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What If Your Concierge Had a Soul?

Most travelers remember places by how they made them feel — not just the meals, the beaches, or the museums,…

Does Greece Brand Even Need a Tourism Ministry?

Greece's tourism ministry had dozens of media outlets pimping the country's reopening to tourists this month. But is the hype…

The Latest Google Evil Leveled on Battered Online Travel Businesses

Google has a knee on the necks of companies like GetYourGuide, Airbnb, and Travago, at a moment when regulators build…

Google and Volara Partner for Voice-Based Contactless Room Controls

A new partnership between Google and Volara is enabling hotels to deploy contactless guest engagement and touchless room controls solutions.

Crete’s IQ App Guru Comes Out With “6 Clues” This Time Around

Crete programmer Fanis Kourtikakis creates another brain-training wonder with "6 Clues" - an app that is hard to put down.

Greece’s Ministry of Tourism and Google Launch #greecefromhome

The Greek Tourism Ministry, in cooperation with Google, has launched the greecefromhome.com (#greecefromhome) site.

Tripadvisor’s “Review Hub” Helps Restaurants Manage Online Reviews

Tripadvisor has announced a new service aimed at helping restaurant owners to more easily and effectively respond to their reviews.

Senator Elizabeth Warren As the Technocrat Trust Buster

When Presidential hopeful Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren called for the breakup of U.S. technology companies Google, Apple, and Amazon recently,…

Google Maps Helps You Roll-on Thanksgiving Travel

The folks at Google are trying to solve for "X" again with a Google Maps feature called "Mapping Thanksgiving."

Digi.travel Cyprus Kicks Off in Nicosia

Today the Digi.travel Cyprus Conference & Expo kicks off from the Filoxenia Conference Centre in Nicosia. Organized for the first…

Former Google Exec Dr. Stefan Tweraser Named SnapShot GmbH CEO

Hotel tech startup, SnapShot GmbH has announce the selection of former Google Germany director, Dr. Stefan Tweraser as the Austrian…

Google Starts “Grow Greek Tourism Online” Initiative

In a new initiative announced by Google Greek tourism stands to gain in a collaborative effort in between the search…

Travelers’ Hotel Choices: No Choice At All

When Google acquired ITA flight software a couple of years back, a group of competitors went ballistic warning of unfair…

Google Earth Collaborates to Show Us Earth Timelapse

For the geographer or climatologist among you out there, Google has helped develop a fascinating time-lapse view of our planet.…

Frommer’s Back in the Travel Game

Arthur Frommer has decided at age 83 that his world famous travel books should not be slated for obsolescence. The…

That’s Gúgl to You Slovakians, Google to Enlish Speakers

A wonderful initiative by Google did not make the headline news like most of the Mountain View Internet giant's moves.…

Big OTAs and Big Hotels in Price Fixing Lawsuit

A federal lawsuit naming the likes of Expedia, Orbitz, Booking.com, Travelocity, Trump International Hotels Management, Intercontinental, Kimpton, Sabre Holdings, Priceline,…

Should Google Buy Travelzoo?

What could Google do with Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO)? This is the question some insiders may be asking if reports of the…

Development of Mobile Banking Products Released

We live in such a busy world, there's a constant rush, and we have more and more needs. We have…

Who’s the Big Bad Wolf of Hotel Marketing?

Just out, the Distribution Channel Analysis study via the American Hotel Lodging Association (AH&LA) and STR, has been released. The…