The Alibaba subsidiary is adding new tools and services to help travel partners, particularly those in Southeast Asia, “tap into the massive potential of Chinese tourism in a cost-effective manner.”... Read More

Verified listings will be denoted by an icon starting in February for the U.S., Canada, Australia, the U.K. and France, with 30 more countries to be added next fall.  ... Read More

Turo also has partnerships with Kayak, to make its cars available on that site, and Capital One and Delta Airlines, to provide rewards to those companies’ loyalty members who book on Turo.  ... Read More

Among many other updates to its products and services for both travelers and industry partners, Expedia Group is partnering with travel influencers to offer short-form videos in the Expedia and Hotels.com apps.... Read More

Bird has paid $19M for Spin, which it acquired from Germany-based Tier Mobility.... Read More

Bodo Thielmann has joined HomeToGo as chief investment director after previous stints at OYO Vacation Homes and Axel Springer Group.... Read More

In this latest example of "set-jetting" initiatives, travel startup Dharma will manage the bookings, payments and guest experience for trips hosted by lifestyle influencers, called “Emileaders.”... Read More

The Shiji Reviewpro Guest Experience Benchmark for Q2 2023 found overall consumer satisfaction with hotels is up but still trails 2019 levels.  ... Read More

Founded in 2011, this is HotelRunner’s third acquisition, and the company said it is a “significant milestone” as its first product for on-premises sales and payments for hotels.... Read More

Bard users will be prompted to link to other Google accounts, giving the AI product the ability to summarize and answer questions about users' personal details, like upcoming travel arrangements.... Read More

The online travel agency has brought in a former JPMorgan Chase executive to lead the effort and is also hiring for a manager of "co-branded credit card growth and strategy.”  ... Read More

The Ascott's Tan Bee Leng answers our questions about the areas the hotel and serviced apartment company is applying generative artificial intelligence technology to.... Read More

In the last two years both Kayak and Tripadvisor have created content studios that are becoming a growing part of their overall businesses and spurring plans for future investment.  ... Read More

The nonprofit is releasing its open source messaging specification and supporting documentation for the tour, activities and attractions industry.    ... Read More

A new Phocuswright report shows overall mobile penetration of supplier-direct online travel bookings is predicted to nearly double from 2022 to 2026 in the Latin America travel market.  ... Read More