This is not your grandpa’s choo choo train! SilverRail Technologies is transforming the rail market by creating the first global search & ticketing platform for the $300B passenger rail industry. Rail is experiencing a global growth explosion: trains now travel up to 350mph, governments are investing hundreds of billions of dollars, and high speed trains are stealing major market share... 

Kukunu, founded by an Ex Amazon and a Physics PhD, has been selected to present at The Travel Innovation Summit, taking place at The PhoCusWright Conference (November 16-18, 2010 in Phoenix, Ariz., USA). Since launching their beta service in July, thousands of travelers have planned their trips on Kukunu. The team has been working closely with users to further develop their service and remove friction... 

Top Traveler Technology Trends August 26, 2010 Staying on top of how travelers use technology nowadays is like taking aim at a moving target. Practically every day, we learn about a new device, service, or network that promises to make some phase of the travel process more efficient, economical, or enjoyable. Understanding how consumers explore travel options is increasingly challenging, given... 

Five Key Canadian Leisure Travel Trends August 19, 2010 Canadian travelers are unique. Their behavior and travel patterns set them apart from other travelers around the globe. And while they are frequently compared to U.S. or European consumers, travel companies that assume they are the same, do so at their own risk. It is essential to understand Canadian travel trends, and how they differ... 

Guest post by Kony Solutions: Kony Solutions, which provides a Write Once, Run Everywhere mobile platform that enables Fortune 500 companies to offer consumers feature-rich mobile applications in less time and at lower costs than any other solution available, has been selected to demonstrate at The Travel Innovation Summit, taking place at the PhoCusWright Conference (November 16-18, 2010 in Phoenix,... 

Guest post by TrustYou: The impact of user generated content (e.g. user reviews) on consumer decisions has gained extraordinary importance over the last few years. There are more than 100 million travel reviews with 10,000 new reviews added every day. But the content is unstructured and no travel company has been successful in analyzing and organizing reviews in a way that is easily sorted for... 

Guest post by goby: goby.com, the world’s most comprehensive things to do search engine, has been selected to demonstrate at The Travel Innovation Summit, taking place at The PhoCusWright Conference (November 16-18, 2010 in Phoenix, Ariz., USA). In 2010, goby’s going mobile to provide access to the world’s most comprehensive collection of hyper-local, things-to-do content. Together with new... 

The Ancillary Services Goldmine August 12, 2010 Now that airlines have struck gold with the revenue streams flowing from ancillary services, the industry may never be the same. The disruption in airline distribution is creating a need for new shopping methods and backend technologies from innovative companies like ITA, Vayant, and Everbread. PhoCusWright's senior technology analyst and editorial... 

Who is Happier? Guests of Two-Star or Five-Star Hotels? PhoCusWright's Social Travel Advocacy Index (STAI) Reveals Expectations, Price Play a Big Role in Online Traveler Reviews Sentiment August 12, 2010 If online traveler reviews are any indication, guests of luxury five-star hotels are no more satisfied with their accommodation experience than are travelers who stay at moderate, two-star... 

Guest post by Stash Hotel Rewards: Everyone’s been told that “getting there is half the fun.” But what about the other half? The being there half? The promise of landing smack-dab in the middle of fun (or adventure or excitement or just something new) is why we put ourselves in motion. It’s why we go to such lengths and hassle to temporarily uproot ourselves from the places we call...