Online travel agencies are the planning and booking tool of choice for older generations of European travelers, while younger consumers are increasingly turning toward smartphones before and during trips.... Read More

This is a viewpoint from Gitit Greenberg, director of digital insights at SimilarWeb. With digital giants like Airbnb, TripAdvisor, and a myriad of others battling for dominance, the travel indus... Read More

Travelport has unveiled details of its product plans for airlines going forward based on IATA's New Distribution Capability technology standard. The distribution giant, which was first to achieve c... Read More

Webjet is expanding its blockchain initiative, Rezchain, to four companies: Thomas Cook, DidaTravel, Mitra Global and Far East Hospitality.  ... Read More

Canary Wharf’s iconic East Wintergarden has unveiled a new 360º virtual reality tour which helps prospective events managers better appreciate the space. The tour is intended to help attract more c... Read More

AccorHotels-owned upmarket rental brand OneFineStay is targeting corporates as part of an ongoing expansion plan to reach beyond high-end leisure travelers.... Read More

Androids may one day dream of electric sheep, but hotels shouldn’t lose sleep over it—so long as they have their data ducks all in a row. SiteMinder and IDeaS Revenue Solutions suggest that a futur... Read More

The internet is still early in its evolution: the core internet services will likely be almost entirely rearchitected in the coming decades.... Read More

Car manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra is leading a $40 million investment in on-demand car rental service Zoomcar.... Read More

This is a viewpoint from Scott Kendrick, VP of Marketing at CallMiner. After the debacles that occurred within domestic air travel in 2017, it’s clear airlines need to look carefully at their custo... Read More

The last couple of decades have seen the advent of some very useful and powerful trip planning and booking tools, but planning a vacation is not just scientific, it is emotional, aspirational and inspirational.... Read More

In the Asia Pacific region, aggregate gross bookings via online travel agencies are projected to jump 68% from 2017 to 2012.... Read More

Data sharing is a complicated - and sometimes disjointed - process in the air transport industry. The creation and storage of information for each flight is handled by multiple entities, at minimum the arrival and departure airports and the airline.... Read More

Saul Lopes, Virgin Holidays customer lifecycle lead, took a leap of faith on artificial intelligence as a tool to improve the brand’s email marketing efforts by working with UK AI start-up Phrasee, an... Read More

The travel industry is littered with the remains of startups that came and went quicker than you can say "great, but please tell us how you're going to make money".... Read More