Top Travel Tech Weekly News

News / Startups

TravelPerk quickly adds $44M round, plans rapid expansion of business travel tech

By Linda Fox | October 15, 2018

TravelPerk has announced $44 million in Series C funding, just seven months after it attracted a $21 million round. Read More

News / Distribution

European organizations unite to stand up for short-term rentals

By Linda Fox | October 15, 2018

The short-term rental (STR) industry has been the target of finger pointing and bad press in recent years as the pressure on housing grows in cities. Read More

News / Distribution

The metasearch model, part 2: The transition to meta-book

By Mitra Sorrells | October 15, 2018

In the early days of metasearch, roughly the first decade of the 21st century, the model was strictly one of price comparison and referral. Read More

News / Technology

QOTW: Something about a magician's tricks

By PhocusWire | October 12, 2018

Quote from Stephen Joyce, CEO of Rezgo, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

News / Online

What's next for Google's foray into hotels?

By Christina Jelski - Travel Weekly | October 11, 2018

Google's recent efforts to expand further into the online travel space could result in a pivotal change for the hospitality industry. Read More

News / Technology

Overcoming the many challenges to make blockchain work for airline distribution

By Linda Fox | October 11, 2018

Airlines are experimenting with different use cases blockchain and some see real potential for distribution. Read More

News / Distribution

Xiaozhu raises $300M for home-share expansion, IoT tech development

By Linda Fox | October 11, 2018

Xiaozhu gets a fresh injection from Yunfeng Capital and Advantech. Read More

From Our Partners / Online

What is next with WeChat marketing for travel brands?

By Sienna Parulis-Cook - Dragon Trail Interactive | October 9, 2018

Anyone who’s even scratched the surface of marketing to China will know that the mobile app and social media platform WeChat, with its 1+ billion monthly active users, is the place to be. Read More

News / Distribution

Shifts in European vacation rental as HomeToGo acquires Casamundo and Wimdu closes

By Linda Fox | October 8, 2018

Vacation rental metasearch specialist Hometogo buys Casamundo, with terms of the deal undisclosed. Read More

News / Online

The metasearch model, part 1: All things Google

By Mitra Sorrells | October 8, 2018

This month we are digging into the topic of metasearch. We begin with perspective from a company that is both one of the newest entrants and also one of the most dominant figures in the travel search... Read More

News / Online

QOTW: Something about regional uniqueness

By PhocusWire | October 5, 2018

Quote from Siew Hoon Yeoh, founder of Web in Travel, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

News / Distribution

Creating a Netflix-for-airlines loyalty model at $30/month

By Kevin May | October 5, 2018

The "X-for-hotels" or "Y-for-airlines" idea, when a modern consumer brand is used as a reference point, has become fairly common in the travel industry. Read More

News / Technology

Vacation rental vs. hotel tech: What's the future of PMS?

By Jill Menze | October 5, 2018

If vacation rental property managers want to distinguish how they do business compared to hotels, the first step is to rethink how they use technology and data. Read More

News / Online

Maintaining the power and influence of online travel agencies

By PhocusWire | October 4, 2018

One of the central tenets of the Power Paradox in travel is how some of the biggest brands ever assembled in the industry "have aggregated the content, established the trust and amassed the war chests... Read More