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TripAdvisor Flys Into Flight Search

Online travel review site TripAdvisor has launched a new flight search engine aimed at providing travelers with information on airline ticket prices, fees for checked baggage and other services. TripAdvisor says its search engine provides more flight choices in its search results along with direct booking links to major travel companies including Expedia, Travelocity, Hotwire, and nearly every U.S. airline.

MySpace Gets Facebook Travel App

Where I've Been (WIB), an interactive map that allows users to share the places they have visited has launched on MySpace.

Facebook App Sells $3 Million

An event sure to flood Facebook with new me-too applications, a three-month-old mapping app called "Where I've Been" was sold to Trip Advisor for $3 million, according to the blog InsideFacebook.

TripAdvisor Launches Traveler Network

TripAdvisor has launched a traveler network that allows its users to find friends and plan their travel more efficiently.   New Network At TripAdvisor

Travel Channel.Com Makes Return Flight

The Travel Channel has re-launched their Web site and has partnered with travel search firm SideStep Inc. The site has a new design, navigation and search pages allowing users to find information on specific destinations.

SideStep Acquires TravelPost.com

've been doing a lot of research in the hotel space just recently - and I'm not just talking about planning my next vacation either!

InteractiveCorp Buys TripAdvisor

It was revealed in a recent announcement that InterActiveCorp is buying the travel search engine TripAdvisor. InterActiveCorp, based Manhattan, is using this purchase to increase its growing Internet presence.