Direct relationships, channels and loyalty programs are seen as the way forward as OTAs seek a shift from classic performance channels.... Read More

Unlike Marriott’s existing extended-stay brands, these properties will not provide traditional hotel services such as food and beverage, meeting spaces and retail.... Read More

Founded in 2011, Busbud offers bus tickets from more than 3,900 companies in more than 80 countries. ... Read More

With the funding, RendezVerse, which counts WorldwideEvents as a founding shareholder, says it will acquire 3,000 venues and 10,000 users and plans to reach £30 million in sales by 2026.... Read More

A new report reveals consumers are price-shopping on online travel agencies because of economic concerns.... Read More

Paris-based Equaero brings digital advertising expertise including display, search and social ads, helping D-Edge to build out its digital marketing offering.... Read More

The investment in the Germany-based business comes from new investors AW Rostamani Group and Capital Four, as well as existing investors HV Capital, Picus Capital and Lakestar.... Read More

The acquisition of the Spanish company is the fourth for TripActions Group in the past 18 months after Reed & Mackay in 2021 and Comtravo and Resia in early 2022.... Read More

Women’s jobs were twice as vulnerable to being cut than men’s during the pandemic.... Read More

Tripadvisor revenue in the third quarter of this year was $459 million, up 51% year-over-year and exceeding Q3 of 2019 by $31 million.... Read More

In addition to displaying the total price, Airbnb is also advising hosts on which household chores they can reasonably ask guests to complete at checkout. ... Read More

Capital One Travel uses Hopper Cloud to offer customers features such as price alerts, price drop protection and the ability to cancel a flight for any reason.... Read More

The “Tourism for All” program will be made available to all destinations beginning in early 2024.... Read More

At The Phocuswright Conference, futurist Rohit Talwar will share concrete ideas of how travel companies can cultivate forward-focused, creative thinking to minimize the effects of crises that will, inevitably, come.  ... Read More

Qwick says it connects service-industry professionals directly with food and beverage shifts in real-time.... Read More