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Opinion / Technology

Biometric digital identity must be end-to-end for air travel

By Iyad Hindiyeh - Amadeus | April 19, 2021

The pandemic has accelerated progress towards a full-automated self-service passenger journey. Read More

News / Online

As ride-hail companies recover, there are too few drivers to meet demand

By Dawit Habtemariam - BTN | April 15, 2021

Ride-hailing companies are reporting a shortage of drivers as demand for their services picks up. Read More

News / Technology

Sabre sells Trams to Tres Technologies

By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | April 15, 2021

Tres provides CRM and back-office systems to travel agencies and was founded by Lee Rosen, who founded Trams and eventually sold it to Sabre. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: HiBnb helps travelers find cannabis-friendly accommodations and activities

By Jill Menze | April 14, 2021

HiBnb is a marketplace dedicated to the growing cannabis community, providing accommodation and activity options to guests looking to explore with cannabis while traveling. Read More

News / Online

Short-term rental occupancy reaches all-time high

By Jill Menze | April 14, 2021

According to AirDNA, short-term rental occupancy in the U.S. rose to 60.9% in March 2021 – a new record. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Will the pandemic change corporate travel technology distribution?

By Gavin Smith - Element | April 13, 2021

The major suppliers in our sector have unwittingly created an elite club of users and clients, as they have dramatically reduced their indirect sales partners to the point where they are not taking on... Read More

Interview / Startups

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

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