D.J. Catron News

Yonder raises £62.5 million, eyes expansion beyond London
News / Startups
Yonder raises £62.5 million, eyes expansion beyond London
By Derek Catron | April 19, 2023
The credit card company is geared toward young users and those who want to redeem points they earn... Read More
chatgpt laptop
News / Technology
ChatGPT: A chatty dozen of travel tools and services
By Derek Catron | April 18, 2023
Travel companies are using ChatGPT for everything from personalized itinerary recommendations to... Read More
Thynk lands $13M for hotel sales and operations tech
News / Startups
Thynk lands $13M for hotel sales and operations tech
By Linda Fox | April 14, 2023
The investment will speed up research and development as well as being put towards expansion in... Read More
airbnb op-ed
Opinion / Online
Is Airbnb hurt by its treatment of property managers?
By Steve Milo - Vtrips | April 14, 2023
Airbnb stock dropped recently after a report that many hosts are marking up prices on its website to... Read More
Journera TripSignals
News / Technology
Journera debuts TripSignals platform to connect travel data
By Derek Catron | April 14, 2023
Journera CEO Jeff Katz sees benefits for travelers as well as the airlines and hotels that want their... Read More
corporate travel
News / Online
Deloitte: Corporate travel spending on track for ‘24 recovery
By Michael B. Baker – Business Travel News | April 13, 2023
While a full recovery in business travel spending appears possible by the end of 2024, the corporate... Read More
American Airlines op-ed
Opinion / Technology
Taking the long view of American Airlines’ NDC strategy
By Jeff Klee - AmTrav | April 12, 2023
Although its recent actions have left many wondering if American Airlines is trying to kill... Read More
TerraPay sending money
News / Startups
TerraPay raises $100M to expand global payments infrastructure
By Derek Catron | April 12, 2023
Travel is one sector TerraPay is targeting for growth as it aims to reach 150 countries by 2024.... Read More
Istanbul property
News / Startups
Turkish property management company Missafir lands investment at $26M valuation
By Derek Catron | April 11, 2023
Ege Yapi Technology Ventures, one of Turkey’s largest real estate developers, took part in the funding... Read More
ChatGPT with phone
Opinion / Technology
ChatGPT means radically improved travel sales conversion
By Terry Jones | April 7, 2023
Travelocity founder Terry Jones says his past work creating Wayblazer makes him confident ChatGPT and... Read More
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