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Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Larry Cuculic of Best Western

By Mitra Sorrells | April 4, 2022

Larry Cuculic became president and CEO of BWH Hotel Group in December, after having spent 12 years as the company’s senior vice president and general counsel. Read More

Opinion / Technology

How airlines can improve the post-COVID payment experience

By Kristian Gjerding - CellPoint Digital | April 1, 2022

Airline payment managers can avoid a repeat of the lockdown refund chaos and ensure customers enjoy a turbulence-free payments journey. Read More

News / Online

HomeToGo spends €40M to buy E-Domizil, plots further purchases

By Linda Fox | March 31, 2022

Germany-based e-domizil is said to have more than 370,000 homes across its brands. Read More

News / Technology

Psychology, emotion hold key to extraordinary travel experiences

By Mitra Sorrells | March 31, 2022

Ogilvy vice chairman Rory Sutherland and Immersion founder and neuroeconomist Paul Zak explain how travel brands can tap into human emotions and motivations. Read More

News / Startups

Little change in diversity for director roles of private companies

By Linda Fox | March 30, 2022

Women hold 14% of board seats of the most heavily funded private companies, compared to 11% in 2020. Read More

News / Online

Online travel giants ramped up marketing spend in 2021

By Kevin May | March 30, 2022

The amounts being splashed out on various forms of advertising activity are not at the same levels of 2019, understandably, but the tried and trusted methods are back in vogue. Read More

News / Distribution

Q&A: Travelport on IPO, Russia, growth plans

By Mitra Sorrells | March 29, 2022

Travelport CEO Greg Webb and COO John Elieson answer questions about the company and the industry. Read More

News / Online

NFTs are falling into three categories in travel (so far)

By Linda Fox | March 28, 2022

Funding into startups focused on NFTs across all sectors multiplied almost 40 fold from 2020 to 2021. Read More

News / Online

Are online travel companies moving too slowly on sustainability?

By Kevin May | March 28, 2022

Some might suggest that the power such companies have (any brand that can spend millions of dollars on marketing should be considered to have some considerable influence on consumers) is yet to be fully... Read More

Interview / Technology

Sounding Off: Metaverse requires a big change in perception to be accepted

By PhocusWire | March 25, 2022

The concept will need more than the promise of showcasing a destination or service for it to truly replace the physical enjoyments that travel can provide. Read More

News / Technology

Corporate travel may hold key to moving the needle on sustainability

By Mitra Sorrells | March 25, 2022

An important question is what will be the impetus for real change – not just in the form of offsetting carbon but in actually reducing the carbon footprint of travel? Read More

News / Online

Hopper outperformed all other OTA apps in 2021

By Jill Menze | March 25, 2022

According to a report from Apptopia, Hopper grew 494% in 2021, overtaking Airbnb as the leader in market share by monthly active users. Read More

News / Online

Trip.com Group's overseas brands rebound as China remains closed

By Linda Fox | March 24, 2022

Executive chairman James Liang says the company will emerge stronger from the pandemic. Read More

News / Technology

Why it's time for travel to enter the metaverse

By Mitra Sorrells | March 24, 2022

Web3 consultant Steve Bambury says the virtual world of the metaverse is very real, and travel brands should act now to create a presence in it. Read More

News / Technology

Where blockchain and NFTs might meet physical travel

By Linda Fox | March 23, 2022

Iomob CEO Boyd Cohen discusses use cases for NFT and blockchain in travel, the move from being centralized to decentralization and the readiness of the industry. Read More

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