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News / Distribution
Accelya appoints ex-Sabre boss as CEO
By Linda Fox | November 14, 2022
Sam Gilliland was CEO of Sabre for 10 years until 2013 and has since spent time across roles in private equity, financial services and fintech. Read More
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News / Online
Uber adds Viator content, expands Uber Travel to 10K cities
By Mitra Sorrells | November 14, 2022
The Uber app now enables booking of a curated collection of Viator experiences in 14 cities around the United States, with the bookings fully managed by Viator.  Read More
Booking's acquisition of ETraveli could hit regulatory snags
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Booking's acquisition of ETraveli could hit regulatory snags
By Linda Fox | November 11, 2022
A year ago Booking Holdings announced its €1.6 billion takeover of ETraveli, whose brands include Gotogate, Flygresor, Seat24, Mytrip, virtual interlining technology provider TripStack and Flight... Read More
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Earnings roundup: Amex GBT, Sonder, Vacasa
By Mitra Sorrells | November 11, 2022
As publicly traded travel companies continue to report their third quarter 2022 earnings, we round up the latest reports. Read More
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News / Online
Marriott launches apartment-style accommodations in North America
By Mitra Sorrells | November 9, 2022
Unlike Marriott’s existing extended-stay brands, these properties will not provide traditional hotel services such as food and beverage, meeting spaces and retail. Read More
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Busbud merges with Betterez, gets funding from Amadeus Ventures
By Mitra Sorrells | November 9, 2022
Founded in 2011, Busbud offers bus tickets from more than 3,900 companies in more than 80 countries.  Read More
TripActions gains foothold in Spain with latest acquisition
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TripActions gains foothold in Spain with latest acquisition
By Linda Fox | November 8, 2022
The acquisition of the Spanish company is the fourth for TripActions Group in the past 18 months after Reed & Mackay in 2021 and Comtravo and Resia in early 2022. Read More
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From Our Partners / Distribution
Video: Opportunities and challenges in B2B travel distribution
By PhocusWire | November 8, 2022
TBO co-founder Gaurav Bhatnager explains how technology enables the platform to connect more than 100,000 travel buyers with millions of travel suppliers across more than 110 countries. Read More
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News / Online
Hopper and Capital One extend partnership fueled by new $96M investment
By Mitra Sorrells | November 7, 2022
Capital One Travel uses Hopper Cloud to offer customers features such as price alerts, price drop protection and the ability to cancel a flight for any reason. Read More
Report: How travel fintech can boost revenue
From Our Partners / Technology
Report: How travel fintech can boost revenue
By Cathy Walsh - PhocusWire | November 7, 2022
Find out how flexible travel products can provide travelers with the reassurance needed to book with confidence. Read More
Amadeus makes further progress towards recovery in Q3
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Amadeus makes further progress towards recovery in Q3
By Linda Fox | November 4, 2022
Amadeus revenue for the third quarter of 2022 represented 87% of its third quarter revenue in 2019. Read More
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EasyJet holidays partners with Musement for tours and activities bookings
By Jill Menze | November 4, 2022
With the partnership, Musement will develop and power an easyJet holidays digital platform for tours and activities. Read More
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Expedia Group sees record profitability, revenue in Q3
By Mitra Sorrells | November 3, 2022
 Revenue in the quarter came in at $3.6 billion compared to $2.9 billion in Q3 2021, a 22% increase.   Read More
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News / Technology
Lodgify eyes global expansion of vacation rental tech with $30M haul
By Jill Menze | November 3, 2022
Founded in 2012, Lodgify helps vacation rental hosts and businesses build their own websites to attract and grow direct bookings. Read More
Sabre sees revenue increase in Q3 despite "slow start"
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Sabre sees revenue increase in Q3 despite "slow start"
By Linda Fox | November 2, 2022
The company says international air bookings remained strong into September, and air bookings ended the month at their highest point since the pandemic began. Read More
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