2015 Archives

You are, therefore you book. From maps to mobile and wearables, booking becomes ubiquitous, ever-present.

These charts tell us what we've been saying for years: Europe still accounts for the bulk of international travel to and from the U.S., but airports in Asia and Latin America are making the fastest growth for U.S. international passenger traffic.

The FCC couldn't have more forcefully rejected the hotel industry's efforts to block Wi-Fi hotspots at meetings, conventions or anywhere else.

China has driven urban tourism growth worldwide for several years, but an overall strengthening global economy will make other markets -- including established and growing ones -- equally important moving forward.

As online travel agencies are offering hundreds of options at the finger tips of the consumer, hotels are struggling to get direct bookings. To win business back from the OTAs, hotels need to figure out ways to cultivate better relationships with guests.

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

From responsive design and targeted sendings, to pushed content and pulling travelers into a fluid cross-channel narrative — e-mail marketers are steering the industry's course toward more reliable conversions, more of the time.

American outbound travel shifts from primarily leisure trips to business trips in the fall, likely leading to the increase in overseas travel in comparison to earlier months.

When your stock price falls to around one euro per share, as eDreams Odigeo's did last year, then even the company's founder has to make an exit.

The Roaming Gnome himself whispers to us that he is very happy about the Expedia acquisition of Travelocity. It was touch and go under Sabre ownership for such a long time as Sabre, with priorities elsewhere, totally bungled ownership of Travelocity and Lastminute.com.