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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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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

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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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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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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

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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

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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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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

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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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Airbnb reports most profitable quarter ever in Q3 2022

By Kathryn Walson | November 1, 2022

Revenue for the period ending Sept. 30, 2022, was $2.9 billion, up 29% year-on-year, while adjusted EBITDA was $1.5 billion – a 32% climb from Q3 2021. Read More