Top Travel Tech Weekly News

News / Online

2021 was best year ever for short-term rentals

By Jill Menze | January 24, 2022

According to AirDNA research, 2022 is on track to outpace 2021 bookings by 88%. Read More

News / Startups

Outdoor experience tech company The Wanderlust Group raises $30M

By Mitra Sorrells | January 21, 2022

Founded in 2014, TWG is the parent brand to Dockwa, which connects boaters and marinas, and Marinas.com. Read More

Interview / Technology

Sounding Off: Buzzwords “metaverse” and “NFTs” may be all buzz in travel

By PhocusWire | January 21, 2022

Applications of metaverse and NFT technologies in travel are vague at best. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: Unraveling the complex world of airline distribution

By PhocusWire | January 21, 2022

Sabre’s Traci Mercer explains that while attitudes around NDC have changed, there are still gaps in alignment. Read More

News / Online

The consumer trends seeping into the travel industry

By Linda Fox | January 20, 2022

According to a Euromonitor report, consumer attitudes have shifted in areas like climate and flexibility, impacting how and where they book travel. Read More

Opinion / Technology

What NFTs and the metaverse mean for airline loyalty programs

By Joseph Vito DeLuca - Kambr | January 19, 2022

While NFT and metaverse technologies are in their infancy, they have the potential to reimagine airline loyalty programs. Read More

News / Online

Sonder debuts on public markets

By Mitra Sorrells | January 18, 2022

Sonder has closed its business combination with Gores Metropoulos II and is trading under the symbol SOND. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: TourRadar on the B2B opportunity in multi-day tours

By PhocusWire | January 18, 2022

CEO Travis Pittman discusses how the pandemic enabled TourRadar to reset and look at product growth opportunities. Read More

News / Online

WATCH: Digital travel revenues bounce back as recovery kicks in

By PhocusWire | January 14, 2022

Most of the publicly traded digital travel companies posted significant upticks in their results in Q3 2021, especially in revenue as customers took trips for the first time since the onset of the... Read More

News / Technology

Report reveals poor gender diversity at top of travel tech

By Kevin May | January 13, 2022

Just 12.5% of the top 350 travel technology companies are led by a woman, with a similar figure for chair roles held by women, new research has shown. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: How hotel marketing tactics are shifting

By PhocusWire | January 12, 2022

PhocusWire talks to Peter O'Connor, professor of strategy at the University of South Australia, on hotels are nurturing direct bookers and how distribution is swinging back in favor of OTAs. Read More

News / Online

Bolt raises a €628M round, wants a role in congestion-free and sustainable cities

By Linda Fox | January 11, 2022

This latest and largest round for Estonia-based Bolt comes on top of a €600 million investment announced in August 2021. Read More

News / Technology

Fly Now Pay Later takes off with $75M investment round

By Kevin May | January 11, 2022

The latest injection of capital brings the total invested in the U.K.-based staggered travel payment service to just over $150 million over seven rounds. Read More