The travel industry must face the realities of how we treat each other, how our policies, practices and systems benefit few and disadvantage many, how and why our biases show up and how we can use our privilege and influence to support others.... Read More

Indian online travel agency Yatra has terminated a pending merger agreement with Atlanta-based software firm Ebix and filed a litigation seeking “substantial damages” over alleged breach of terms.... Read More

Many attempts to provide national tourism portals have fallen short in the past, some still believe they can succeed.... Read More

The agreement with Musement-owner TUI is the first third-party agreement by Booking.com to secure inventory and also a signal of the tour operating giant's intentions to expand its B2B operations in selling activities and attraction tickets.... Read More

The "affiliates" of Siris Capital Group and Evergreen Coast Capital have committed to support the company and also made available a further $500 million.... Read More

Getting back to “normal” - that is, the level of travel bookings seen in early 2020 - may be years away.... Read More

Companies say Facebook and Google have participated in the returns but have so far not been prepared to share the pain brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.... Read More

It would be a fool that bets against hygiene being the most important consideration for guests across the hospitality spectrum for decades to come.... Read More

The travel industry as a whole and individual companies are now turning attention to the marketing initiatives that will be most effective. How can they all collaborate and innovate here?... Read More

Further details about the organization and its leadership team will be announced in July, when a new structure goes into place.... Read More

Hotel operations platform Optii Solutions estimates that hotels need to set aside $130,000 each year per hotel, based on a 250-room U.S. leisure property running at 60% occupancy, for the new cleaning protocols.... Read More

A group of major travel brands have created a service to provide a single data source with current global news as it relates to the coronavirus outbreak and recovery.... Read More

Hospitality revenue experts weigh in on pros and cons of Expedia Group's new partner recovery program.... Read More

SmartDigitalPlug was created by six startups to help small hotels and rental properties to digitize their services and address some of the current safety and hygiene challenges.... Read More

Levels of unease from travelers have reached their lowest point since the coronavirus lockdown began, according to research from Skyscanner.... Read More