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How travel brands can capture - and welcome - the LGBTQ family market

By Jill Menze | June 17, 2020

Brands such as Booking.com are investing in training to make the travel industry more inclusive to LGBTQ family travelers. Read More

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TripActions finds opportunity in crisis, adds $125M in new funding and 265 new customers

By Mitra Sorrells | June 16, 2020

TripActions has raised $125 million in new funding as it focuses on expanding globally and building its payment product. Read More

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Accelya swoops in to buy Farelogix

By Kevin May | June 16, 2020

Accelya has pounced to buy Farelogix just six weeks after Sabre pulled out an existing plan to acquire the company, first announced in November 2018 and for $360 million. No terms are... Read More

News / Startups

With trade shows cancelled, travel tech startup takes its show on the road - literally

By Mitra Sorrells | June 16, 2020

With all industry trade shows cancelled, the founder of travel tech startup Entrada Insights is embarking on a cross-country road trip to meet potential clients. Read More

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Travel brands encouraged to speak out, take action on racial diversity

By Jill Menze | June 15, 2020

Panelists at a BAME Women in Travel event say travel brands need to take stock of their internal and external efforts around diversity and inclusion. Read More

Interview / Technology

Sounding Off: State-backed or multi-brand travel projects rarely work

By PhocusWire | June 12, 2020

There are countless ways to offer support from the state but creating, operating and maintaining a brand new service that seeks to challenge the status quo may not be the best use of a government's... Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Global Startup Showcase 2020

By PhocusWire | June 12, 2020

We bring together an expert panel of investors and startups to shed light on the future of investments, how startups are navigating the crisis and more. Read More

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Airbnb seeks to help local tourism as cross-border travel remains uncertain

By Linda Fox | June 11, 2020

Airbnb is working with tourist organizations and governments to help bring local travel back to pre-COVID levels, recognizing that domestic is going to come first. Read More

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Unraveling COVID-19 hygiene liability issues for short-term rentals

By Mitra Sorrells | June 11, 2020

Due to COVID-19, cleanliness and hygiene are priorities for all consumer travel providers, but it is particularly complex in the fragmented short-term rental sector. Read More

News / Distribution

Should national tourism portals be part of travel's recovery plan?

By Linda Fox | June 8, 2020

Many attempts to provide national tourism portals have fallen short in the past, some still believe they can succeed. Read More

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Travelport secures $500M financing round, with further funds available

June 8, 2020

The "affiliates" of Siris Capital Group and Evergreen Coast Capital have committed to support the company and also made available a further $500 million. Read More

News / Distribution

Travel group joins calls for Google and Facebook to help brands through crisis

By Linda Fox | June 5, 2020

Companies say Facebook and Google have participated in the returns but have so far not been prepared to share the pain brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: COVID-19 protocols aren't forever - but should they be?

By PhocusWire | June 5, 2020

It would be a fool that bets against hygiene being the most important consideration for guests across the hospitality spectrum for decades to come. Read More

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NDC in a post-coronavirus world of airline distribution, part 2

By Paul Byrne - OpenJaw Technologies | June 5, 2020

Travel distribution transformation will accelerate as airlines begin to recover from the crisis. Why is this? Read More

News / Distribution

Trivago, Booking.com, KLM and others unite to create COVID-19 information service

By Kevin May | June 4, 2020

A group of major travel brands have created a service to provide a single data source with current global news as it relates to the coronavirus outbreak and recovery. Read More

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