Although the anticipation of an upcoming vacation has been shown to boost happiness for up to two months before a leisure trip takes place, making you...

If you're tired of using the Internet to find the best, coolest, hippest places to hang out in a new city, you can now skip Google and take your trave...

Combining work stress with the hassel of traveling can make business trips particularly taxing -- and potentially anxiety-inducing. Recent research fr...

We know how stressful travel can be: Flight delays, lodging mishaps, language barriers can easily turn what was meant to be a relaxing trip into one b...

Tripit can turn flight, hotel and car rental confirmation emails into simple mobile travel itineraries. SeatAlerts is the only way to painlessly secure a preferred airline seat, get out of the middle seat or ensure that you're seated next to your travel mate.

This week's startup roundup covers apps and services that aid travelers before and during a journey, but also includes operational tools for travel companies that are working to engage with travelers online and meet them where they are, which is more often than not, on their mobile device.

Here are the top seven global travel-related barometers that, when taken as a whole, indicate positive global travel trends for 2013.

Instagram has hit the road. The wildly popular photo sharing app has become the de facto vacation camera for users around the world, according to n...

One of our latest favorite apps for local discovery is SPUN. The app currently covers 11 cities in the United States including New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin and others.

By Natasha Baker TORONTO (Reuters) - Crowded airports and delayed flights are unavoidable hallmarks of holiday travel, but a new app ai...

Long lines, crowded planes and tired families can add up to a travel headache, and the holiday spirit is often the first to go when faced with delays and travel snafus. Although travel can be stressful, there are so many wonderful conveniences, technologies and thoughtful travelers that can make any trip, even one during the busiest travel season, smooth and easy.

The travel industry is hard at work building more travel apps than can fit on even the most high-capacity device. But the truth is that there are only...

After Superstorm Sandy barreled through the Northeast, one travel app was particularly well suited to offer relief to victims. HotelTonight, a stil...

Say goodbye to summer; fall's here. We're excited for road trips, farmers' markets, fall foliage and all things Thanksgiving.

Planning a hassle-free trip for one? You're not alone. To that end, I've rounded up seven apps that always come in handy when I'm in a new town or city and looking for fresh seafood or a ride to my cozy hotel room where I'm bound to be watching trash TV and ordering some delicious room service.

Layovers don't have to be sodium-packed, fat-saturated snack-fests, though they can easily devolve.

When you're on the go, smartphone apps can save you time and money. They can get you a steep five-star hotel discount at the last minute, show you the quickest way to navigate London's Tube, even keep you in touch with your family for free from 8,000 miles away.

Most eyes in London will be on today's sure-to-be-stunning opening ceremonies, but the city's most famous sights will also serve as highlights for vis...

It's no surprise that travel companies are looking for Olympics tie-ins as the kick-off to the London games looms, but newly released data from smartp...

There are more than 40 different flight search engines out there, but when it comes to getting to and from the airport or buses or trains, no one seems interested in helping. Until now.

Make the most of the season with these apps designed to help you on summer vacations both abroad and at home.

A new app called Anywake from the German airline Lufthansa lets users in Sweden virtually wake up in a randomly selected city around the world by play...

Smartphone apps make the world go 'round, and some just help us get around the world. Just think of all the everyday travel mishaps (language barriers...