US Department of Transportation to airlines — be careful what you tweet.The DOT reached a $50,000 settlement with Spirit Airlines over tweets and billboard advertising which didn’t adequately disclose the taxes and fees associated with the airline’s $9 one-way fares.
Delta Air Lines introduced bag-tracking on Delta.com in April and now has introduced the service on its Fly Delta Android and iPhone apps.
A federal judge in Texas terminated Orbitz Worldwide as a defendant in an antitrust lawsuit brought by American Airlines and dismissed several claims against Travelport and Sabre, as well.
As Expedia shareholders get set to vote Dec. 6 on the TripAdvisor spinoff, Expedia is telling potential investors that travelers overwhelmingly find TripAdvisor’s user reviews to be reliable.
Almost a year after partnering with eLong, HotelsCombined expanded its reach in China and other parts of Asia by integrating hotel rates from Ctrip, as well.
Expedia has acquired a further 8% in China-based online travel agency eLong for US$72.4 million
In the U.S., if you are getting ready for or are already embroiled in the Thanksgiving travel crush, or if you are abroad and just find yourself elbow-to-elbow with similarly harried travelers in an airport, take a moment to consider a utopian vision of the travel experience in a not-too-distant future.
Travelocity Global CEO Carl Sparks says Travelocity and Lastminute.com aren’t getting their “fair share” and he’s retooling the company’s technology to turn things around.
Decolar is now just 0.25% market share ahead of rival Hotel Urbano, as the gap narrows considerably in the list of top travel websites in Brazil.
HotelTonight, the same-day, mobile hotel-booking service, picked up $9 million in a Series B funding round led by Battery Ventures.
As the always-connected traveller turns to mobile and other devices to search and book products, travel brands must finally grasp the importance of providing a seamless multi-channel customer experience.
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