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Business travelers taking to rail to reduce carbon footprint

By Linda Fox | June 29, 2021

Short-haul flights and car trips could be shunned by business travelers going forward for their environmental impact. Read More

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Booking windows start to lengthen in vacation rentals

By Kevin May | June 29, 2021

Data from private accommodation specialist Vacasa indicates a shift in the median booking window from 20-30 days in 2020 to 35-40 days in Q1 of this year. Read More

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Hotelhero founders exit, join hospitality tech specialist Apaleo

By Jill Menze | June 29, 2021

Hotel software review and recommendation platform Hotelhero will begin to wind down operations as its founding team joins hospitality technology specialist Apaleo. Read More

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Recovery in corporate hotel rates predicted for the end of 2021

By Donna M. Airoldi - BTN | June 28, 2021

Tripbam's Q2 report reveals rates are recovering with 2019 levels already being seen in some markets. Read More

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Travel search terms on Google show scale of pent-up demand

By Linda Fox | June 25, 2021

Searches for the term beach holiday have been steadily rising in 2020 but city breaks are not yet recovering compared to 2019 levels. Read More

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Short-term rental booking habits are starting to "normalize"

By Jill Menze | June 23, 2021

According to new data from Guesty, travelers are growing comfortable with shorter stays and longer booking windows as they head into the summer and beyond. Read More

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Delta-Sabre deal will see GDS paid on booking's value, not flat fee

By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | June 22, 2021

A revamped distribution agreement between Delta and Sabre has the potential to disrupt the standard commercial payment model between airlines, GDSs and travel advisors. Read More

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Handiscover secures €1.65M to grow its B2B accessibility platform

By Mitra Sorrells | June 22, 2021

In the past year Handiscover has focused on developing products and content to businesses in travel and other industries to better serve people with disabilities and special needs. Read More

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Experiences provider Attraction World acquired by Ten Oceans Private Equity

By Jill Menze | June 22, 2021

The acquisition follows Ten Oceans Private Equity’s earlier investment in Prioticket, a strategic partner of Attraction World. Read More

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Without content parity on metasearch, you will keep losing direct bookings

By Dori Stein - Fornova | June 21, 2021

Having complete and consistent information, known as content parity, on all booking and listing platforms can make the difference of whether your hotel is found by guests or not. Read More

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Sounding Off: Cruise can take some tentative steps into a digital world

By PhocusWire | June 18, 2021

For the sector to appeal to younger, digital-savvy generations, cruise will certainly have to evolve to reach them in the channels that they use and methods that they as consumers deploy for everything... Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: Tashi provides technology for travel marketplaces

By Mitra Sorrells | June 17, 2021

Tashi provides the drag-and-drop tools, integrations and templates to easily create and launch a peer-to-peer travel marketplace. Read More

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Blockchain-based private rental marketplace Dtravel launches with $5M seed round

By Mitra Sorrells | June 17, 2021

Dtravel is being launched by Australia-based OTA Travala and others, with a goal of giving “hosts and guests more control, ownership and lower fees than existing platforms.” Read More

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Expedia Cruises looks to tech in push to be top agency in the sector

By Mitra Sorrells | June 16, 2021

In the coming months, Expedia Cruises will roll out a new “info site” intended to give cruise shoppers information about what is on board the ships, what is included in the cost and the types of... Read More

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TripAdvisor gives Plus subscription service a full launch, adds spending partners

By Kevin May | June 16, 2021

The subscription-based program is free for accommodation suppliers to join, while travelers can sign up for an annual membership fee of $99 and get access to savings as well as other offers. Read More

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