most popular travel websites in Canada for the week ending April 2 2011.... Read More

Google Street View is a powerful tool that many people and travel companies use day to day to discover more about a location using on-street images and navigation.... Read More

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

More developments in the fascinating online tours and activities sector with ResponsibleTravel launching a new service to give locals the ability to promote experiences and sell product.... Read More

We heard this week vacation rental market leader HomeAway was charging into the Australian market through the acquisition of Realholidays.... Read More