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New Data on the Role of Travel in Building Connections - For many of us, our most cherished moments in life are not tied to individual places, events, or activities, but instead, are about…

Guestline offers hoteliers the opportunity to provide accurate rates directly to Google as part of a new connectivity partnership.

COVID-19 had a serious impact on online travel agencies (OTAs), according to GlobalData, which notes that the OTA market value decreased by a gruesome 60.4% year-on-year (YoY) in 2020.

Leading hospitality distribution specialist, STAAH has completed its integration with Google so that partner properties can now push rates and availability in real-time

Google has two months to improve the way it presents internet search results for flights and hotels and explain how it ranks these or face possible sanctions

The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Google have signed a new agreement to work together and lead global tourism’s recovery through innovation, education, and market intelligence

Google has joined the European Travel Commission (ETC) as an Associate Member to help drive the European tourism sector’s recovery in 2021 and strengthen the sector as an engine for economic…

Vistara will now allow its customers to directly search and book flights on Google through the integrated ‘Book on Google’ feature

United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and Google have partnered for an online Acceleration Programme for UNWTO Member States’ tourism ministers, top travel associations and…

The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has released a set of guidelines to help the tourism sector emerge stronger and more sustainably from COVID-19. The guidelines highlight the…

The annual Google I/O Conference is not happening this year, a company spokesperson confirmed. Originally scheduled to take place on 12-14 May, the event was cancelled due to the ongoing…

In travel tech this week, Google Maps launched a new feature, while Hotelbeds announced good financial year and that they are now ready to do business.

Eating while riding a train is a unique experience that one should not miss out on. In order to elevate customers’ experience, EaseMyTrip is offering free food when users book. Meanwhile,…

Google announces that ‘Live View’, a feature in Google Maps that uses augmented reality (AR) to show you which way to walk using arrows and directions placed in the real world, is becoming…

You may need to move on and find a replacement if you love Google’s Trip as the travel app joined Google Wave, Reader, Buzz, and Video in the list of the company’s discontinued products.

The increase in mobile traffic and the importance of meta-searchers are some of the challenges that the hotel industry must face in order to enhance its direct channel and be able to respond…

Google Travel’s revamp last month may have made the Google Trips app redundant. Google-centric websites found evidence that the latest version update on Android includes messaging that…

Once again, Google stealthily launched the travel planning site that combines flights, hotels, tour packages and other relevant information in one place. Trips is the desktop version of the…

There is no denying the relevance of Google in our travel preparations that is why the tech giant is slowly encroaching in the travel space by launching products bit by bit.

There is no stopping Google from exploring the possibilities outside metasearch. After it quietly rolls out its Hotel Search site that has kept every metasearch and OTA on their toes, the…

Tech juggernaut Google just dropped its hotel booking site that enables us to book a hotel room.

Do you remember 8-bit Google Maps? You don’t have to be an ‘80s kid to recall that colorful Nintendo-style product: it was a (rather useful) April Fools prank pulled by Google as recently as…

Roiback, a company that specialises in powering direct sales for hotels, has underlined the challenges that the hotel industry faces in 2019.

This week, we see airlines and airports investing in various technology to continuously improve travel experience. We also see road transportation companies take great strides to develop…

This week, we saw travel tech giants acquire smaller companies to fuel their growth and industry leaders drive innovation.

Digital disruption is not too far from the travel industry either. We scout the latest happenings in the travel tech world each week. Here are the five tech developments of this week.

William Bao Bean, general partner, SOSV/managing director, Chinaccelerator, described Google and Facebook as “evil” when Yeoh Siew Hoon, founder and managing director of WiT, asked him in a…

Google continues to augment its travel products and poses a serious threat to online travel agencies (OTAs). It seems that the tech giant has a penchant for the travel industry and has…

Following our story in April where Triptease content manager Lily McIlwain, told us about the direct booking start up's report into the future of A/B testing, the company has now announced…

A new research by Kantar Media revealed Booking.com as the biggest spender, while TripAdvisor takes the top spot for organic search.

Booking.com is leading the way when it comes to hotel reviews. But Google is fast approaching, and it's bringing monumental growth.

Google's latest travel update promises to bring ease and convenience to the consumers while boosting the power of direct bookings.

Higher Google search volumes have been found to "strongly correlate" with increased demand for hotel rooms, according to a report by STR and Google. The two companies studied the…

The nature of airline distribution will fundamentally change in the coming years, as factors including API connectivity and Google have a major impact the sector, delegates at the CAPA…

Online searches for branded budget hotels in India are rising sharply, according to Google. A report by Google India, reported the Times of India, revealed that search queries for…

Gulf Air is extending its partnership with Google following its sponsorship of Google CSI: (Creative Skills for Innovation) Lab, during GITEX Technology Week.  Google CSI:Lab hosted…

London is the most Googled city in the world for art galleries, performing arts and innovative art and design, according to a new report released by London & Partners, the Mayor’s…

Sabre is launching a beta test of a new hotel digital marketing programme from Google, designed to help drive more bookings. The Google Hotel Ads Commission Program combines the Google…

A digital exhibit of the National Archives of UAE will now be available on Google. In light of this development, Google recently partnered with the National Archives of the UAE to…

Almost half of daily media consumption is on a mobile device nowadays, according to Google research announced at ITB Asia in Singapore. “Any company without a strong mobile presence…

Etihad Airways recently partnered with Google to join the Google Flight Search. The partnership will ease travellers’ access in viewing the airline's flight schedules and fares on the…

Daniel Robb has been named as digital marketing director for TUI Travel’s mainstream sector. Robb will join the group on 1 July from Google where for the past nine years he has led the…

Italy’s capital Rome was the most searched travel destination on Google.co.uk in 2013, the search engine has revealed. European cities featured heavily in the list compiled of what UK…

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has joined forces with Google for a major new social media campaign intended to create the world's largest online photo album. Known as…

Travel heads at Facebook and Google are to speak at World Travel Market this year. Facebook’s head of travel Lee McCabe will speak on the Tuesday in the WTM Travel Perspective…

Aside from its animal inspired updates, Google is finding more ways to infiltrate our internet lives. Here Travel Daily looks at some of the latest examples in the travel sector.…

Google will soon start mapping the temples of Angkor. The US technology company arrived in Cambodia last week to announce a major new drive into the country, which will also see it…

The rise of spontaneous, affluent travellers is driving mobile bookings in the Asia Pacific region, a conference has heard. Speaking at the No Vacancy event in Bangkok today (25 June…

Thomson is to trial Google+ hangouts and Twitter hashtags to act as online reps for its customers. The company is to use Google+ hangouts, similar to video conferencing calls, to welcome…

Travel agents are amongst the small businesses leading the way for internet search exposure on mobile phones and tablets, according to new research by T-Mobile. Travel agents, cleaners and…

Amanda Greenwood reports back from Fresh Egg's first Travel Babble event  Digital marketing firm Fresh Egg held its first Travel Babble event last week to share the latest trends and…

The northern Thai city of Chiang Rai will play host to an eTourism Day this month. The event, which marks a joint initiative by the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office, the Tourism Authority…