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There have been a flurry of acquisitions in hotel tech B2B solutions companies in 2014, and cash-rich Alibaba is going to be a player in the category.

When online booking engines decimated the travel agent industry beginning in the late '90s, it was the "human vending machines" who went out of business, not the real travel advisors.

Given the consumer base of sister companies Booking.com, Agoda and Kayak, OpenTable now has the chance to expand beyond its traditional local orientation into a dining app for travelers, as well. Some of its learnings and technologies can also apply to hotels and tours and activities.

Crowdsourcing enough data to make a service informative for new users can either be difficult or a fast track to becoming a valuable resource. Branding and marketing are key in acquiring initial submissions.

Avid mobile users -- the early adopters on Android -- are booking a lot more on their devices now, and this number will only increase.

Skift examines how the leading extended-stay brands and operators are responding to consumer trends and market demands to drive profitability and guest satisfaction, with an emphasis on increasing awareness of…

As the millennial population joins the workforce, alternative transportation include bikes, carpools and public transit become more widely used -- and with good reason.

"Designs can become icons of a brand and say a lot about what that brand stands for...Good design that takes comfort into consideration can endure for a very long time." We really can't put it better than that.

World Tourism Day attempts to spark a conversation about the real-world impact tourism has on communities and the environment without doing enough to follow through and translate that conversation into change.

Building lots of luxury properties can get people excited, even if the number of entrants don't make sense when viewed in aggregate.

Although maybe not representative of an entire country's travel habits, Facebook's data contains insights for travel marketers looking to reach new markets or refine their social strategies.

Critics and dubious rating services be damned. We can’t help but admire this airline’s guts.