State destination marketing organizations in the United States are slow to adopt user-generated content in their Facebook advertising, with the majority relying on stock imagery in posts.... Read More

This is a viewpoint by Ted Sullivan, vice president of resort and destination analytics for Adara. Destination marketers (DMOs) are able to craft a compelling campaign and distribute said campaign... Read More

Fetch.AI, the smart ledger firm whose founders include scientists and investors from DeepMind, has linked up with hospitality m-commerce specialist wi-Q Technologies to offer AI-powered predictions an... Read More

Sponsored by Checkfront. The go-to statistic when discussing the potential of tours and activities comes from research which says the sector will be worth “$183 billion by 2020.” That sum repres... Read More

Ctrip is bringing tours and activities to more customers by adding its Things to Do product to Trip.com.... Read More

Getaround, a platform that provides instant and keyless carsharing, has secured $300 million in a Series D financing round led by SoftBank, with participation from Toyota Motor Corporation.  ... Read More

The number of new travel startups has fallen dramatically in the last two years, coinciding with a significant increase in the amount of money flowing in to the market.... Read More

Among the reasons many of us were surprised last month by the demise of WayBlazer, travel's highest-profile artificial intelligence initiative, was that we had become habituated to the success of enterprises operated with Terry Jones' oversight.... Read More

Emerging technologies including blockchain, virtual reality and bots can help corporate travel buyers to improve their sourcing from suppliers, according to a new guide from travel management company... Read More

In a contract worth $9.3 million, US Department of Defense (DoD) has selected SAP Concur to develop a business travel system prototype that would replace its current Defense Travel System. In the a... Read More

China-based mobile payment platform Alipay is making it easier for its users to get tax refunds for purchases they make when they travel.... Read More

Thomas Cook is to extend its “white label” online booking partnership with Expedia across European markets over the next few months. The tour operator started selling Expedia’s city break and hotel... Read More

This is a viewpoint by Becky Power, travel lead for Google UK. They famously say that humour doesn’t travel. Well, whoever ‘they’ are, Hostelworld decided to put ‘them’ to the test by dropping Phil... Read More

Sponsored by PROS Three-letter acronyms – TLAs - are common-place in almost every aspect of 21st century life, and travel technology is no exception. Ever since IATA introduced its “new distributi... Read More

The game for tour and activity software providers is decided by winning over new suppliers and monetizing them.... Read More