Expedia has apologised after an email promo featuring a picture of Christchurch cathedral in New Zealand was sent just hours after the city was struck by a fatal earthquake.
Part One – Tripbod in the Valley video diary
February 22, 2011 By 9 Comments
UK-based travel planning and guide service Tripbod is heading to San Francisco for a week of meetings and plenty more with other startups and luminaries from the area.
Harvard students start social network and seek to expand to other campuses — sound familiar?
February 22, 2011 By 2 Comments
Gtrot, a social travel planning service started by a couple of Harvard College students, just received $560,000 in funding, according to a financial filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Expedia company gives HomeAway an Android app assist
February 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
HomeAway introduced its free vacation rental search Android app, which was developed by Mobiata, the company Expedia acquired in November.
Will Travelocity be the social media winner in its beach or ski Facebook contest?
February 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Travelocity will randomly hand out a vacation for two to Maui or Vail, Colo., after completing its just-launched beach or ski Facebook vote, but the online travel agency, too, will assuredly come up a winner.
Hipmunk tries to take agony out of mobile flight search
February 22, 2011 By 3 Comments
Given that the Hipmunk experience is based on a highly visual and, well, wide format it was always going to be interesting to see how it would migrate to a mobile app.
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Top travel websites in the US – February 19 2011
February 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending February 19 2011.
Multiple technology standards in travel – an oxymoron to overcome
February 22, 2011 By 7 Comments
An industry with multiple standards bodies using the same type of technology addressing the same business functions could be seen as an indication of an industry in some disarray.
Five questions over in-house or outsourcing of hotel web marketing
February 22, 2011 By 4 Comments
One of the top discussions among hotel marketers today is about cutting costs and growing revenues in this tough market.
What are the expectations of hostel users in a digital world?
February 22, 2011 By 4 Comments
Interesting – and perhaps some surprising – results from a survey produced to understand more about consumers who buy budget and hostel accommodation.
