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It's tough going for any social site that wants to focus on connection users with friends or even friends of friends who are traveling.

Priceline has stated for months that its growth rates would inevitably decline given the size of its business, and Expedia is apparently making some gains, too -- at least domestically.

Although Priceline.com's profits and revenue rose in Q2, the company expects to take a hit on European bookings impacted by the recession and increased competition with Expedia for U.S. business.

With Bourdain's new CNN relationship it appears he'll be well-equipped to explore travel with a bigger budget and even bigger purview.

Roadtrippers captures the allure of driving to a destination by recommending little-known local wonders, but they’ll need to create a mobile app before they make it onto any driver’s packing list.

We said this was big news last week, but if Booking.com's success with both customers, sellers, and investors is any barometer Expedia's move will be welcomed by everyone.

Expedia is looking to push its travel expertise with this new campaign and tie into the inspirational nature of travel rather than advertising its deals or site functionality.

Now that it is in saturation mode in major U.S. markets, the key to growth is mid-market destinations and abroad, as well as better integration and distribution on mobile platforms.

The combination of viral, confessional social media and the locked-down environment of the most corporate Olympics ever is producing quite the sideshow this time around.

The evolution of U.S. airlines over the last two decades, as reflected through the ads of an airline that went from upstart regional scrapper to the nation's foremost budget carrier.