Accor is offering guests extra incentive to stay in Ibis hotels around Australia with the opportunity to win the services of a professional housekeeper for one year. (PRWeb Aug 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Ibis/prize/p

Expedia, Inc. has signed a new multi-year agreement with Air Berlin Group. Under the agreement, all of Air Berlin's fares, schedules and inventory will be available worldwide on Expedia- and hotels.com-branded points of sale, as well as through Expedia C

Expedia-owned accommodation site Hotels.com is to launch a social network to help users personalise their search for a hotel. It will be built on the Youniverse platform, the social network based on images or 'Visual DNA'.

Europcar Australia has launched a new product called iPIX. The initiative, available to customers in Australia and New Zealand, is a way of recognising the needs of customers who would like to capture and preserve their travel photos.

LYNDHURST, N.J. - Lyndhurst, a town with just three hotels, appears to be the first in New Jersey to sue Priceline, Expedia and other travel Web sites over local hotel taxes.