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NusaTrip wants to be the preferred OTA for the Indonesian market

By Karthick Prabu | July 24, 2013

Indonesian online travel market is very interesting. The market is fragmented, maturing, and works slightly different compared to other markets.... Read More

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Australian government launches plug and play online booking widget

By Karthick Prabu | July 24, 2013

Australian Government and Australia Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW) have launched a booking widget that tour operates can embed in their websites.... Read More

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TripAdvisor reveals early impact of hotel metasearch

By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2013

The transition away from pop-up ads toward hotel metasearch has been going smoothly so far, says CEO Steve Kaufer.... Read More

Statistics on the US TV fight among TripAdvisor, Expedia, and Priceline

By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2013

TripAdvisor is set to overtake Expedia Inc and Priceline.com Inc to become the leader in TV ad spending in the US this autumn.... Read More

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Gogo lays out which airports see greatest uptake of in-flight WiFi [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Nick Vivion | July 24, 2013

In-flight WiFi provider Gogo has aggregated usage of WiFi on enabled flights into an infographic that shows which departure airports have the most and least WiFi users.... Read More

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Taking it back to basics with hotel big data

By Viewpoints | July 24, 2013

Eric Schmidt, Google’s executive chairman, estimates humans now create in two days the same amount of data that it took from the dawn of civilization to 2003 to create... Read More

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GetGoing adds hotel booking, via Expedia, plus UX tweaks

By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2013

CEO Alek Vernitsky talks about what's new at his startup, which seems -- anecdotally, at least -- to be taking off at a faster trajectory than its peers launched in the past year.... Read More

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GDSs are still strong in the US hotel market

By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2013

Let's pause to remember that, despite the doomsaying talk, GDSs are as strong as ever when it comes to hotel sales in the US.... Read More

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Digital travel trends and some common sense take aways

By Linda Fox | July 24, 2013

Digital design agency Huge has drawn together some of the current trends in online travel in its What Matters Now report.... Read More

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STARTUPS - Product news, launches and more - July 2013

By PhocusWire | July 23, 2013

Clear has signed a deal with Houston's airports for their expedited screening service.... Read More

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SilverRail to sell Deutsche Bahn rail globally

By Sean O'Neil | July 23, 2013

In a coup for the company, SilverRail will distribute Deutsche Bahn tickets for national and international itineraries, initially through GetThere, Sabre's T&E tool.... Read More

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Yapta receives $4.2 million in funding

By Sean O'Neil | July 23, 2013

In a filing today, Yapta, a US travel product price-tracking start-up, revealed that it had received $4.2 million in funding.... Read More

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Travel management companies are increasingly working with corporate travel managers, study finds

By Nick Vivion | July 23, 2013

The GBTA and Expedia's Egencia explore just how travel management companies are partnering with corporate travel managers to provide specialized services for global travel programs.... Read More

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Travelport touts customisable flight search tech

By Linda Fox | July 23, 2013

Travelport has unveiled a service enabling travel retailers to present the most relevant flight options to customers by setting parameters within an application.... Read More

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Will last minute hotel booking players really disappear in three years?

By Karthick Prabu | July 23, 2013

Last minute hotel deals via mobile devices have, to some extent, become a new distribution channels for hotels - with numerous startups created to capitalise.... Read More

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