It took nearly 10 years and roughly $250,000 in startup costs, but Juan Pacheco, 45, finally has a product he hopes will revolutionize the restaurant industry.

Called ...

Google plans to buy ITA Software for USD$700 million, but conceded that combining its Internet search with ITA's service, widely used by the travel industry, is sure to draw regulatory scrutiny.

Google's foray into the business of online travel information allows t...

Not only are green hotels better for the environment, travelers overwhelmingly prefer them. This week Travelocity announced that eco-friendly hotels get higher consumer reviews than their non-green counterparts. To celebrate this, the company has kicked off the It’s Good to Be Green sale with special deals on green hotels that have great reviews.

read more

Michelin is expanding its coverage in the USA, with the launch of a guide to the city of Chicago.

Michelin's new guide, set to hit stores in November, is the third in the USA after New York and San Francisco. The group's guides to Las Vegas and Los Angeles ceased t...

Over one million holidaymakers have visited South Africa for the FIFA World Cup officials have confirmed, with a late surge expected as the tournament enters its final week.

According to immigration records compiled by the South Africa department of home affairs, ...

Elephants are self-aware. At least, they are, based on the findings of research conducted at Bronx Zoo with Asian elephants. According to a study reported in LiveScience, the researchers, using specially designed mirrors, proved that elephants can indeed recognize their own reflections, something until then it was believed that only humans, apes and to some extent dolphins could do. O...

The Group has also won the recognition of being the No. 1 Hospitality Company to work for in India from amongst the intense competition of 15 other prominent hotel chains in the country. 
 
Marriott has won the distinction of being the 4th great place to work at in India in 2010 by the Great Place to Work Institute, India in partnership with The Economic Times. The Gro...

PARIS — Wood-burning stoves, in-room recycling, fine cuisine featuring local produce: from bed-and-breakfasts to five-star palaces, France's hotel industry is opening its eyes to the lucrative advantages of going green.

"Our business involves a lot of wa...

The price of a hotel in many European cities is continuing to decline, according to data released July 6 by hotel price comparison site Trivago.

The average price of a hotel in Europe's top cities was just €108 this month, with 38 of the 50 cities indexed by T...

HERE’S something that the struggling hotel sector prefers not to spotlight: it is a favorite target of hackers.

A study released this year by SpiderLabs, a part of the data-security consulting company Trustwave, found that 38 percent of the credit card hacki...