Top Travel Tech Weekly News

Interview / Distribution

Sounding Off: Travel retailing's time has come

By PhocusWire | June 19, 2020

Perhaps now more than ever, travelers are going to be asking more from the companies that get them where they need to go and accommodate them once they're there. Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 29 - Rod Cuthbert of Viator

By PhocusWire | June 18, 2020

Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May from PhocusWire talk with Rod Cuthbert, the pioneer of online bookings for tours and activities through the creation of Viator, a company he co-founded in the... Read More

News / Technology

InPhocus, episode 14 - So, we're going to launch this during a pandemic

By PhocusWire | June 18, 2020

Bryan Porter, OpenJaw's chief commercial officer, tells us about how a project can come together in the midst of the most trying of circumstances. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: New Reality With... Beth Taylor of ATPCO

By PhocusWire | June 18, 2020

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Beth Taylor, global head of marketing and communications at ATPCO. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb partners with Broadway, the Olympics, IGLTA and TikTok for virtual Experiences

By Jill Menze | June 17, 2020

The new lineup is an extension of the company’s pivot to virtual activities in April in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Read More

News / Online

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

News / Online

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

News / Distribution

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

News / Online

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

News / Distribution

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

News / Online

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