Travel Industry News - Internet

Masan, South Korea takes spot for fastest city in the world Russia remains the top attack traffic source, followed by U.S. and China Majority of mobile providers achieve average maximum speeds greater than 2 Mbps - More

Search giant could collaborate with makers of online game communities like Playfish, Zynga - More

IN-DEPTH: Interview with Doug Hesley, corporate director of revenue management, Norwegian Cruise Lines - More

Interview with Kurien Jacob, SVP Revenue and Distribution, Highgate Hotels - By Ritesh Gupta - More

Millions of Americans use Twitter – just don't ask any of them to pay for it. - More

IN-DEPTH: Interview with Matthew Petitjean, director of e-commerce and online marketing, Wyndham Hotel Group - More

Nearly 30 percent of travelers have either never thought about precautions or do not take any precautions when posting about vacations on social media web sites. Twenty-seven percent post limited vacation information, and more than 40 percent do not allow any vacation posts. - More

The interesting thing about this transaction is that it is clearly targeted at expanding Google's influence in the travel industry, yet it includes a company that has invested primarily in technology to serve the air traveler, which only represents 15% of total overnight trips in the US (per the U.S. Travel Association). - More

Research Identifies Motivations for Consumers ‘Layering’ Online Interactions - More

MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of eMarketer's new report 'Maximizing the E-Mail/Social Media Connection,' to their collection of Social Networking market reports. - More