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Fliggy wants to help overseas travel companies market to Chinese tourists

By Mitra Sorrells September 21, 2023

The Alibaba subsidiary is adding new tools and services to help travel partners, particularly those in Southeast Asia, “tap into the massive potential of Chinese tourism in a cost-effective manner.” Read More

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Hopper-Turo partnership brings car-sharing to booking platform

By Derek Catron September 21, 2023

Turo also has partnerships with Kayak, to make its cars available on that site, and Capital One and Delta Airlines, to provide rewards to those companies’ loyalty members who book on Turo. Read More

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Bird boosts U.S. micromobility presence with acquisition of Spin

By Linda Fox September 20, 2023

Bird has paid $19M for Spin, which it acquired from Germany-based Tier Mobility.... Read More

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HomeToGo creates chief investment role for further M&A activity

By Linda Fox September 20, 2023

Bodo Thielmann has joined HomeToGo as chief investment director after previous stints at OYO Vacation Homes and Axel Springer Group.... Read More

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Paramount teams up with travel startup for "Emily in Paris" trips

By Morgan Hines September 20, 2023

In this latest example of "set-jetting" initiatives, travel startup Dharma will manage the bookings, payments and guest experience for trips hosted by lifestyle influencers, called “Emileaders.”... Read More

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HotelRunner acquires point-of-sale system PayPad

By Mitra Sorrells September 19, 2023

Founded in 2011, this is HotelRunner’s third acquisition, and the company said it is a “significant milestone” as its first product for on-premises sales and payments for hotels.... Read More

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Expedia Group builds generative AI into multiple products in its “Fall Release”

Among many other updates to its products and services for both travelers and industry partners,... Read more

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Booking.com dominates review market share but is losing ground to Google

The Shiji Reviewpro Guest Experience Benchmark for Q2 2023 found overall consumer satisfaction with... Read more

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Google increases AI functionality for travel

Bard users will be prompted to link to other Google accounts, giving the AI product the ability to... Read more

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Booking.com prepares to launch credit card in U.S.

The online travel agency has brought in a former JPMorgan Chase executive to lead the effort and is... Read more

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AI Insights: Generative AI to enhance the guest booking and stay experience

The Ascott's Tan Bee Leng answers our questions about the areas the hotel and serviced apartment... Read more

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Kayak, Tripadvisor on growing their in-house media studios

In the last two years both Kayak and Tripadvisor have created content studios that are becoming a... Read more

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