2015 › March

1Hotels is helping establish the upscale green bohemian trend in hospitality design that prioritizes the essential in a more creative and less contrived way.

Facebook is focusing its laser on Messenger and third-party app partnerships to retain and monetize its audience.

Unlike in the Google-ITA Software acquisition process, there is no organized, public campaign to stop Expedia's acquisition of Orbitz. But that doesn't man that competitors aren't whispering to the DOJ that the deal is bad for competition.

It's nice to know our bags are less likely to get lost, but these improvements are unlikely to make those baggage fees disappear.

Pets deserve a vacation too and with Rover their owners can't say there weren't any sitters available as an excuse not to take a vacation. Also, Meerkat's bank account keeps growing but whether users' interests are as well is a different story.

Google was adamant that it needed to compete in local search and it didn't mind playing hardball with Yelp, TripAdvisor, CitySearch, and others to get its way.

These are the newest travel startups from Angel List vying for travelers’ interest and investors’ attention.

As hotels seek to increase their direct bookings, the time has come to rethink the way to approach metasearch.

Singapore is attracting high-end leisure travelers with a wealth of new infrastrucutre, savvy integrated digital marketing, and a growing focus on local culture and character.

We will believe it when we see it. We just want to see it more.