NDC might be the driving force behind changes in airline distribution - but there is a stumbling block in it gaining global adoption: China.... Read More

All Nippon Airways would like humans to have working avatars right here on Earth. During SXSW in Austin, the Japanese airline has announced a four-year competition  - ANA Avatar XPRIZE - to aid develo... Read More

An Austin, Texas-based property management company that differentiates itself by using smart home technology and local customer service teams has raised $31 million in series D funding to expand.  ... Read More

To help expedite traveler movement through airports, Amadeus Ventures has invested in analytics software company CrowdVision.... Read More

Ah, the blockchain. The travel startup ecosystem around this emerging technology continues to expand. This time, it's Cool Cousin with a new cryptocurrency named 'CUZ' to facilitate transactions betwe... Read More

TripUniq, the Spain-based startup that provides travelers with bespoke travel itineraries for 82 cities across six continents, received a €170,000 round of funding last May. Since launching in 2015... Read More

For the first time in three years, Booking Holdings-owned metasearch engine Kayak has unveiled a redesign of the site.... Read More

Amadeus Ventures has invested in CrowdVision which helps airports manage passenger flow. London-based CrowdVision uses video-based people tracking software and AI to analyse queues and passenger fl... Read More

We all know that the hotel industry is facing a series of challenges - some large, some less so - around its sales and distribution strategy.... Read More

TripActions believes it has a solution to reinvent business travel by giving travelers more choices, better support and incentives to spend wisely.   ... Read More

The days of typing search terms into a browser or clicking through drop-down menus may be fading. Rising in their place is a much more natural interface: voice. Here are the characteristics of an effective voice interface.  ... Read More

Facebook has introduced new features for travel industry advertisers which help them target potential customers across Facebook, Instagram and Audience Network by closely tracking travel intent. Th... Read More

Singapore-based RedDoorz is planning “aggressive regional expansion” of its budget hotel booking system after securing $11 million in pre-Series B funding.... Read More

Ctrip’s virtual team managers, or VTM, served more than 10 million of the online travel agency’s 300 million registered members in 2017.... Read More

Years ago, the US travel industry was the Rodney Dangerfield of commerce: Although it was the second largest employer in the nation, it got no respect from government officials. But the industry “h... Read More