When April Fool’s Day jokes go wrong – Tripping upsets Golden Gate Bridge officials

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Some have wondered if 2013 was one of the dullest years ever for April Fool’s Day pranks – the novelty wearing off a bit and various public holidays meaning fewer people were around to read them.

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The trav-olution begins again? Desti brings Siri-like personal assistant into the travel ecosystem

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Desti joins the ranks of travel startups claiming to be on the path to “travel nirvana” with their Siri-spawned travel planning iPad app.

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The buzz of San Francisco Bay, taking off the rose-tinted specs, and seeing the Space Shuttle

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With a mixture of nerves and excitement, Tnooz rolled into San Francisco last week to host the latest stop on its roadshow of developer THack events.

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Airbnb seeks further occupancy tax discussion, San Francisco Treasurer stands firm

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Peer to peer rental service Airbnb is holding out for further discussion on San Francisco’s occupancy tax after the city’s Office of Treasurer clarified the regulation last month

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San Francisco has seemingly easy fix for hotel tax issue

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San Francisco has an easy fix for the wrenching hotel-tax issue: Just have the hotels make sure that the online travel agencies are paying the full amount.

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