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Short-term rental booking habits are starting to "normalize"
News / Online
Short-term rental booking habits are starting to "normalize"
By Jill Menze | June 23, 2021
According to new data from Guesty, travelers are growing comfortable with shorter stays and longer booking windows as they head into the summer and beyond.... Read More
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News / Technology
Private equity takes majority stake in hospitality tech provider Enseo
By Mitra Sorrells | June 23, 2021
Enseo will use the capital to accelerate growth, including expanding into new vertical markets and pursuing mergers and acquisitions.... Read More
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News / Startups
Mobile hotel startup Cabana secures $10M to accelerate growth
By Mitra Sorrells | June 22, 2021
Cabana plans to use the funding to add more vans and new markets to its platform.... Read More
On The Beach half-year revenues slashed to £4.4M
News / Online
On The Beach half-year revenues slashed to £4.4M
By Linda Fox | June 22, 2021
Bucking the trend set by other U.K. operators desperate to get moving again, On The Beach said in May that it would not sell any trips for July and August 2021.... Read More
Delta-Sabre deal will see GDS paid on booking's value, not flat fee
News / Distribution
Delta-Sabre deal will see GDS paid on booking's value, not flat fee
By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | June 22, 2021
A revamped distribution agreement between Delta and Sabre has the potential to disrupt the standard commercial payment model between airlines, GDSs and travel advisors.... Read More
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Interview / Technology
In The Big Chair - Stan Boland of Five
By Linda Fox | June 22, 2021
Five announced Series B funding of $41 million in March 2020 to further develop its in-car software. In 2019 the company conducted tests of self-driving cars in London.... Read More
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News / Startups
Handiscover secures €1.65M to grow its B2B accessibility platform
By Mitra Sorrells | June 22, 2021
In the past year Handiscover has focused on developing products and content to businesses in travel and other industries to better serve people with disabilities and special needs.... Read More
Experiences provider Attraction World acquired by Ten Oceans Private Equity
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Experiences provider Attraction World acquired by Ten Oceans Private Equity
By Jill Menze | June 22, 2021
The acquisition follows Ten Oceans Private Equity’s earlier investment in Prioticket, a strategic partner of Attraction World.... Read More
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Opinion / Technology
The intersection of travel and mobility requires a big effort on tech
By David Litwak - Ground Control | June 21, 2021
In order for integration businesses, or marketplaces, to exist you need to have enough of the industry onboarded and accessible - especially as mobility and travel come close together.... Read More
Why the travel industry must grasp the digitization of customer behavior
News / Technology
Why the travel industry must grasp the digitization of customer behavior
By Linda Fox | June 21, 2021
Customers will increasingly expect a digital experience when they travel again.... Read More
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News / Distribution
Sabre integrates travel risk tool into agency services
June 21, 2021
The score will help agents better advise their clients and shorten the booking process by making that information available during their shopping workflow.... Read More
TAKE A SURVEY: Deep dive into short-term rentals
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TAKE A SURVEY: Deep dive into short-term rentals
By PhocusWire | June 18, 2021
Phocuswright is conducting a 15-minute survey of U.S.-based short-term rental property managers to understand the marketplace and study key property management trends.... Read More
Google's Waymo collects $2.5B to continue autonomous driving push
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Google's Waymo collects $2.5B to continue autonomous driving push
By Kevin May | June 18, 2021
The new investment follows a $2.25 billion deal in March 2020, a top-up round of $750 million just three months later and the departure of its CEO in April 2021.... Read More
Sounding Off: Cruise can take some tentative steps into a digital world
Interview / Online
Sounding Off: Cruise can take some tentative steps into a digital world
By PhocusWire | June 18, 2021
For the sector to appeal to younger, digital-savvy generations, cruise will certainly have to evolve to reach them in the channels that they use and methods that they as consumers deploy for everything else.... Read More
How I Got Here, episode 69 - Dean Donovan of DiamondStream Partners
Interview / Technology
How I Got Here, episode 69 - Dean Donovan of DiamondStream Partners
By PhocusWire | June 18, 2021
After playing a central role in the creation of Mexico's first low-cost carrier, DiamondStream is now an important player in the development of companies and next-generation technology in the mobility sector.... Read More
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