Following through on its announcement earlier this year, Expedia is planning to spin off TripAdvisor later this month and began filing presentations today with the Securities & Exchange Commission that outline its growth prospects sans the popular hotel review site. So what’s in store for Expedia going forward? Read more: AllThingsD, Tnooz

Just in time for the holidays—and holiday travel—TripIt is now available for download on the Kindle Fire from the Amazon Appstore for Android. A recent survey conducted by the travel-planning company found that more than 40 percent of its users owned a Kindle. In additional TripIt news, the company now recognizes Global Videoconferenceing Network appointments. Read more: Tnooz

Social travel site Gogobot today unveiled a new app that integrates Flipboard, a social magazine application, enabling users to take a real-time stream of travel photos and experiences from across the globe and turn them into postcards that can be culled into a sort of DIY digital travel magazine. The app is available for iPhone, iPad and iTouch. Users can find Gogobot in the “Travel” section of Flipboard. Read more: Sacramento Bee (press release)

If you missed the news about Alec Baldwin being escorted off an American Airlines plane on Dec. 6 for bad passenger behavior—namely not abandoning his Words With Friends game and shutting down his electronic device when told and storming into the lavatory—then, well, you missed it. Good for you that you spend time on more important things besides celebrity gossip. But if you need a recap or want to know an update on the situation, check out The Washington Post. Seems Baldwin has ticked off Greyhound too (from CNN).

Other travel news/roundups of note:

Air Ticket Sales by U.S. Travel Agents are 6 Percent Ahead of Year-Over-Year (MarketWatch/press release)
Merger Planned Between Travel-Focused Ad Agencies: MMG Worldwide and Y Partnership (New York Times)
Free Airport Wi-Fi for Nintendo 3DS Users From Boingo Wireless (Gadling)
Top Travel News of 2011 (Budget Travel)
9 Essentials for Traveling With Tots (Today Travel)

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