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Prime subscription service boosts eDreams Odigeo in Q2 2021

By Jill Menze | November 18, 2021

The European online travel company says its subscription service, Prime, has expanded with more than half a million new subscribers.... Read More

News / Online

Despegar narrows adjusted EBITDA loss in Q3 2021

By Jill Menze | November 18, 2021

Despegar ended the third quarter of 2021 with an adjusted EBITDA loss of $10.3 million, its highest adjusted EBITDA figure since the pandemic-affected second quarter of 2020.... Read More

News / Online

AllTrails raises $150M to expand outdoors trip app

By Kevin May | November 18, 2021

The investment from Permira is double the value of the U.S.-based company's previous round in 2018 and brings its total funding so far to $227 million.... Read More

News / Online

Revinate acquires AI messaging solution Go Moment

By Mitra Sorrells | November 17, 2021

The combined company will be called Revinate and Go Moment CEO Raj Singh will become chief strategy officer.... Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: SPACs and the future of travel investing

By PhocusWire | November 17, 2021

During a session at the Phocuswright Conference 2021 this week, a session on SPACs put the spotlight on the benefits and pitfalls of using the mechanism to go public.... Read More

News / Technology

TravelBank acquired by U.S. Bancorp

By Kevin May | November 17, 2021

U.S.-based TravelBank, a member of the PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2020 collection, is a travel and expenses management platform.... Read More

News / Online

Google highlights travel trends that will shape travel in 2022

By Jill Menze | November 16, 2021

According to the online search giant, travel will become more meaningful, inclusive and purposeful moving into 2022.... Read More

Opinion / Online

What will Tripadvisor's new CEO have to deliver?

By Alex Bainbridge - Autoura | November 16, 2021

Now that Kaufer has announced his retirement, Tripadvisor must look forward and hire a replacement to take the company through this next era of the web.... Read More

News / Technology

CWT plans $100M technology investment

By Linda Fox | November 16, 2021

The travel management company's $100 million tech investment is part of its $350 million recapitalization program.... Read More

News / Online

Vacasa beats targets as it prepares to go public

By Mitra Sorrells | November 15, 2021

Vacasa’s revenue in the third quarter of this year was $330 million, $72 million above the target of $258 million.... Read More