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Online travel giants ramped up marketing spend in 2021

By Kevin May | March 30, 2022

The amounts being splashed out on various forms of advertising activity are not at the same levels of 2019, understandably, but the tried and trusted methods are back in vogue. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

VIDEO: Game-changing technology to define travel's future

By PhocusWire | March 29, 2022

In an interview with PhocusWire, tech chief Paula Felstead of Hotelbeds describes her first impressions of joining both a leading player in the travel industry and the wider marketplace. Read More

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Are online travel companies moving too slowly on sustainability?

By Kevin May | March 28, 2022

Some might suggest that the power such companies have (any brand that can spend millions of dollars on marketing should be considered to have some considerable influence on consumers) is yet to be fully... Read More

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Trip.com Group's overseas brands rebound as China remains closed

By Linda Fox | March 24, 2022

Executive chairman James Liang says the company will emerge stronger from the pandemic. Read More

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Lastminute.com Group ends 2021 with 10% boost to revenue

By Kevin May | March 24, 2022

The online travel agency and metasearch brand says revenues and margins are coming close to pre-pandemic levels. Read More

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Stasher acquires Cubby to boost travel baggage storage platform

By Linda Fox | March 24, 2022

Cubby will become part of Stasher, whose online platform enables travelers and event participants to store luggage with secure local shops and hotels. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Another dimension to diversity in travel: technology

By Pedro Camara and Manuel Hilty | March 23, 2022

The travel industry thrives on a need to find flexible sourcing models and technology to help solve the many challenges of supply chains. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - John Mangelaars of Skyscanner

By Linda Fox | March 22, 2022

John Mangelaars joined Skyscanner as CEO a year ago, after seven years at online travel agency group Travix International, also owned by Trip.com Group. Read More

Opinion / Technology

A call to airlines: start executing, stop innovating

By Irra Ariella Khi - Zamna | March 21, 2022

The technology required to support this for the industry already exists and is being deployed by leading airlines. It just isn’t being fully utilized - yet. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Rethinking traveler experience for the loyalty land grab

By Tom Arundel - Quantum Metric | March 18, 2022

Optimizing the traveler experience isn’t just about getting travelers where they need to go but being empathetic to their unique situations and easing the stress and frustrations associated with travel. Read More

Opinion / Startups

What an ambitious travel startup learned during a global pandemic

By Noam Toister - Bookaway Group | March 16, 2022

Acquiring multiple businesses as a startup has been quite a ride over the past nine months. Here are some of the learnings that Bookaway Group has taken from its experience. Read More

News / Startups

WhyHotel rebrands to Placemakr, lands $90M investment

By Linda Fox | March 15, 2022

The company is rebranding to reflect its different business divisions of pop-up hotel and mixed-use apartment buildings. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Bringing the digital touch to hotels for a more efficient future

By PhocusWire | March 14, 2022

We talk to consultant and tech strategist Max Starkov about the need for hotels to automate now, during our recent PhocusWire Pulse: A New Traveler Experience event. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

VIDEO: Emerging from COVID using data and technology

By PhocusWire | March 14, 2022

During the pandemic the Spain-based company utilized its long-held position as a innovator in travel tech to build tools and services to its partners to assist them as they attempt to ride the wave of... Read More

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The wider trends driving business travel recovery

By Linda Fox | March 10, 2022

Many large companies now say they will continue to offer more flexible working going forward enabling employees to choose whether they work from home or the office or both. Read More

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