Google and Facebook are racing to expand their empires into the next frontier for them — the travel industry. They want to influence how consumers select places to spend their vacations and how destinations sell themselves to prospective customers. Two social-media giants are salivating over...

The iPad has revolutionized the way many travelers work and relax in hotels since Apple started selling it three years ago. USA Today asked travelers and hoteliers to identify the top ways that the iPad and tablet computers have changed the lodging experience. So, with the device’s...

TripAdvisor®, Inc. today announced it has acquired Jetsetter.com, a leading members-only private sale site for hotel bookings.  The Jetsetter brand will continue to operate out of New York City and will be incorporated into Smarter Travel Media. “Jetsetter is an outstanding brand and I...

While Google Flight Search covers the far corners of the Earth, many of the people who live in those corners haven’t had a similar option to explore the world of air travel. Google is taking at least a small step toward ending that discrepancy with a fresh expansion to Europe....

Vine is a new mobile app that lets you create and share short looping videos. Think Instagram but with video. Learn how your brand could use Vine, get some tips and tricks and get vining! Twitter launched Vine, its mobile service that lets users create and share six-second looping videos,...