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Hotelhero founders exit, join hospitality tech specialist Apaleo
News / Startups
Hotelhero founders exit, join hospitality tech specialist Apaleo
By Jill Menze | June 29, 2021
Hotel software review and recommendation platform Hotelhero will begin to wind down operations as its founding team joins hospitality technology specialist Apaleo.... Read More
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News / Distribution
Recovery in corporate hotel rates predicted for the end of 2021
By Donna M. Airoldi - BTN | June 28, 2021
Tripbam's Q2 report reveals rates are recovering with 2019 levels already being seen in some markets.... Read More
How to evolve destination marketing for the future of travel
Opinion / Online
How to evolve destination marketing for the future of travel
By Katie Anderson and Alli Bolger - Colle McVoy | June 28, 2021
We believe COVID‐19 is allowing the travel industry to reevaluate, readjust and reimagine the definition of sustainable travel and, as a result, what that could mean for the future of destination marketing.... Read More
STARTUP STAGE: Luxury Travel Hackers makes dream trips for millennials on social media
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Luxury Travel Hackers makes dream trips for millennials on social media
By Linda Fox | June 28, 2021
Founded by former film and television producer Gary Kohn, Luxury Travel Hackers wants to provide a one-click booking experience to users. The startup has landed early-stage funding led by a former CEO of Starwood Hotels & Resorts.... Read More
How I Got Here, episode 70 - Jeremy Gall of FlipKey
Interview / Online
How I Got Here, episode 70 - Jeremy Gall of FlipKey
By PhocusWire | June 25, 2021
There are not many startups that manage to sign a partnership agreement with a big brand before they even launch, but the Tripadvisor-FlipKey deal was a smart one on many levels, as Jeremy Gall explains.... Read More
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News / Online
Travel search terms on Google show scale of pent-up demand
By Linda Fox | June 25, 2021
Searches for the term beach holiday have been steadily rising in 2020 but city breaks are not yet recovering compared to 2019 levels. ... Read More
Sounding Off: The complexities of autonomous vehicles won't go away just yet
Interview / Technology
Sounding Off: The complexities of autonomous vehicles won't go away just yet
By PhocusWire | June 25, 2021
It will be, perhaps, only in 2022 and 2023 that autonomous driving becomes a serious agenda item on the R&D list of many brands.... Read More
Outdoorsy raises $120M to build out its Roamly insuretech unit
News / Technology
Outdoorsy raises $120M to build out its Roamly insuretech unit
By Kevin May | June 24, 2021
The deal is another sign that travel brands are catching the eye of investors when they create insuretech products. Outdoorsy's Roamly service was originally launched in beta last year.... Read More
Buser revs up with a $138M investment, plans new services
News / Startups
Buser revs up with a $138M investment, plans new services
By Linda Fox | June 24, 2021
Following the investment from Lightrock, Buser plans to add urban passenger services as well as a bus ticket marketplace to its platform.... Read More
Startup Stage: Routespring targets road warriors with user-friendly travel tools
Interview / Startups
Startup Stage: Routespring targets road warriors with user-friendly travel tools
By Jill Menze | June 24, 2021
Routespring's mission is to provide every small and medium-size business access to an enterprise-grade travel solution and premium services at an affordable price.... Read More
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News / Online
Travel industry must fix “trust gaps” as it restarts
By Mitra Sorrells | June 24, 2021
Based on a results of a survey of 11,000 consumers, Travelport says the pandemic has created a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity for the travel industry to regain travelers’ trust.... Read More
Overturning orthodoxies: How hotel CEOs can accelerate diversity
Opinion / Online
Overturning orthodoxies: How hotel CEOs can accelerate diversity
By Alexander Mirza - Mogul | June 24, 2021
Hotel CEOs must identify the toxic orthodoxies in hospitality and be challenged to accelerate diversity.... Read More
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News / Online
How the pandemic has affected travelers’ views on sustainability
By Mitra Sorrells | June 24, 2021
A Booking.com survey finds the majority of travelers prefer accommodations that have adopted sustainability practices.... Read More
Traveltek adds £1.3M to coffers for packaging technology development
News / Technology
Traveltek adds £1.3M to coffers for packaging technology development
By Linda Fox | June 23, 2021
Traveltek's latest investment comes from YFM who invested £5.3m in the company in 2016.... Read More
Phocuswright Europe 2021: Here's what to expect
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Phocuswright Europe 2021: Here's what to expect
By PhocusWire | June 23, 2021
Join us to hear how industry players have updated their playbook to compete in this new, unstable but promising environment. A second chance like this doesn’t come around very often.... Read More
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