HostelBookers.com has rolled-out videos of its properties, offering users as well as agents and operators a better experience on the website. The UK-based budget accommodation website says it has set an industry first in the budget accommodation sector in doing so.

lastminute.com’s Labs team has launched the beta version of its first mobile application FoneFood, a European-wide multi-lingual restaurant table reservation service. The service is available at http://m.lastminute.com/fonefood. The user can access this by logging on to Internet via mobile phone or sending SMS.

San Juan Marriott Resort is offering free travel via its new application, iGO iWRITE, on Facebook. The application is positioned as Facebook’s first user generated travel book.

Online travel company Orbitz.com has formed a partnership with vacation rental provider Zonder. With Zonder’s platform, Orbitz travelers can view real-time availability and receive immediate booking confirmations.

Four Points by Sheraton has announced Simple Pleasures and Smiles for sale on the brand’s newly designed retail website - fourpoints.com/store.

CheapOair.com announced a new partner program leveraging its extensive relationships with top travel brands and wide breadth of inventory. Free to join, the affiliate program offers website owners the ability to monetize traffic with competitive commissions. It pays commission on booking, not travel.