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TAKE A SURVEY: Let your voice be heard on gender equity

By PhocusWire | August 20, 2021

Help Phocuswright assess how the travel industry stacks up when it comes to gender equity and promoting women’s leadership. Read More

Opinion / Online

How subscription models can democratize luxury travel

By Brent Handler - Inspirato | August 20, 2021

Subscription-based innovations can bridge the affluent consumer’s desire for seamless travel experiences with accelerated upside for B2B travel purveyors. Read More

News / Technology

How COVID-19 has changed travel's chief technology officers

By Linda Fox | August 19, 2021

Travel CTOs have had to acquire new skills, upend their priority list and think carefully about how to combine new tech with legacy systems and practices, for maximum efficiency. Read More

News / Technology

RateGain plans IPO, more acquisitions in the cards

By Linda Fox | August 18, 2021

RateGain hopes to raise $54 million from a fresh issue of shares while the company's founders and investors will also sell stakes. Read More

Opinion / Online

Revenge travel is here: Three ways digital CX can help recovery

By Kahlil Dumas - Khoros | August 18, 2021

To prepare for revenge travel and secure long-term brand loyalty, travel brands should tap into digital CX. Read More

News / Online

Hopper raises another $175M, will add 500 employees

By Mitra Sorrells | August 17, 2021

Five months after a $170 million fundraise, Hopper is doing it again – this time $175 million in Series G financing, bringing its total raised to date to $585 million. Read More

News / Startups

From burnout to money problems - why startups fail

By Kevin May | August 17, 2021

The sad reality is that travel startups, even without a global pandemic to contend with, experience vast challenges to get them competing alongside existing and profitable companies. Read More

News / Online

Hyatt acquires Apple Leisure Group for $2.7B

By Kevin May | August 16, 2021

Included in the deal are all of ALG's subsidiaries, including the Trisept Solutions travel technology wing that provides tools for leisure travel operators. Read More

News / Technology

Q&A: The potential of decentralized digital ID in travel

By Mitra Sorrells | August 16, 2021

Decentralized digital identity solutions could dramatically change distribution, marketing, cybersecurity and more in the travel industry. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Travel brands must speak up - or others will assume the worst

By PhocusWire | August 13, 2021

Sustainability must be a priority for every individual, government and business, and for the latter two, efforts around it must be made public. Read More

Opinion / Online

Airlines' COVID payment challenges as a catalyst for innovation

By Stephane Druet - CellPoint Digital | August 13, 2021

The pandemic has put excess stress on systems which, in many cases, were already outdated, highlighting the need for innovation and automation in payments processes. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb revenue jumps 300% in Q2 2021

By Jill Menze | August 12, 2021

The home-share giant was also profitable on an adjusted EBITDA basis for the second quarter of 2021. Read More

Opinion / Technology

The many ways Magecart can hack travel sites

By Avishai Shafir - PerimeterX | August 12, 2021

Magecart is taking off, but OTAs and travel sites can save themselves grief and major financial risk by acting in advance to ground this threat. Read More

News / Online

Ixigo acquires Abhibus, boosts presence beyond India's major cities

By Linda Fox | August 5, 2021

The purchase price for the Hyderabad-based company has not been disclosed, except to say that it’s being sold for a mixture of cash and Ixigo stock. Read More

News / Online

Uber basks in early recovery momentum with $4B quarterly revenues

By Kevin May | August 5, 2021

The turnaround in the U.S.-based company's fortunes comes after a dismal 2020 when its ride-hailing division collapsed under the weight of global lockdowns and travel restrictions for prolonged periods... Read More

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