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STARTUP STAGE: Golightly is a members-only home-sharing club for women

By Jill Menze | April 12, 2021

Golightly is a private travel club for women providing a safer space to list and book vacation rentals and home-shares within a vetted community. Read More

Opinion / Online

Is Google's zero-click search a threat or opportunity for hoteliers?

By Max Starkov - hospitality consultant and strategist | April 9, 2021

Google's "zero-click" reality means hoteliers need to focus on optimizing their properties' websites and using effective content marketing strategies. Read More

News / Technology

Guesty acquires MyVR as consolidation continues in short-term rentals

By Jill Menze | April 8, 2021

With MyVR, Guesty says it “effectively makes the company the largest short-term rental property management platform worldwide.” Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 59 - Rolf Schromgens of Trivago

By PhocusWire | April 8, 2021

Rolf Schromgens was broke and scarred from the experience of a previous startup when he finally sat down with his co-founders and created Trivago, as he explains to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of... Read More

News / Distribution

Travelport unifies services in new Travelport+ platform, replacing three legacy brands

By Mitra Sorrells | April 7, 2021

CEO Greg Webb says the new Travelport+ platform better positions the company to serve "the blossoming retail structure of travel." Read More

News / Technology

As governments diverge on health passports, consumers accept them

By Linda Fox | April 7, 2021

Fear of having personal information compromized by hackers is the main concern of travelers when it comes to sharing health data. Read More

News / Startups

Eola activates €2.3M investment round for experiences tech

By Kevin May | April 6, 2021

The seed investment round was led by Pentech Ventures and supported by Techstars and other unnamed investors. Read More

News / Online

Hipmunk founders launch Flight Penguin to take on Kayak in metasearch

By Jill Menze | April 5, 2021

Founded by Hipmunk's Adam Goldstein and Steve Huffman, Flight Penguin is a Chrome extension that shows "unbiased and uncorrupted" search results. Read More

News / Distribution

Airline executives expect direct channel share to grow, GDS to drop by 2023

By Mitra Sorrells | April 5, 2021

In a survey of airline executives, the majority say the pandemic will cause a "positive transformation" in their businesses, but inadequate budgets may hamper some progress. Read More

News / Online

Vrbo targets Airbnb “Superhosts” as rental competition heats up

By Jill Menze | April 1, 2021

Vrbo is offering experienced short-term rental hosts increased visibility through its new Fast Start program. Read More

News / Technology

Redeam plans to expand activities platform after $12M funding round

By Kevin May | April 1, 2021

The Series B round was led by Vertical Venture Partners and Thayer Ventures. Other existing backers participating in the investment include Peninsula Ventures and Cobre Capital, with Boulder... Read More

News / Startups

Apaleo adds €4.5M in Series A investment in hotel technology

By Linda Fox | April 1, 2021

Apaleo says it has continued to grow and gain customers despite the pandemic. Read More

News / Distribution

Sabre unveils storefront technology enabling comparison of airline products and services

By Linda Fox | March 31, 2021

The technology is available via Sabre’s shopping APIs enabling users and developers to create their own storefront. Read More

News / Technology

Webjet invests $4.1M into blockchain startup LockTrip

By Jill Menze | March 31, 2021

As part of the deal, Webjet has agreed to a second optional tranche of $4.2 million for a total of $8.3 million. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Tripadvisor on its big push to subscriptions and loyalty

By PhocusWire | March 30, 2021

Speaking during PhocusWire Pulse: Loyalty For The Long Haul, chief experience officer Lindsay Nelson explains why Tripadvisor's Plus program came together now, how the early stages have worked out with... Read More

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