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Business travel part 1 investor perspective

News / Startups

Business Travel, part 1: The (major) investor opportunity

By Mitra Sorrells | August 5, 2019

For the first part in our monthlong series on business travel, we talk to investors in three of the sector's biggest startups - Lola.com, TravelPerk and TripActions. Read More

News / Online

TripActions takes on legacy TMCs with new consultancy services

By Mitra Sorrells | August 4, 2019

TripActions is expanding its suite of enterprise solutions with the launch of TripActions Consulting. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Taptrip builds an efficient business travel booking platform for unmanaged trips

By Linda Fox | August 2, 2019

U.K.-based Taptrip was founded just over a year ago and has seven employees. It has signed a string of partnerships in recent months, including WeWork and Kiwi.com. Read More

News / Online

What owning the end-to-end traveler experience means for Airbnb for Work

By Jill Menze | August 2, 2019

As Airbnb endeavors to own the end-to-end experience for corporate travelers, is transforming into a full-fledged travel management company in the cards? Read More

News / Online

Cendyn adds revenue management tools with acquisition of Rainmaker

By Mitra Sorrells | August 1, 2019

Cendyn, a provider of CRM and sales platforms for the hospitality industry, has acquired the Rainmaker Group, a revenue and profit optimization platform for hotels, resorts and casinos. Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus reports double-digit revenue growth for the first half of 2019

By Linda Fox | July 31, 2019

The Spain-based company puts growth in the IT Solutions and Distribution arms of the business down to an “expanding customer base.” Read More

British Airways future of air travel report

News / Technology

Air travel of the future – personalized, immersive and both super-fast and super-slow

By Mitra Sorrells | July 31, 2019

British Airways is exploring predictions for the air travel experience 20, 40, 60 and even 100 years in the future. Read More

News / Online

Vacasa buys remaining Wyndham Vacation Rentals unit for $162M

By Kevin May | July 30, 2019

The sale comes 18 months after Wyndham Worldwide sold its European vacation rental business to Platinum Equity for $1.3 billion. Read More

News / Distribution

Hoteliers have mixed response to Agoda’s new hacker rates

By Siew Hoon Yeoh - WebInTravel | July 30, 2019

Hoteliers see both potential benefits and risks to Agoda's new Mix and Save function. Read More

News / Online

India, part 4: Ebix CEO Robin Raina on his big plans to disrupt travel

By Mitra Sorrells | July 29, 2019

Ebix is not a well-known company in the global travel industry, but Robin Raina plans to change that – and fast. Read More

News / Startups

Tech-based hospitality company RedDoorz raises $45M Series B

By Mitra Sorrells | July 28, 2019

Singapore-based budget hospitality brand RedDoorz has raised $45 million to expand through Southeast Asia. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Travelers are diverse, and leadership teams should be, too

By PhocusWire | July 26, 2019

Leadership roles at travel companies should reflect the demographics they're targeting. Read More

News / Online

Vrbo ticks revenue growth as Expedia Group gets brand "back on track"

By Jill Menze | July 25, 2019

For the quarter ending June 30, revenue for Vrbo was up 17% compared to the second quarter of 2018, while gross bookings were up 2% compared to the same period. Read More