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Fewer than 1 in 3 airlines have advanced offer and order strategies
By Morgan Hines
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April 2, 2025
While the majority of airlines agree that retailing is important, there are a few key reasons why they're hesitant to move forward.
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Could a tours and activities push from Google penalize OTAs?
By Matthew Parsons
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April 1, 2025
OTAs are at risk, as Google appears to be shaking up tours and activities listings, experts warn.
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The never-ending growth of flight search traffic: From travel agents to AI operators
By Sebastien Gibergues
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March 31, 2025
Sebastien Gibergues, an independent travel consult and former Amadeus executive, details the exponential growth of flight search transactions.
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Travel startup funding and M&A activity in Q1 2025
By Abby Crotty
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March 28, 2025
As the quarter comes to a close, we review funding rounds and M&A activity—and learn what travel executives believe is on the horizon for the rest of the year.
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Airlines expressed economic concern. Should online travel giants be worried?
By Morgan Hines
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March 27, 2025
Wall Street and travel industry analysts weigh in on how factors such as trade wars, economic woes and travel warnings could impact consumers' desire to travel.
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A new phase for digital nomad hospitality amid back to work mandates
By Matthew Parsons
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March 26, 2025
Hospitality brands are addressing the shifting post-pandemic landscape and what it means for digital nomads and remote workers.
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How hospitality operators can combat payment fraud
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March 24, 2025
Andrew Buttigieg, chief technology officer at RMS, discusses how hospitality operators can ensure safer bookings amid a rise in fraud attempts.
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How much onus is on travel companies for overtourism?
By Morgan Hines
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March 21, 2025
Helping destinations deal with crowds and encouraing consumers to explore lesser-known locations is a shared responsibility across the travel industry between travelers, brands and local authorities,...
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Accor's chief digital officer talks distribution, direct bookings and loyalty
By Linda Fox
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March 20, 2025
Alix Boulnois, chief business, digital and tech officer of Accor, discusses the hotel group's priorities across distribution, direct bookings and loyalty.
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New laws drive hotels to explore digital ID solutions
By Marisa Garcia
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March 19, 2025
As the European Union prepares to widely roll out digital identity wallets, experts say hotels should act now to adopt these solutions to smooth guest experiences.
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2025 is the year AI agents will transform airline shopping
By Rick Seaney - 3Victors
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March 18, 2025
Consumers, not companies, will be the real drivers of the agent change as they quickly embrace readily available free online tools more quickly than any airline can.
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Tripadvisor brings in Booking.com veteran as president of Viator
By Linda Fox
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March 17, 2025
Almost a year since Ben Drew stepped down, Tripadvisor Group is bringing in former Booking.com executive Pepijn Rijvers to lead Viator's next phase of growth.
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Why travel startup founders step away from running their companies
By Mark Frary
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March 14, 2025
As travel startups begin to scale, founder/CEOs often take the decision to move to product or strategy roles and let someone with a different skillset lead the company through the next stage.
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Airbnb solicits new Experiences with new details of what it will offer in upcoming relaunch
By Morgan Hines
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March 13, 2025
The company is also hiring for several roles related to its Experiences business, including market managers tasked with supply growth in cities around the world.
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Generative AI: What’s on the horizon for airlines?
By Matthew Parsons
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March 11, 2025
For airlines exploring AI, much of the focus is on Large Language Models—machine learning that can comprehend and generate human language text.
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