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Travel recession opinion MMGY Clayton Reid part 2

Opinion / Online

It's time to call it - we are heading for a travel recession, part 2

By Clayton Reid - MMGY Global | April 26, 2019

In part two of his analysis of the economic outlook for travel, MMGY Global CEO Clayton Reid offers advice on how to prepare for a downturn. Read More

JetBlue Tech Ventures Vantage Airport Group partnership

News / Technology

JetBlue Technology Ventures adds airport partner to spur travel innovation

By Mitra Sorrells | April 25, 2019

Vantage Airport Group joins Air New Zealand as the second partner in JetBlue Technology Ventures' international innovation program. Read More

News / Online

Getaround acquires fellow car-share service Drivy for $300M

By Kevin May | April 25, 2019

The acquisition immediately gives Getaround access to six new country markets and will form part of a mission to expand the brand. Read More

News / Technology

Grab expands beyond ride-hailing with new services to become "everyday super app"

By Marissa Trew - WiT | April 24, 2019

Grab is adding four new services for its users in Singapore including hotel bookings through Agoda and Booking.com. Read More

News / Online

Google's Touring Bird plots big expansion of tours and activities service

By Kevin May | April 24, 2019

The massive jump from its official launch number of 20 in September 2018 to 200 this week comes almost a year to the day since the Google Area 120-run search engine was first tested in the open market. Read More

News / Technology

Hotel guests want curated recommendations, amenities - not robot concierges

By Jill Menze | April 24, 2019

According to a new study from ALICE and YouGov, travelers increasingly want recommendations and in-room amenities curated to their liking. Read More

News / Startups

Travel investors talk areas of focus, the right fit and U.S. funding

By Linda Fox | April 23, 2019

Thoughts from travel tech investors at an event in Ireland on what's hot and what they're looking for from startups. Read More

News / Distribution

Hotel cancelation rate at 40% as online travel agencies push free change policy

By Kevin May | April 23, 2019

Key findings from a major study carried out by D-Edge, the Accor-owned hotel technology group that includes the AvailPro and FastBooking platforms. Read More

News / Distribution

OYO enters experiences space with “OYO Near You”

By Mitra Sorrells | April 23, 2019

OYO will offer activities such as comedy shows, wine tastings and live music at some of its OYO Townhouse properties in India. Read More

News / Online

Uber gets $1B investment boost for autonomous vehicle unit

By Kevin May | April 22, 2019

Three organizations are behind the move to back Uber's Advanced Technologies Group: car manufacturing giant Toyota, SoftBank Vision Fund and the Denso Corporation. Read More

News / Distribution

Middle East, part 3: How homegrown travel brands are diversifying distribution

By Mitra Sorrells | April 22, 2019

For the third part in our series on the Middle East, we analyze the distribution landscape and the role of homegrown online travel agencies. Read More

Interview / Startups

Sounding Off: The Middle Eastern travel startup scene can learn from errors of others

By PhocusWire | April 19, 2019

The fledgling community in the Middle East must acknowledge how other startup "scenes" have evolved and learn from the errors that have hindered new businesses. Read More

News / Distribution

Going beyond NDC: Answers to your questions

By PhocusWire | April 19, 2019

We caught up with the three panelists from a recent webinar to answer some of the top audience questions that we didn’t have time to address live at the event. Read More