The old guard of travel companies – Expedia, Priceline, Orbitz – have seemingly been in a holding pattern since the late 1990’s when it comes to technological innovation. These companies were slow [...]

Consolidation in the travel industry has become as common as picking up a daily newspaper for some companies.  TripAdvisor recently announced its most recent acquisition, a $200 million deal for tours [...]

Metasearch is one of the hottest trends in the travel industry today.  It’s so hot that Skift, a leading travel industry news leader, released a report detailing what is coming next for the travel [...]

Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) have taken the travel and hospitality industries to a new level over the past decade, but in recent years there has been a shift towards convergence of OTAs and [...]

In June 2013, BrightLocal, a leading SEO tool provider for local businesses, released results of a survey that examined consumer consumption of online reviews and how they influence their opinions [...]

With recent news swirling around the Priceline Group’s announcement that it agreed to acquire OpenTable for $2.6 billion, the travel industry now turns its focus to vacation rental giant HomeAway and [...]

In a time when acquisitions, mergers, and partnerships have become the norm, one company in particular seems to be positioning itself as a future leader in the travel space. That company is [...]

The past six months have been full of growth and development at ResortsandLodges.com. The company entered the online bookings segment of the travel industry with the release of the RALBook [...]

ResortsandLodges.com recently launched its enhanced marketing center, making it easy for clients to track campaign performance, manage online reservations taken through the RALBook availability [...]

VRMA recently released its Q2 Vacation Rental Industry Trends for 2014, which focused on two new industry trends, as well as some nuances on trends already observed.

Consolidation This was one of the [...]