Airbnb was bullish about 2023 in its recent earnings despite ongoing issues facing the short-term rental segment such as rising inflation and the war in Ukraine.... Read More

Omio has compared its search and booking data from Q1 2019 with Q1 2023, finding a 20% increase in total train bookings and a 54% decrease in total flight bookings.... Read More

With Rydes, companies provide employees a monthly budget they can use to submit costs for ride hailing, car or bike rentals, public transport or fuel charge cards for their own vehicle.     ... Read More

Mobile-driven Ixigo has made a string of acquisitions and investments in recent years, adding technology and inventory, and was an early mover when it came to experimenting with artificial intelligence.... Read More

Roame is like Google Flights for award travel; it lets users search for flights based on credit card points/miles.  ... Read More

Travel agents have seen their share of cruise bookings plummet during the pandemic as direct sales soared, but the dominance of the advisor channel is predicted to snap back by 2025.  ... Read More

The airline's Avianca Access platform is believed to be the first airline subscription service dedicated to the B2B market.... Read More

The investment in the Iceland-based company has come from local venture capital firm Brunnur Ventures.  ... Read More

Founders of environmental startups know that where there are challenges, there are also opportunities. And the possibility to make a difference rises in correlation with the demand for eco-friendly travel.... Read More

We have entered very difficult territory for fundraising in travel, and the days of easy money are over (at least for now).... Read More

Tablecross operates ByFood.com, a platform to help English-speaking visitors to Japan find food experiences such as tours and cooking classes.... Read More

The investment in Kindred was led by New Enterprise Associates with participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Caffeinated Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and Outset Capital.... Read More

By looking to existing and emerging technologies to optimize operations to decrease emissions, aviation can make an impact today while longer-term solutions such as sustainable aviation fuels become mainstream.... Read More

The corporate travel world is considering how it might boost productivity internally as well as the customer experience externally using ChatGPT and other generative AI solutions.... Read More

This Phocuswright report provides a comprehensive view of the Spain travel market, including detailed market sizing and projections, distribution trends, analysis of major travel segments, key developments and more. ... Read More