Top Travel Tech Weekly News

News / Online

Expedia Group names Peter Kern as new CEO, lands $3B financing package

By Mitra Sorrells | April 23, 2020

The announcement today from chairman and senior executive Barry Diller also includes a new CFO and $3.2 billion in new capital - $2 billion coming as debt financing and $1.2 billion an equity investment... Read More

News / Online

InPhocus, episode 7 - Travel crises often ignite revolutions in the industry (sorry, not this time)

By PhocusWire | April 23, 2020

History shows us that the travel industry has a track record of seeing huge changes to the fabric of how it works whenever something hits it in such a major way. Read More

Opinion / Online

Beyond the pause: How to prepare for corporate travel post-COVID-19

By Caroline Strachan - Festive Road | April 23, 2020

When faced with the highly complex impacts that the COVID-19 situation brings, travel managers should think of their approach in terms of a "respond-prepare-return" framework. Read More

News / Technology

New technology measures distance between travelers in airport security lines

By Mitra Sorrells | April 22, 2020

Motion analytics company iinside is updating its technology to measure crowd density in airports in response to coronavirus-prompted social distancing guidelines. Read More

News / Startups

What COVID-19 means for a travel startup focused on sustainability

By Jill Menze | April 22, 2020

For Jet-Set Offset, the coronavirus crisis is signaling a heightened awareness of the environmental impact of air travel. Read More

News / Technology

Booking.com, Properly pilot cleaning program for short-term rentals

By Jill Menze | April 21, 2020

The pilot is designed to help improve the cleaning scores of properties that do not meet Booking.com’s minimum cleanliness threshold. Read More

News / Online

Tiqets CEO moves to president role, Laurens Leurink steps in

By Kevin May | April 20, 2020

Leurink was most recently CEO of medical technology brand Docly, based in Scandinavia, but he has an extensive background in travel technology stretching back to 2008. Read More

News / Startups

How a travel startup is balancing a fine line between surviving and carrying on

By Linda Fox | April 20, 2020

The U.K. government has pledged £250 million to help startups impacted by coronavirus. But it takes more than cash to ensure a brand can emerge from the other side of the crisis intact. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: The right strategy can alter a brand's course

By PhocusWire | April 17, 2020

A critical element for Airbnb will be how it demonstrates to its hosts that they are still special and are not just the supply chain in the same way that property owners are for countless other... Read More

News / Distribution

InPhocus, episode 6 - Being smart is all we have at the moment

By PhocusWire | April 16, 2020

Forecasting with smart data, a future role for hotels and intermediaries, loyalty programs and what lies next for Airbnb - hefty subjects during any time period but especially so during the coronavirus... Read More

News / Online

Airbnb takes further COVID-19 protection measures with $1B loan

By Kevin May | April 15, 2020

The support comes just a week after it announced a funding round - a combination or debt and equity securities - from Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners, also to the tune of $1 billion. Read More

News / Distribution

For alternative accommodations, it's out with short-term, in with long-term

By Jill Menze | April 14, 2020

As accommodation bookings take a hit due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many providers in the short-term rental industry are pivoting their models to focus on longer-term stays. Read More

News / Online

Coronavirus places heightened concern on hygiene of short-term rentals

By Jill Menze | April 10, 2020

As guest concerns over cleanliness in vacation rentals mount, industry players are taking stock of how they keep properties safe. Read More

News / Technology

InPhocus, episode 5 - Showing your value when a crisis hits

By PhocusWire | April 9, 2020

Miriam Moscovici of BCD Travel discusses what's at stake for business travel, the importance of sustainability and why face-to-face meetings will make a return. Read More