This is a viewpoint from Maria Harrison, president of Bullseye Strategy. How travelers really use technology for direct bookings (part one of three) A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the Co... Read More

In our latest wrap-up of news in brief: Manchester Airports Group targets startups... Fiji Airways with Travelport... Surf Air goes crypto... American Airlines signs with AirportR... VeryChic is classy with eRevMax...... Read More

In recent weeks, we have witnessed two significant moves by Airbnb that will have interesting implications on the international, short-term and vacation rental industry.... Read More

One of the many interesting deals which took place this year was Expedia Inc's purchase of SilverRail, if only because it brought rail tech out of the shadows and into the OTA mainstream. SilverRai... Read More

Mafengwo, a Chinese social travel platform has announced Series D funding of $133 million. General Atlantic is named as a new investor in the round alongside Ocean Link, Temasek, Yuantai Investment... Read More

This is a viewpoint from Andre Azer, vice president of marketing for StudentUniverse At this stage in the year, we take time to reflect on where the industry has been in 2017 and where it’s going... Read More

While inflight wifi aircraft is still spotty, both in performance and availability, SITA OnAir predicts that over the next three years it will be more readily available. In an analysis of SITA's 20... Read More

Much like Marriott’s “hotel room of the future,” Hilton has debuted what it’s billing as the first mobile-centric hotel room with its “Connected Room.”... Read More

Chinese tech companies have become innovation leaders in some key areas in technology, with truly global ambitions—and Silicon Valley is either too internally focused or complacent to realize it.... Read More

Blockchain represents a major paradigm shift in the travel industry around data collection and distribution.... Read More

Friday 15 December - end of this week - is the final day to secure your spot at Phocuswright Europe 2018 with the special early bird rate of €999.... Read More

We are forever hearing that the hotel model is under threat from, well, basically everything and everyone.... Read More

Tours and activities are a growing part of the travel industry. This growth continues to garner more attention for this segment of the industry, as more technology providers vie for the business of co... Read More

Hilton has announced a year-long partnership with London & Partners incubator Traveltech Lab. The tie-up starts this week with the first of two pitch events, with the winners guaranteed "a fina... Read More

India's Verteil Technologies has facilitated what it claims is the "first live NDC transaction from India". Its NDC-based Verteil Direct Connect platform is live with British Airways, and the ticke... Read More