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TraceMyTrip Untraceable

Aleksandr Shatskih

Another start-up has been consigned to the scrapheap – just over a year after its birth, TraceMyTrip appears to have died a slow and painful death, a fitting end perhaps to a social travel network that talked the talk but was never quite able to walk the walk.

14 years ago

HotelSweep Adds More Depth to Hotel Search

Aleksandr Shatskih

Could hotel search get any more competitive than it is already? Well apparently, err, yes it can. The newly released HotelSweep is the latest fledgling in a long line of hotel search tools to hit the web, promising to make looking for a hotel even more convenient than it is already.

14 years ago

Best iPhone Apps for Cruisers

Guest Author

Cruising the open ocean on a huge and luxurious ship that sports everything from a full dinner theater to an on-deck pool is the relaxing vacation method of choice for many people all over the world; the real trick is learning how to make the most of your experience, both on the ship and off.

14 years ago

1000 More Hotels Join Global Hotel Exchange

Aleksandr Shatskih

In online travel agency (OTA) news, the California Lodging Industry Association (CLIA) and the Independent Lodging Industry Association (ILIA) have added a thousand plus independent hotels to upstart booking platform Global Hotels Exchange (GHX). Even prior to the official launch of GHX, it appears many hotel owners and support organizations are willing to flock to the new channel.

14 years ago

Who’s the Big Bad Wolf of Hotel Marketing?

Phil Butler

Just out, the Distribution Channel Analysis study via the American Hotel Lodging Association (AH&LA) and STR, has been released. The detailed study, supposedly aimed at helping “all” hoteliers better understand hotel room distribution, discusses distribution channel mix, among other salient hotel profitability instances. But, is the study really meant for all hoteliers, or just the fat cats?

14 years ago

Geocaching Technology Changing the Way You Tour

Guest Author

If you ever have even 15 minutes of free time and catch the adventure bug, whip out your smartphone and experience geocaching.

14 years ago

iPass/iBAHN Expand European Hotel Hotspots

Aleksandr Shatskih

A new deal announced today between iPass Inc., and iBAHN will see an additional 225 hotel conference centers across Europe become part of the extensive iPass Mobile Network, the largest authenticated Wi-Fi network in the world.

14 years ago

Weird Glasses: 5 Gadgets to Take on Your Trip

Guest Author

The world is changing, thanks to technology that has been adapted to fit everyday needs and desires of an advanced consumer market. When it comes to travel, portability is the name of the game, and you can find some amazing gadgets out there to take along with you anywhere.

14 years ago

Google Hotel Finder Adds “Search by Travel Time”

Aleksandr Shatskih

Google Hotel Finder has finally rolled out some of its much-anticipated ‘innovation’, in the form of a new search parameter than allows us to search for hotels by travel time from key attractions and destinations

14 years ago

Ness Restaurant Finder Adds Map View

Aleksandr Shatskih

One of the handiest apps for hungry travelers we’ve stumbled across has just got a whole lot better – thanks to a new mapping feature update, the Ness restaurant-finder app offers users much more to feast their eyes upon when looking for a bite to eat

14 years ago

Great Travel Websites of 2012 – Global Hotel Alliance

Phil Butler

A big part of our job as a travel news source is visiting and evaluating all the tourism & hospitality stuff there is out there on the web. For you readers, as travel enthusiasts or genuine globetrotters, the evaluation process is really the same. In effect, we just “short cut” or enhance the process for you. With this in mind, Argo Travel presents the best digital expriences in travel. This weeks showcased site is the Global Hotel Alliance portal.

14 years ago

Orbitz teams up with Limos.com to Revolutionize Private Car Hire

Aleksandr Shatskih

A new linkup between Orbitz for Business and Limos.com sees more than 2,000 private car and limousine suppliers added to the Orbitz portfolio, in a move that will streamline the process of hiring a car for business travelers in more than 370 destinations across 62 countries worldwide

14 years ago

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