Airbnb may have given the industry the jolt it needed to compete in today’s market, with new platforms and sales channels, but field is wide open for other travel businesses to take advantage... Read More

It’s the latest step in the company’s commitment to help one billion people make more sustainable choices by 2022, according to Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet.... Read More

 Singapore-based Vouch, a PhocusWire Hot 25 Startup of 2021, provides artificial intelligence and chatbot-based solutions for hotels to streamline operations and enhance the guest experience.  ... Read More

Founded in 2017, SmartRyde works with transportation operators at 700 airports in 150 countries. ... Read More

SiteMinder is adding plug-in apps from partners - such as Sojern, HiJiffy, Laasie and The Hotels Network - to its booking engine.... Read More

The three giants looked to what they already had in terms of their existing customer bases and continued to prudently put marketing dollars elsewhere, hopefully to bring in new travelers.... Read More

The report from ValuePenguin found that 14% of travelers had become more loyal to their favorite brands and just 11% claimed the opposite.... Read More

Founded in June 2020, Jurny says it will use the funding to accelerate global expansion of its Jurny Virtual solution.  ... Read More

For our sixth PhocusWire Pulse event this year, we focus on rapid progress in the development of the alternative accommodation sector. ... Read More

Outdoorsy is using Google Cloud to help it scale up, building on its experience of the pandemic.... Read More

It wouldn't have been plain sailing as a vacation rental startup in 2020 - even before a global pandemic hit every corner of the travel, tourism and hospitality sector.... Read More

Travelers still indicate that they are hesitant to fly compared to pre-pandemic times, but more than two in five anticipate traveling by plane in 2021.... Read More

Predictable travel behaviors of the past are no longer and hotel marketers have formed a habit of attracting the bookings that they can in the short term, in case something changes in the future for the worse. ... Read More

Robotaxis are one thing, but how the world of autonomous vehicles can be used to enhance experiences in other areas of the industry is perhaps where the excitement of opportunity truly comes.... Read More

The India-based company is seeking to raise about $1.2 billion, mostly through the issue of fresh shares as well as some existing shares.... Read More