In its bid to move its vacation-rental listings’ business up a notch, TripAdvisor introduced a new mapping feature on its vacation-rental pages that depicts — in some cases — price ranges for a stay, as well as the top-rated area rentals, nearby restaurants, things to do, coffee shops and railroad stations.
Not to be outdone by Google hotel maps, TripAdvisor debuts maps with vacation-rental pricing
Lonely Planet CEO – more integration, premium content works, mobile push
Lonely Planet is planning on a string of developments around its overall content strategy as it looks to carve out a dominant position across digital platforms as well as guidebooks.
With InterContinental onboard, Google launches remarketing and ad-targeting from YouTube
Google was slated today to unveil the global launch of a targeted-advertising program — which it calls “remarketing” — and InterContinental Hotels Group and Hilton’s DoubleTree brand are among the early adopters in travel.
A tale from the Middle East – starring airlines, agents and a GDS
Digging into the Travelport numbers released last week, there are a few nuggets that should be evaluated.
China Lodging Group IPO shines light on Ctrip supplier strategy

China Lodging Group, parent company of the HanTing economy hotel brands, is expected to raise $90-110 million in its Nasdaq IPO this week.











