Anyone in the travel tech sector tasked with organizing the office Christmas quiz should take a look at CB Insights' freely available Mapping the State of Travel Tech report. You could ask colleagu... Read More

Steering the company over the last five years (with 17 years before that as one of the senior management team), Aidan Brogan knows a thing or two about how quickly and, also, how slowly the world of aviation can evolve.... Read More

We already know second-screening is a thing - you're watching something on Netflix and reach for the nearest mobile device to find out more about a location or a restaurant. A few years ago, Nielse... Read More

Travel tech entrepreneur Jay Walker expects to expand his new venture Upside outside the US after signing a deal to provide a travel platform for the readers of The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in the US... Read More

Airbnb's Experiences platform is notching more than 8,000 bookings per week and receiving of 1,200 requests a week from hosts.... Read More

Starting a company in the travel industry is hard. 96% of travel companies fail in the first 5 years (as opposed to the 88% cross-industry standard).... Read More

In our latest wrap-up of news in brief: Ethiopian Airlines on PaySafe; Air Canada opts for Flyiin; SiteMinder unites with Cloud-Hotel; Airbnb launches split bookings.... Read More

Edinburgh-based startup TravelNest has picked up £3 million in what it claims is Scotland's biggest ever seed round. The business is "an advertising optimisation platform" for holiday rental owners... Read More

Ryanair recently celebrated the opening of its third IT and innovation hub, its new Travel Labs, in Madrid, Spain; with a staff of 50 and plans to staff up to 250 people who will work on digital progr... Read More

Even with the most advanced technology, there's still one role no good luxury or upscale hotel can do without: its concierge.... Read More

Amid record amounts of capital raised by VCs worldwide, there has been a quiet, barely noticed implosion in early-stage VC activity worldwide.... Read More

As airline passengers increasingly look toward technology to achieve a seamless traveling experience, a survey from IATA also indicates travelers are aiming to gain more personal control as well.... Read More

We hosted eight of the initial run of PhocusWire PundIT Shows over the course of almost three days at The Phocuswright Conference.... Read More

Amadeus Next has marked its two-year anniversary with plans to develop a presence in new markets, including China. The APAC-focused start-up community has so far powered 33 startups and has more th... Read More

Understanding what blockchain does, the likely use cases for the travel industry and implications for widespread disruption, remains something of a blur. Speaking at EyeforTravel’s digital strategi... Read More