Group Travel

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: TroopTravel wants to fix corporate group travel planning

By Mitra Sorrells | July 30, 2018

TroopTravel is a platform to help corporate travel managers add intelligence and efficiency to the process of planning meetings and events that involve attendees from different parts of the world. ... Read More

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Opinion / Technology

We need to talk: Conversational hospitality and the guest experience

By Jordan Parsons - Benbria | July 18, 2018

In 2016, Chris Messina, the inventor of the hashtag, published a post on Medium dubbing a new trend called “Conversational Commerce.” Read More

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News / Technology

Why technology is the key to a great customer experience for travelers

By Rakshit Desai - FCM Travel Solutions | July 2, 2018

It’s a universally acknowledged fact that technology has influenced every aspect of human life, specifically over the last few years. This stands unambiguously true for travel industry. Read More

News / Online

TourRadar aims high on multi-day tour bookings with $50M raise

By Kevin May | June 26, 2018

Multi-day online tour booking specialist, TourRadar, has secured a massive $50 million funding round and enlisted the help of an ex-Expedia executive. Read More

News / Online

Kayak launches new tool to streamline group travel planning

By Mitra Sorrells | June 4, 2018

Kayak has created a new service intended to make the process of planning a trip with friends or family a little easier. Read More

Interview / Online

Europe Travel Battleground 2018: MeetingPackage

By PhocusWire | May 30, 2018

Joonas Ahola, CEO and founder of MeetingPackage, pitches the business at Phocuswright Europe 2018, then takes questions from PhocusWire. Read More

News / Online

BackBid checks out to HotelPlanner

By Kevin May | May 8, 2018

Hotel booking and group travel specialist HotelPlanner has acquired accommodation auction site BackBid. Read More

News / Technology

Can blockchain help a tiny, travel-dependent island reinvent its economy?

By Mitra Sorrells | April 18, 2018

On the tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba – population just over 100,000 – tourism is the foundation of the economy, contributing about 88% of its gross domestic product and accounting for 90% of its... Read More

News / Distribution

Skyscanner adds no-fee train booking feature to app

By Mitra Sorrells | April 4, 2018

Travelers in the United Kingdom can now use Skyscanner’s iOS app to compare and book train tickets. Read More

News / Startups

Tourlane raises $8.5M to expand custom trip-planning platform

By Mitra Sorrells | March 23, 2018

Berlin-based Tourlane has secured $8.5 million to expand its service that combines the customized offerings of a traditional travel agent with the ease of online booking. Read More

News / Startups

OYO inks first acquisition deal with Novascotia Boutique Homes

By Mitra Sorrells | March 20, 2018

Indian hospitality company OYO is broadening its portfolio of properties with the acquisition of Novascotia Boutique Homes. Read More

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News / Distribution

Booking Holdings reveals $12.7B revenue, goes lukewarm on Airbnb threat

By Mitra Sorrells | February 28, 2018

Booking Holdings – the new name for what was Priceline Group – showed significant growth across all sectors in 2017, with most key metrics up around 20%. Read More

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News / Online

TripAdvisor bets on TV advertising, improved UX to restore profit in hotel segment

By Mitra Sorrells | February 15, 2018

TripAdvisor will expand its television advertising spending to $100 to $130 million for its hotel segment during 2018, with new creative and new markets, while simultaneously reducing online marketing... Read More

News / Startups

Travel tech entrepreneur launches blockchain system for non-airline services

By Mitra Sorrells | February 12, 2018

A new blockchain-based travel billing and settlement platform is in the works. Read More

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News / Distribution

Sabre preps new content service with lodging offerings

By Mitra Sorrells | February 2, 2018

When Sabre’s new Content Services for Lodging launches later this year it will give travel buyers access to more than 900,000 hotel properties. Read More

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