Travel Booking

 alt="The dream of a travel one-stop-shop: what comes next?"  title="The dream of a travel one-stop-shop: what comes next?"
Opinion / Online
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
 alt="Expedia Group expands Travel Shops to brand, celebrity, media partners"  title="Expedia Group expands Travel Shops to brand, celebrity, media partners"
News / Technology
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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News / Startups
Mayfair invests $35M in BizAway
By Mileva Sapic | September 16, 2024
BizAway plans to implement new AI and data strategies and develop additional products that will help solve the challenges experienced by corporate travelers with Mayfair's $35 million investment. Read More
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News / Online
Hotel tech start-up Userguest secures $2.2M in seed funding
By Mileva Sapic | September 13, 2024
Userguest operates in over 30 countries and said it has generated more than $100M in direct revenue for hotels in 2019. Read More
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News / Technology
Sabre, Google address challenges in AI implementation 4 years into partnership
By Morgan Hines | September 13, 2024
Sabre has taken a deep dive into the AI space with Google as part of a decade-long partnership that began in 2020. Read More
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News / Distribution
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: PKFare, AC Group, UATP, Amadeus and more
By PhocusWire | September 13, 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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News / Online
Guesty launches two additional AI features with new tools for property managers
By Mileva Sapic | September 12, 2024
Property management software platform Guesty is adding AI-tools for website creation and review management. Read More
 alt="Alliants, Hospiria partner to launch flexible rental platform"  title="Alliants, Hospiria partner to launch flexible rental platform"
News / Technology
Alliants, Hospiria partner to launch flexible rental platform
By Linda Fox | September 12, 2024
1LiVNG aims to provide the combined strengths of Alliants and Hospiria technology to the residential real estate market including branded residences owned by hotels, timeshare owners and serviced... Read More
 alt="Airbnb quietly reopens platform to new Experience listings"  title="Airbnb quietly reopens platform to new Experience listings"
News / Online
Airbnb quietly reopens platform to new Experience listings
By Morgan Hines | September 11, 2024
 After saying last month that it would accept submission of new Experiences beginning next year, Airbnb quietly reopened to new listings on Tuesday.   Read More
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Opinion / Online
Racing toward tomorrow's travel experience
By Stephanie Meltzer-Paul - Mastercard | September 11, 2024
Stephanie Meltzer-Paul, executive vice president of global loyalty at Mastercard, explores what's possible when the right mix of personalization, loyalty and technology are activated.   Read More
 alt="Google fined €2.4B after losing appeal in EU antitrust shopping case"  title="Google fined €2.4B after losing appeal in EU antitrust shopping case"
News / Online
Google fined €2.4B after losing appeal in EU antitrust shopping case
By Morgan Hines | September 10, 2024
The fine, initially announced in 2017 and then appealed by Google, is being imposed against the internet giant for abusing its “dominant position” in a number of online search markets as it favored its... Read More
 alt="Booking Holdings' new CFO expects connected trip "is really there" in 3 to 5 years"  title="Booking Holdings' new CFO expects connected trip "is really there" in 3 to 5 years"
News / Online
Booking Holdings' new CFO expects connected trip "is really there" in 3 to 5 years
By Morgan Hines | September 10, 2024
Ewout Steenbergen, chief financial officer at Bookings Holdings since March, called out the company's work in alternative accommodations and artificial intelligence and strong demand in Asia as key... Read More
 alt="Reiwa Travel raises $33M for travel packaging tech development and expansion"  title="Reiwa Travel raises $33M for travel packaging tech development and expansion"
News / Online
Reiwa Travel raises $33M for travel packaging tech development and expansion
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - Web in Travel | September 9, 2024
Reiwa founder Takaya Shinozuka said earlier this year that he planned to take Newt, his travel packaging startup, global and that he was in the midst of raising funding to power the expansion. Read More
 alt="Skyscanner joins with Travala.com to offer crypto bookings"  title="Skyscanner joins with Travala.com to offer crypto bookings"
News / Technology
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
 alt="Uber and Turo partner to integrate car rentals into uber app"  title="Uber and Turo partner to integrate car rentals into uber app"
News / Online
Uber and Turo partner to integrate car rentals into uber app
By Mileva Sapic | September 6, 2024
Uber customers in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and France will soon be able to rent from Turo's selection of vehicles directly through the Uber platform. Read More