Travel Booking

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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
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Airbnb takes aim at NYC a year after “failed” STR regulations
By D.J. Catron | September 6, 2024
Hotel prices and rents in New York are both up a year after the city cracked down on short-term rentals, prompting Airbnb to call for changes to the law.   Read More
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Thomas Cook finds new home with Poland's eSky Group
By Linda Fox | September 5, 2024
The Poland-based travel company that operates the eSky and eDestino brands has acquired Thomas Cook from Fosun Tourism Group. Read More
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From Our Partners / Technology
How airlines can build a future-proof strategy powered by offers and orders
By PhocusWire | September 5, 2024
PROS' Justin Jander explained what airlines should consider as they transition to a strategy of offer and order management to both maximize revenue and drive a better customer experience. Read More
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News / Technology
Mobi brings intent driven search to travel
By Linda Fox | September 4, 2024
The search and discovery technology is combining natural language search with generative AI and its content store of points of interest around the world to present users with a “best match.” Read More
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Online travel giants hone in on social, mobile, loyalty
By Linda Fox | September 4, 2024
In Q2 earnings calls, Booking Holdings said it was increasing spend in social platforms, while Expedia said it was getting "surgical" around identifying drivers of repeat business. Read More
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EDreams sees profitability bump from long-time subscribers
By Morgan Hines | September 3, 2024
EDreams Odigeo reported its earnings, pointing to growth bolstered by its subscription program, an element that the company has identified as a driver of success in past earnings reports as well. Read More
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News / Distribution
Yatra acquires Globe All India, boosts corporate travel presence
By Linda Fox | September 3, 2024
The acquisition boosts Yatra’s position in the corporate travel sector in India and adds approximately 360 corporate customers to the Indian online travel agency. Read More
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News / Technology
Boom launches AI-driven PMS for short-term rentals
By D.J. Catron | September 3, 2024
The platform functions as what Boom calls an “AiPMS” — capable of automating sales, operations, maintenance, review analysis and reputation handling. Read More
 alt="Decisions guided by trust: Social media conversion in travel"  title="Decisions guided by trust: Social media conversion in travel"
News / Online
Decisions guided by trust: Social media conversion in travel
By Phocuswright Research | September 3, 2024
Companies know social media influences travel decisions, but getting bookings is a challenge. Phocuswright’s latest research provides insights into who the converters are.   Read More
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Opinion / Online
Cookieless is toast: What can travel marketers do to stay ahead?
By Kurt Weinsheimer - Sojern | August 30, 2024
Kurt Weinsheimer, chief product officer at Sojern, shares what's next for the travel industry following Google's decision not to phase out third-party cookies on its browser. 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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Interview / Technology
CEO Spotlight: Steve Singh of Spotnana
By Linda Fox | August 29, 2024
Steve Singh was announced as CEO of Spotnana in June, adding to his existing roles of executive chairman of Direct Travel, Troop, Spotnana and Center as well as other technology companies. He is also... Read More
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Business travel division leads 2X growth for Flight Centre Travel Group
By Mitra Sorrells | August 28, 2024
Flight Centre Travel Group CEO Chris Galanty credited the company's AI Centre of Excellence for "revolutionizing" customer service and empowering agents through automation. Read More
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Opinion / Online
How hotels can capture demand for sustainable stays
By Alina Arnelle - BeCause | August 28, 2024
Alina Arnelle of BeCause writes that sustainability data management can give travelers confidence that a hotels’ actions toward the environment are genuine. Read More