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Ryanair receives, appeals criminal warning
By Morgan Hines | September 23, 2024
Ryanair Monday instructed its lawyers to ask for clarity from the Barcelona Commercial Court on the initial injunction that stopped Ryanair from using certain words to describe eDreams’ Prime program. Read More
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The dream of a travel one-stop-shop: what comes next?
By Gulce Karsli Rozenveld - Oojo | September 17, 2024
CEO of Oojo, Gulce Karsli Rozenveld, discusses the dream of an all-in-one travel platform and all of its possibilities. Read More
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Expedia Group expands Travel Shops to brand, celebrity, media partners
By Morgan Hines | September 16, 2024
The shoppable storefronts, built for creators, launched in May at Expedia Explore in Las Vegas. At the time, the launch included a select few influencers. Soon, every traveler will be able to join. Read More
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Skyscanner joins with Travala.com to offer crypto bookings
By Morgan Hines | September 6, 2024
Travala.com has an inventory of more than 2.2 million hotels that can be booked with more than 100 forms of cryptocurrency, which Skyscanner users will now be able to access. Read More
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Travalyst begins standardization for accommodation certification suppliers
By Linda Fox | August 29, 2024
The organization has defined three initial criteria, including publicly available standards and third-party audit, by which to measure the compliancy of accommodation certification suppliers. Read More
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Expedia sees rise in Q2 earnings – but warns of “softening travel demand”
By D.J. Catron | August 8, 2024
New CEO Ariane Gorin oversaw 6% increases year over year in gross bookings and revenue in Q2, but a slow July has the company expecting those numbers to fall between 3-5% for Q3. Read More
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Breeze Airways, Holibob, HRS, Mindtrip and more
By PhocusWire | August 2, 2024
Keep up with all the latest people, product and partner news from around the global travel industry in PhocusWire's weekly roundup. Read More
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How fintech companies are progressing in the travel space
By Linda Fox | August 1, 2024
Whether they believe they can remove friction and/or offer something better than existing travel companies, payment specialists and financial institutions are looking to increase their stake in the... Read More
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3 opportunities for travel marketers now that cookies are here to stay
By Brennen Bliss - Propellic | July 25, 2024
Propellic CEO Brennen Bliss foresees three key opportunities for travel marketers now that Google has decided to keep tracking cookies in Chrome. Read More
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Could Amazon become a major player in travel?
By Morgan Hines | July 19, 2024
There has been speculation for years about how and when Amazon might enter the travel sphere - and if it would be successful in that kind of venture. Amazon's Prime Day travel deals beg the question... Read More
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OTA ranking booster Otamiser raises $3M in first funding round
By Mileva Sapic | June 25, 2024
The startup said it will use the new capital to grow its commercial team as it aims to work with 1,000 hotels and 100,000 short-term rentals worldwide.   Read More
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Expedia Group’s next chapter – “Back to growth”
By Mitra Sorrells | June 24, 2024
Expedia Group's chief commercial officer and president of travel partners and media, Greg Schulze, explained the company's plans to fuel growth during a session at Phocuswright Europe. Read More
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Why niche can be nice in the massive world of online travel
By Morgan Hines | June 13, 2024
The wide-ranging conversation on the environment for smaller online travel sites touched on the challenges and rewards of working in a smaller, specialized space.   Read More
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How travel brands are prioritizing group travel planning
By Morgan Hines | June 6, 2024
Expedia Group, Airbnb, Mindtrip and many other companies are looking to simplify group travel planning. Read More
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Let’s create travel technology solutions to be proud of this Pride Month
By Janis Dzenis – WayAway | June 3, 2024
The technology industry has made enormous advances in innovation in just the past few years. If this June Pride Month we can promise to start using some of that innovation to fulfill the important needs... Read More