Hurricane protection programs blowing in the wind
David - Aug 04, 2026
Expedia.com became the latest entrant in the hurricane protection policy field, which also has included Club Med, Sandals and SuperClubs.…
Categories: Transportation
Predictive airfare technology company gets $7m funding
Charles Kao - Jul 29, 2026
Seattle based Hamlet Inc. announced a new name, Farecast, and $7 million in a second round of funding led by…
New way to search for rental cars
David - Jul 26, 2026
Kayak.com introduced what it called the most advanced rental car search on the Web. The functionality searches for rental cars…
Disturbing travel industry trend: sharing private data
David - Jul 26, 2026
Airline and travel firms are more apt than ever to share customer data with other companies without permission, according to…
Amazon.com in nasty lawsuits with Avis and Orbitz
Charles Kao - Jul 22, 2026
Amazon.com unleashed a legal offensive against Orbitz and Avis, claiming patent infringement. In late June, Cendant owned Avis and Budget…
Expedia spin-off approved by shareholders
Charles Kao - Jul 22, 2026
Shareholders of internet conglomerate IAC/InterActiveCorp approved Tuesday the spin-off of Expedia Inc. as a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq.…
Car rental sites help spur record online travel spending
David - Jul 21, 2026
Visits to online travel sites rose to new heights last month, helping to drive spending to more record levels. Online…
Philadelphia sues online travel agencies
David - Jul 14, 2026
The city of Philadelphia is suing 17 online travel agencies, saying they aren’t paying their full share of the hotel…
Expedia and Travelocity seen as offering lowest price
David - Jul 07, 2026
How do consumers view the big tree online travel agencies: Expedia, Orbitz and Travelocity? When it comes to the critical…
Travel agency wins suit over Internet domain name
Charles Kao - Jul 01, 2026
A U.S. District Judge has ruled that a Miami travel agency was not unfairly competing or violating trademark rights by…
Priceline.com and Orbitz in new partnership
Charles Kao - Jul 01, 2026
Orbitz will be Priceline.com's exclusive partner for opaque travel services beginning Jan. 1, after signing a multi-service travel marketing agreement.…
Travel aggregators beat airlines
David - Jun 28, 2026
The top sites for search marketing? Orbitz, Expedia and CheapTickets, according to SEMPhonic. The Web analytics firm says it has…
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