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OTAs and the Offer Hotels Can’t Refuse

An article by Hotel News Now Editorial Director Jeff Higley last Thursday may just be the bugle call for a…

Nickels & Dimes & Billions: Ancillary Revenue Notes

An article just the other day at Travel Agent Central hints at just how deep the well of ancillary travel…

Global Hotel Exchange Utilizes RateTiger Effect

On Tuesday, an new, independent OTA announced a strategical alignment with RateTiger. Global Hotel Exchange, a cost free distrubution channel…

Rate Parity – Apples When You Need Oranges

The definitions of hotel room rate parity vary depending on who is doing the defining. The big online booking platforms…

As Travel Costs Go Up, So Shall Profits…

So far this year, there have to have been 50,000 news reports suggesting profits and growth are headed upward for…

Starwood Hotels & Resorts: The Luxury You’d Expect

Starwood Hotels' Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts has released a limited edition US destination guide published by Assouline. Part of…

Travelport & Orbitz Safe for Now – and Tomorrow?

Everyone associated with Travelport has to have breathed a sigh of relief on the news that Travelport Holdings successfully revamped…

TripAdvisor’s Fake Reviews Sickness Goes Critical

TripAdvisor, the leading online travel reviews site in the world, is now under investigation by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority…

Travel Agents and the Status Quo of Extinction

President Obama's projection about travel agents, and the potential for them becoming obscolete brought on a firestorm of criticism from…

MakeMyTrip Takes on Expedia and the World

With markets around the world in a bit of chaos, it's interesting to note one India travel company reporting astonishing…

Google Is NOT Taking Over Travel With Hotel Finder

Okay, just because Google bought ITA, just because flight search stuff got put onto the search page, just because they…

Google + and Really Refined Reviews – Coming Soon

The suggested Google Travel entity could be just around the corner. According to the news from Tnooz and Kevin May,…

Are Cruises the Most Budget-Friendly Mode of Travel to Europe?

Expedia.com announced today that travelers looking to book vacations to Europe should seriously consider a cruise.

Ostrovok Launches Russia’s “Sure Thing” Travel Site

The need for Russia to enter the digital age where online travel visibility is concerned may have just been met.…

TripAdvisor Acquires Where I’ve Been

TripAdvisor, the online world's most popular travel website, has reportedly purchased Where I've Been, the once popular Facebook application. The…

GetYourGuide: Swiss Movement for Tours

Travel and tourism in the digital world is branching out in "pioneer" fashion more and more these days. One startup…

Will Google Launch Their ITA Travel Weapon?

According to TechCrunch's reliable network of source, Google may well roll out an integrated ITA search platform within days. A…

GBTA Announces “Travel Value Chain” Panel

Today, the Global Business Travel Association (GTBA) announced a new Travel Value Chain panel comprised of noted industry CEO's at…

Opodo Deal Gets EU Thumbs Up

Private equity firm Permira, and France's Axa, have received the "go" from EU regulators in their bid to buy online…

Expedia Introduces New Android App and Mobile Website

Expedia and its sister company Hotels.com released new mobile apps for Android as well as an upgraded mobile website for…