Top Travel Tech Weekly News

News / Online

Laid-off Expedia Group workers have a message for the current regime

By Steven Lerner | March 11, 2020

A pair of recently downsized Expedia Group employees are shedding some light recent company layoffs and the events that led up to them. Read More

News / Online

My Method... How Visit Santa Barbara changed the DMO influencer game

By Alex Goodwin - Sparkloft Media | March 10, 2020

For Visit Santa Barbara, Sparkloft Media was able to secure strong influencer partners and social representation - without the time-consuming, costly efforts of proactively searching for appropriate... Read More

News / Online

How Singapore Tourism Board is working on a post-coronavirus strategy

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebInTravel | March 9, 2020

Some areas of the world are already looking to the future as they seek to rebuild their tourist economies after the outbreak of coronavirus. Read More

News / Online

Lyric lays off 25 employees, closes nearly 30% of units as part of restructuring plan

By Donna M. Airoldi - Business Travel News | March 9, 2020

Lyric, an apartment-style accommodation provider, has cut 25 people from its 150-person workforce and will close 179 of its 600 units nationwide amid a downsizing and restructuring. Read More

News / Startups

Perseverance, prudence - and slight pivots - are key to travel startup success during coronavirus

By Mitra Sorrells | March 9, 2020

Investors from Plug and Play and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and the founder of startup Stride Travel weigh in on the short- and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus on innovation in travel. Read More

News / Technology

President Trump orders sale of StayNTouch to Chinese giant Shiji to be reversed

By Kevin May | March 6, 2020

Trump's intervention is being made on grounds of national security, a statement from the White House says. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Coronavirus could trigger the travel marketing overhaul many want

By PhocusWire | March 6, 2020

Many companies in the industry have wanted a shift away from relying heavily on Google for customer acquisition. They may finally get their wish. Read More

News / Distribution

European Commission agrees to data-sharing pact with short-term rental giants

By Linda Fox | March 6, 2020

Online accommodation platforms Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and Tripadvisor have agreed to share short-term rental data with the European Commission. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group, Booking Holdings spent more than $11B on marketing (mostly to Google) in 2019

By Steven Lerner | March 6, 2020

One company grew its marketing spend in 2019 and the other company essentially remained flat. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: American Express GBT on rogue spend, digital experience and content fragmentation

By Linda Fox | March 4, 2020

American Express GBT's Evan Konwiser, executive vice president of product and strategies, joins us in the PhocusWire Studio at Travel Technology Europe 2020. Read More

News / Online

TravelPerk launches carbon impact reporting and offsetting

By Mitra Sorrells | March 4, 2020

TravelPerk is launching GreenPerk, a solution that allows business travelers to offset their entire travel-related CO2 footprint directly in the platform. Read More

News / Technology

Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle unit Waymo rides off with $2.25B investment

By Steven Lerner | March 4, 2020

Waymo, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of Google’s parent Alphabet Inc., is welcoming its first external investment in its 11-year existence. Read More

News / Technology

The PhocusWire PundIT Show #21

By PhocusWire | March 3, 2020

Our guests cover trends such as startups, fancy (or folly) new technologies, challenges around technology and distribution in the industry, plus a lot more. Read More

News / Distribution

Corporate travel industry could see $47B per month hit from coronavirus

By Linda Fox | March 2, 2020

In a GBTA survey, two thirds of companies have cancelled a “few” meetings or events while 18% say they have cancelled “many” and 25% have cancelled “some.” Read More