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News / Startups
NYU Tisch Center, Phocuswright collaborate to advance travel innovation
By Mitra Sorrells | August 18, 2022
The collaboration is part of the Tisch Center's Hospitality Innovation Hub (HI Hub), which launched in 2021 to foster entrepreneurship. Read More
New travel tech fund targets European startups
News / Startups
New travel tech fund targets European startups
By Linda Fox | August 18, 2022
Roch Ventures co-founder discusses why Europe needs a specialist travel tech fund and the high growth potential for travel. Read More
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Opinion / Technology
How DID and SSI will transform the travel experience market
By Bill Carroll - Marketing Economics | August 17, 2022
In the next decade, decentralized identifiers and self-sovereign identity will dramatically change travel for consumers, suppliers and intermediaries.    Read More
Cosmopolitan launches travel booking platform targeting Gen Z and millennials
News / Online
Cosmopolitan launches travel booking platform targeting Gen Z and millennials
By Jill Menze | August 17, 2022
With CosmoTrips, the women’s media brand wants to encourage its Gen Z and millennial audience of 62 million to “travel like an editor.” Read More
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News / Online
Troop, Spotnana partner to integrate meeting space and travel booking
By Elizabeth West - Business Travel News | August 15, 2022
Troop aims to automate the meeting selection process but has not yet offered its own travel booking extension of that sourcing exercise. Read More
STARTUP STAGE: WayAway sees demand for cash-back membership program amid high inflation
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: WayAway sees demand for cash-back membership program amid high inflation
By Kathryn Walson | August 15, 2022
WayAway is a price-comparison app that offers a paid-membership plan for consumers to get cash back on travel deals. Read More
Why the hotel chatbot is a must-have for data collection
Opinion / Technology
Why the hotel chatbot is a must-have for data collection
By Elitza Stoilova - Umni | August 15, 2022
With the disappearance of third-party cookies, hotel website chatbots will be critical to the collecting of first- and zero-party data. Read More
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News / Online
Agoda’s Tim Hughes on preparing for the coming travel boom
By Mitra Sorrells | August 15, 2022
"We don’t want to be at the starting line of the COVID travel boom standing still, we want to be racing," says Agoda's vice president of corporate development. Read More
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News / Online
Earnings roundup: TUI Group, IHG, Hostelworld
By Mitra Sorrells | August 12, 2022
TUI Group, IHG and Hostelworld all reported strong financial results for the second quarter of 2022. Read More
Sonder recovers revenue, hits record RevPAR in Q2 2022
News / Online
Sonder recovers revenue, hits record RevPAR in Q2 2022
By Jill Menze | August 10, 2022
Sonder reported revenue of $121 million in Q2 2022, up 157% year-on-year and fueled by RevPAR growth. Read More
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News / Startups
Ex-Booking execs build new “connected trip” solution
By Mitra Sorrells | August 10, 2022
NeoKe uses decentralized, self-sovereign ID to remove friction from the travel experience and improve conversions for suppliers. Read More
Trivago touts strong second quarter but prepares for slowdown ahead
News / Online
Trivago touts strong second quarter but prepares for slowdown ahead
By Kathryn Walson | August 9, 2022
In the three months ended June 30, total revenue at Trivago rose by €49.3 million, or 52%, compared to the same period in 2021. Read More
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News / Distribution
China’s DidaTravel expands into flight sales
By Jill Menze | August 9, 2022
Hotel wholesaler DidaTravel is now selling flights to its 23,000 B2B clients globally. Read More
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News / Online
How travel survives the people shortage
By Phocuswright Research | August 8, 2022
A Phocuswright Research article discusses the main challenges faced by the air and hotel segments in restarting and revamping their industries. Read More
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Interview / Online
In the Big Chair - Gilda Perez-Alvarado of JLL Hotels
By Kathryn Walson | August 8, 2022
As global CEO of JLL Hotels & Hospitality, Gilda Perez-Alvarado leads the group’s Global Hotel Desk. Read More