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News / Technology

Talking Travel Tech - Jeff Lewis, VP of engineering at Viator

By Kevin May | August 25, 2016

Around the same time as Stephen Kaufer was busily creating TripAdvisor above a pizza parlour in... Read More

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TripAdvisor lists hotels on Google, Kayak, and Trivago, edging closer to meta metasearch

By Sean O'Neil | August 24, 2016

Over the past couple of months, TripAdvisor has been participating in Google's hotel metasearch... Read More

News / Technology

Excursiopedia becomes PlanetPass, starts small with guided tours

By Linda Fox | August 24, 2016

Tours and activities specialist Excursiopedia has morphed into PlanetPass, a mobile application that... Read More

News / Distribution

In a first, Expedia promotes a hotel’s loyalty rates and rewards program

By Sean O'Neil | August 23, 2016

Expedia, Inc., is the first online travel intermediary to begin displaying a hotel chain's discounted... Read More

News / Distribution

OneFineStay enlists Accor expertise to boost expansion

By Kevin May | August 23, 2016

Upmarket property rental brand OneFineStay is accelerating its global ambitions, thanks to its recent... Read More

News / Distribution

A few numbers on online travel fraud

By Linda Fox | August 23, 2016

Online fraud prevention specialist Riskified has pulled together some of its data to provide a picture... Read More

News / Distribution

Direct hotel booking battle - a potted history [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | August 23, 2016

The seeds of the current face-off between hotels and intermediaries go back to the mid-1990s, when... Read More

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Chinese airlines aim to improve their international websites and apps

By Sean O'Neil | August 22, 2016

Chinese airlines are slowly improving their foreign websites’ and apps' content and e-commerce... Read More

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Startup pitch: Zipskee looks to connect travellers with locals

By Linda Fox | August 22, 2016

Zipskee has been set up as a platform to bring travellers and locals together. It is seeking to help... Read More

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Travello secures funding for solo travellers app

By Linda Fox | August 22, 2016

Travello, a mobile application that aims to help travellers hook up prior to a trip, has raised almost... Read More

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Besty AI closes $3.75M seed round

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Germany sets a travel spending record—sustaining it won’t be simple

Opinion / Distribution

The hotel industry's real TikTok GO problem has nothing to do with TikTok

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Tripadvisor to sell TheFork to American Express for $700M

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: Loook wants to be the storytelling layer for in-destination discovery

September 9, 2025

Precision and predictability for travel marketing: Essential visitor intelligence to drive growth

In partnership with Zartico, this video series explores the latest trends and delivers practical... Read More

August 19, 2025

Get real: The power of combining AI with authentic intelligence

Chris Hemmeter from Thayer Investment Partners outlines his thoughts on the importance of balancing AI... Read More

May 6, 2025

Changing traveler patterns, evolving customer needs drive demand for travel insurance

Travel protection is bringing peace of mind for travelers and positive rewards for suppliers.... Read More