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ONDA invests in Hoteliers.Guru to expand Southeast Asia reach

By Kathryn Walson | April 7, 2023

South Korea-based ONDA said the investment in Thailand-based Hoteliers.Guru “will lead the digital transformation of global hotels.” Read More

News / Distribution

Air Canada enables access to NDC content through Amadeus

By Mitra Sorrells | April 6, 2023

Air Canada will use Altéa NDC, Amadeus’ IT solution, to display enhanced content and offers. Read More

News / Online

Viator's Ben Drew on further growth, educating consumers

By Linda Fox | April 6, 2023

Viator president Ben Drew attributes its recent growth to “changing almost everything about the business” in the past three years. Read More

News / Technology

Flybondi, TravelX partner to issue tickets as an NFT

By Derek Catron | April 6, 2023

Flybondi passengers that activate the NFT version of their ticket can transfer or sell the ticket up to 72 hours before departure. Read More

News / Startups

Fetcherr lands $12.5M to fuel growth of airline pricing tech

By Linda Fox | April 4, 2023

The investment in the Israel-based company, which follows a $7 million Series A round in 2022, was led by Left Lane Capital and M-Fund. Read More

News / Online

Next Capital to acquire Australian STR operator Alloggio for $41M

By Kathryn Walson | April 4, 2023

Alloggio, Italian for “accommodation,” operates through three business verticals: asset management, distribution and channel management, and operations and logistics. Read More

News / Technology

Travelport raises $200M to fuel growth

By Linda Fox | March 31, 2023

Travelport said the funds will enable it to advance its growth strategy following a strong first quarter and its acquisition of Deem. Read More

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American Airlines launching NDC plan over objections

By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | March 29, 2023

American Airlines will move forward with its controversial plan to make some of its content available only to travel agencies booking through a new distribution capability connection. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

How to move forward with NDC as the foundation of modern retailing

By PhocusWire | March 29, 2023

With more than 30 years at Sabre, Kathy Morgan, vice president of product management, has been on the frontlines of airline distribution and NDC development. Read More

News / Online

Online travel giants spent more than $14B on marketing in '22

By Mitra Sorrells | March 27, 2023

Combined marketing spending by Booking Holdings, Expedia Group, Airbnb and Trip.com Group exceeded 2019 levels in 2022. Read More

News / Online

Google is testing free price guarantee for flights

By Mitra Sorrells | March 23, 2023

For fares that include the guarantee, Google automatically monitors prices and refunds the difference to the traveler's Google Pay account if it drops. Read More

News / Distribution

Mystifly lands $8M to boost airline distribution tech

By Linda Fox | March 23, 2023

Mystifly, which was founded in 2009, enables travel intermediaries to access airfares via its API-driven technology as well as offering airlines a distribution, payment reconciliation and settlement... Read More

News / Technology

Brex adds managed travel powered by Spotnana

By Mitra Sorrells | March 22, 2023

The travel service is part of Brex Empower and provides travel booking and management, self-service trip changes and round-the-clock support from agents. Read More

News / Online

Citi’s new travel portal powered by Booking Holdings goes live

By Mitra Sorrells | March 21, 2023

The site includes supply from Booking.com – such as 1.4 million hotels around the world - and is powered by technology from Rocket Travel by Agoda, another of Booking Holdings’ brands. Read More