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Travelers willing to pay more, use loyalty points for trips in 2022

By Jill Menze | January 20, 2022

An Expedia Group report reveals Gen Z travelers have the most loyalty points stockpiled for trips.... Read More

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The consumer trends seeping into the travel industry

By Linda Fox | January 20, 2022

According to a Euromonitor report, consumer attitudes have shifted in areas like climate and flexibility, impacting how and where they book travel.... Read More

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Brazilian rental startup Tabas raises $14M led by Blueground

By Mitra Sorrells | January 20, 2022

Founded in 2020, Tabas has 360 furnished, tech-enabled apartments in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro that are available for stays of at least one month. ... Read More

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On the Beach bets on long haul to drive recovery

By Linda Fox | January 19, 2022

In full-year 2021 results, On the Beach Group reported revenue of £21.2 million compared with £33.7 million in 2020 and £104 million in £2019.... Read More

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Wayve drives off with $200M to scale autonomous mobility tech

By Linda Fox | January 19, 2022

London-based Wayve has raised $258 million in total.... Read More

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TUI adds machine learning to optimize its shared-transfer platform

By Mitra Sorrells | January 19, 2022

The new platform, created in collaboration with Mobi Systems, automatically updates routes as needed based and communicates with travelers through the TUI app.... Read More

Opinion / Technology

What NFTs and the metaverse mean for airline loyalty programs

By Joseph Vito DeLuca - Kambr | January 19, 2022

While NFT and metaverse technologies are in their infancy, they have the potential to reimagine airline loyalty programs.... Read More

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Sonder debuts on public markets

By Mitra Sorrells | January 18, 2022

Sonder has closed its business combination with Gores Metropoulos II and is trading under the symbol SOND.... Read More

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Marriott partners with robotics startup to reimagine guest rooms

By Jill Menze | January 18, 2022

As part of the hotel’s new Marriott Design Lab, Marriott is partnering with Ori to create flexible and multi-functional guest rooms.... Read More

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Singapore Airlines creates lab for digital push

By Linda Fox | January 18, 2022

The lab is described as a £24 million “research facility to develop cutting-edge solutions" across passenger services, revenue management and operations.... Read More

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Transport companies made headlines for innovation in 2021

By Linda Fox | January 18, 2022

Some travel companies are savvy when it comes to generating buzz, while others are truly innovative.... Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: TourRadar on the B2B opportunity in multi-day tours

By PhocusWire | January 18, 2022

CEO Travis Pittman discusses how the pandemic enabled TourRadar to reset and look at product growth opportunities.... Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Staypia uses AI to give travelers maximum discount on hotels

By Jill Menze | January 18, 2022

Staypia searches for the lowest price for 3.16 million hotels and beats that by as much as 30% more in discount.... Read More

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VIDEO: SXM Media on travel marketing through audio

By Mitra Sorrells | January 18, 2022

Podcasts and audio streaming can give travel brands a captive audience for advertising.... Read More

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VIDEO: Uplift on riding the buy-now-pay-later wave

By PhocusWire | January 14, 2022

CEO Brian Barth discusses how the concept might evolve next, usage rates of the services, partner trends and how subscription models fit in.... Read More

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