D.J. Catron News

VisitBritain campaign
News / Online
VisitBritain seeks more bookings with £10 million campaign
By Derek Catron | February 28, 2023
VisitBritain’s latest inbound tourism forecast shows continued strong recovery in overseas visitor... Read More
Singapore Airlines
News / Online
Expedia looks to Asia Pacific to rebuild business in region
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebinTravel | February 27, 2023
Increasing loyalty members and app users and doubling down on its B2B will be the key thrusts of... Read More
Alaska Airlines
News / Online
Subscribe to fly? Airlines have been slow to take that leap
By Derek Catron | February 23, 2023
A year after Alaska Airlines became the first major U.S.-based carrier to launch a flight subscription... Read More
Blueground rentals
News / Online
Blueground acquires furnished rental company Travelers Haven
By Derek Catron | February 17, 2023
The combined organization will employ more than 1,200 people and is expected to reach $600 million in... Read More
public transit
News / Technology
Transit tech leader Via raises $110M to boost public mobility
By Derek Catron | February 16, 2023
Via's transit tech products are used by more than 600 communities around the globe to expand access to... Read More
Airbnb earnings
News / Online
Airbnb’s Brian Chesky: Earnings point to “exciting year” for travel
By Derek Catron | February 14, 2023
Tuesday's earnings report capped a year of record-setting financials for Airbnb, which finished... Read More
evtol vertical taxis
Opinion / Online
Could flying taxis leave hotels up in the air?
By Alex Barros - BEONx | February 14, 2023
Hoteliers take note: The advent of eVTOL could mean dozens of points of departure and arrival in a... Read More
travel Santorini
Opinion / Online
January bookings indicate growing traveler confidence for 2023
By Melanie Brown - Key Data | February 13, 2023
Vacation rental bookings made in the first three weeks of January saw a dramatic increase compared... Read More
ridesharing
News / Online
Uber, Lyft earnings may bode well for travel trends
By Derek Catron | February 9, 2023
Both companies anticipate gross bookings to grow 20 to 24% year over year in the current... Read More
EV Hotels Crypto Ballroom
Interview / Technology
Q&A: EV Hotels’ vision to serve “technology travelers”
By Derek Catron | February 9, 2023
EV Hotels bills itself as the first smart hotel brand with experiences in crypto and NFT.  ... Read More
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