Airbnb in news for $100m funding round, being valued at $1b...
The buzz around Airbnb continues to get stronger. The San Francisco-based company, which has raised $7.8m from venture firms Sequoia Capital and Greylock Partners, as well as from the actor Ashton Kutcher, is near to closing a round of more...
“Ancillary revenue has grown well beyond its low-cost airline beginnings”: report...
Ancillary revenue reported by airlines grew to €15.11 billion in 2010 and has almost doubled since 2008, according to a new report. The world has changed dramatically in four years with 47 carriers disclosing 2010 ancillary revenue activity of €15.11...
10 things hoteliers should be doing on Facebook but probably aren’t...
Facebook has become one of the must-haves in any modern-day marketing strategy and every socially-aware hotel should have its own page. But with it being such a new tool, how do you know what you should be doing? Why should...
Google Maps for Android now features check-in button for Place Pages...
Google has made it easier to check in and out of places, rate various locations, and get transit information with Google Maps 5.5 for Android. Google has added ‘check in’ and ‘rate and review’ buttons to Place pages. New check-in...
Virgin Atlantic unveils new online resource for travel agents...
Virgin Atlantic has launched a new website, www.vsflyinghub.com, for travel agents and tour operators. The site, being described as the knowledge hub for the travel trade from Virgin Atlantic, features information on the airline’s policies, products, destinations and news with...
Travelodge discovers “just how profitable smaller hotels can be”...
Hotel company Travelodge is planning to develop ‘Metro’ (small) style hotels in prestigious locations and in office blocks across the UK. The ‘Metro’ hotel model will allow the hotel chain to open properties near to existing popular Travelodge’s in locations...
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