Flight Centre now owns 70% of the Dubai-based business.... Read More

The shift is due to passengers becoming more comfortable booking digitally with cruise lines and because some travel agencies didn't survive the last two years.... Read More

We talk to consultant and tech strategist Max Starkov about the need for hotels to automate now, during our recent PhocusWire Pulse: A New Traveler Experience event.... Read More

The industry must streamline training, prioritize technology that is easy to use and educate the next generation of hospitality workers.... Read More

Launched in 2020 and co-founded by the actor, HearHere is a GPS-powered app that plays audio based on a traveler’s geographic location.... Read More

A swift resolution to the Ukraine crisis will be extremely welcome from a humanitarian perspective, most importantly, but a prolonged conflict will not be what a recovering industry - especially corporate travel - needs.... Read More

This combined effort is the next evolution of a relentless, ongoing 25-year search for startups that disrupt, innovate and propel the travel industry forward.... Read More

Executives from the World Travel & Tourism Council, Tripadvisor and Road.travel join PhocusWire for a discussion of the war in Ukraine and its implications from both a humanitarian and economic perspective.... Read More

The app presents flight itineraries, ground transportation details, weather and currency information and duty-free shopping recommendations in one dashboard.    ... Read More

In addition to pausing commercial activity in Russia, Google will allow hotels in countries neighboring Ukraine to indicate if they’re offering free or discounted accommodations.... Read More

The Latin American company reports adjusted EBITDA of $9 million in Q4 2021, a 9% increase above Q4 2019, despite gross bookings rising only 75% of the same quarter’s level.... Read More

Sonder, now a public company, says highlights of 2021 include the launch of its corporate travel offering and growing its portfolio by 51%.... Read More

Many large companies now say they will continue to offer more flexible working going forward enabling employees to choose whether they work from home or the office or both.... Read More

The combination of the two brands is being positioned as a way of giving hotels and rental properties the opportunity to access data and business intel on their markets and competition.... Read More

Since 2012, Michele Fitzpatrick has been CEO of U.K.-based Eviivo, which provides a cloud-based booking and property management platform.... Read More