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State of Travel Startups 2022: Investors betting on full recovery
News / Startups
State of Travel Startups 2022: Investors betting on full recovery
By Jill Menze | August 22, 2022
Phocuswright's annual State of Travel Startups report finds that investors are betting on a full recovery sooner rather than later.... Read More
Casai, Nomah merge for Latin America short-term rental expansion
News / Online
Casai, Nomah merge for Latin America short-term rental expansion
By Linda Fox | August 19, 2022
The combined companies will offer more than 3,000 units in Brazil and Mexico.... Read More
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Opinion / Technology
Should corporate travel managers trust algorithms?
By Axita Bhalsod - Egencia | August 19, 2022
Effective use of artificial intelligence and data science can save companies huge amounts of time and resources, particularly for small teams. ... Read More
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News / Online
VIDEO: A hotelier’s long-term learnings from COVID
By PhocusWire | August 19, 2022
An Italian hotelier provides an update on the impact of COVID at Phocuswright Europe 2022.... Read More
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News / Distribution
Citi launches new travel platform with Booking.com
By Mitra Sorrells | August 18, 2022
This is just the latest of many announcements in the past year from banks and financial firms launching or updating their travel offerings – a sure sign they see travel as a valued offering for their customers.... Read More
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News / Startups
NYU Tisch Center, Phocuswright collaborate to advance travel innovation
By Mitra Sorrells | August 18, 2022
The collaboration is part of the Tisch Center's Hospitality Innovation Hub (HI Hub), which launched in 2021 to foster entrepreneurship.... Read More
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News / Online
Despegar Q2 gross bookings reach $1.1B, in line with Q2 2019
By Mitra Sorrells | August 18, 2022
Despegar's adjusted EBITDA in the quarter was $10.6 million – the third consecutive positive quarter for the company.... Read More
Addressing microaggressions in travel
News / Online
Addressing microaggressions in travel
By Christina Jelski - Travel Weekly | August 18, 2022
For industry professionals and their clients who are people of color, the possibility that the travel experience will be marred by racial bias is real.... Read More
New travel tech fund targets European startups
News / Startups
New travel tech fund targets European startups
By Linda Fox | August 18, 2022
Roch Ventures co-founder discusses why Europe needs a specialist travel tech fund and the high growth potential for travel.... Read More
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News / Startups
Frontdesk picks up short-term rental units from shuttered WanderJaunt
By Mitra Sorrells | August 18, 2022
Frontdesk has acquired 33 short-term rental units and co-founder Jesse DePinto says there are "potentially hundreds more in the pipeline."... Read More
Is travel taking the wrong approach to personalization?
News / Technology
Is travel taking the wrong approach to personalization?
By Linda Fox | August 17, 2022
Personalization in travel should be about creating segments from individuals, not the other way around.... Read More
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Opinion / Technology
How DID and SSI will transform the travel experience market
By Bill Carroll - Marketing Economics | August 17, 2022
In the next decade, decentralized identifiers and self-sovereign identity will dramatically change travel for consumers, suppliers and intermediaries.   ... Read More
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News / Technology
Connect&GO raises $17M to expand attractions tech offering
By Mitra Sorrells | August 17, 2022
The Montreal-based technology company is aiming to double its revenue and number of installations each year.... Read More
Cosmopolitan launches travel booking platform targeting Gen Z and millennials
News / Online
Cosmopolitan launches travel booking platform targeting Gen Z and millennials
By Jill Menze | August 17, 2022
With CosmoTrips, the women’s media brand wants to encourage its Gen Z and millennial audience of 62 million to “travel like an editor.”... Read More
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News / Online
HomeToGo reports revenue increases, strong momentum into Q3
By Linda Fox | August 16, 2022
HomeToGo says it's on target for adjusted EBITDA to break even by 2023.... Read More
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