Amtrak goes the Hipmunk route with claims of exclusive deal

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Now it’s trains versus planes on Hipmunk.

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Eurostar mobile app: the hot and the not so hot

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Following the moves of many other travel players, Eurostar has released mobile apps for Android and Apple devices.

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GDS squabbles, how they relate to rail and evolution of the model

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Since the beginning of time in the travel industry, there has been a need for content aggregators of some description.

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TripAdvisor adds rail into flight metasearch channel

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Interesting ramping up of metasearch services from TripAdvisor today with the addition of European rail services to its existing flight metasearch engine.

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Concur integrates TripIt, Carlson Wagonlit expands mobile with Rearden

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In separate announcements, Concur and Carlson Wagonlit Travel detailed enhancements to their mobile offerings.

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GetThere pushes train services with SilverRail partnership

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Significant new partnership for the growing SilverRail Technologies business with an agreement with Sabre’s travel management and expense system GetThere.

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Isango and Easytobook unite with tours and activities deal

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Tapping into the growing buzz around search and booking of tours and activities, European hotel site Easytobook and Isango have signed a product partnership this week.

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SilverRail Technologies raises $5 million in new funding round

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More funding for SilverRail Technologies with the addition of $5 million from the likes of Room 77-founder and Alitmeter director Brad Gerstner and 24 other investors.

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Eurostar gets new website, apps and controversial logo

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Eurostar has started the deployment of a new visual identity, due to be rolled out across all products including, obviously, the trains.

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Hogg Robinson Group agrees to use Travelport technology to access low cost carriers

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HRG, the global travel management group, signed a global agreement to use the Travelport Universal API.

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