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TripActions moves deeper into Europe with investment from Lufthansa Group
By Mitra Sorrells
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January 21, 2020
TripActions will actively pursue clients in Europe with the help of Lufthansa Group.
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Consolidation to come in technology for tours and activities
By Douglas Quinby - Arival
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October 2, 2019
Scores of overlooked companies are laying the essential plumbing to wire up travel’s third-largest and most fragmented sector.
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TravelBank creates "SuperItinerary" to capture bookings, spending and ancillaries in one place
By Mitra Sorrells
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September 26, 2019
TravelBank's new SuperItinerary tracks appointments and bookings, trip spending and ancillary offers in one app.
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Trip Planning 3.0 – this time it’s more than personal
By Manuel Hilty - Nezasa
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September 13, 2019
Some survivors are learning from the past, making the most of today’s tech landscape to create fit-for-purpose planning and booking tools for today’s travelers.
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Q&A: BCD Travel's Yannis Karmis on innovation, new tech, threats to legacy TMCs
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 30, 2019
BCD Travel's senior vice president of product strategy and development, Yannis Karmis, discusses emerging technologies, NDC, digital identity and more.
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In The Big Chair - Ariel Cohen of TripActions
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 29, 2019
TripActions is only four years old, but the company is definitely playing in the big leagues, valued at more than $4 billion on more than $450 million in funding in the last 18 months and making moves...
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Business travel, part 5: The evolution to "any channel" management
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 28, 2019
Experts predict changes to both business models and how technology is used will together open new options for business travel management for both travelers and companies.
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Business travel, part 4: How data management can minimize trip "leakage"
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 26, 2019
Data management tools are enabling corporate travel managers to capture and analyze data from off-channel bookings to minimize leakage.
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Customer data platforms in travel: Worthy of the hype?
By Valerio Fuschini - Carlson Wagonlit Travel
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April 4, 2019
With the increasing competition for customers, TMCs are crying out for cross-functional windows into traveler data, but are customer data platforms the answer?
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Flight Centre steps up investments in AI-powered chatbot solutions
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 13, 2019
Flight Centre Travel Group has acquired travel chatbot Sam and has increased its investment in 30SecondsToFly.
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Virtuoso launches Netflix-like agent tool to collect data on customer preferences
By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly
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January 31, 2019
Virtuoso is selling the tool to members and encouraging them to use it as part of their consultative services.
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AvantStay wins $5M round to grow group booking service for private accommodation
By Kevin May
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December 27, 2018
AvantStay has landed a $5 million funding round from large group of investors led by Ballpen Capital.
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Flight Centre Travel Group acquires itinerary planning platform Umapped
By Mitra Sorrells
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September 24, 2018
Umapped, a specialist in itinerary management, has been acquired by Australia-based Flight Centre Travel Group.
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TripCreator lands $8M in funding, plans New York move
By Linda Fox
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September 14, 2018
TripCreator, a trip planning service, has raised $8 million in funding from venture capitalists and business angels.
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Seatfrog grabs $6 million round to bolster upgrade bidding app
By Kevin May
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July 12, 2018
Rail and air upgrade platform Seatfrog has secured a Series A investment to the tune of $6 million.
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