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News / Startups

How Certares is making capital out of COVID

By Ian Jarrett - WIT | November 8, 2021

Why "the only shop in town" has travel companies queuing at the door.... Read More

Interview / Technology

Sounding Off: Metaverse is nonsense to some but the future for many

By PhocusWire | November 5, 2021

It is when we take a step back, stop rolling our eyes at products like Metaverse for a moment and then consider what such things might mean to the consumers of tomorrow, then it all might make sense.... Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus revenues up 77%, secures first profit since onset of pandemic

By Kevin May | November 5, 2021

The revenue boost year-over-year masks what is still a 47% lag behind revenues achieved in the corresponding quarter in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read More

News / Online

Uber reports $2.4B loss but mobility "reignited"

By Linda Fox | November 5, 2021

Uber says mobility gross bookings hit $10 billion in Q3 and airport activity is increasing in the U.S.... Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Building in stealth, launching and early phases for startups

By PhocusWire | November 5, 2021

The co-founder and CEO of the newest corporate travel startup, Spotnana, discusses why and how the company launched in stealth mode.... Read More

News / Distribution

Expedia Group nearly matches 2019 profit levels in Q3 2021

By Mitra Sorrells | November 4, 2021

Expedia Group says recovery in Q3 2021 was led by leisure and domestic travel, coming in particular from Vrbo. ... Read More

News / Online

Airbnb Q3 revenue tops $2.2B in record quarter

By Jill Menze | November 4, 2021

For the third quarter of 2021, Airbnb also reported its most profitable quarter ever with net income reaching $834 million.... Read More

News / Online

Uniguest acquires Volara to launch voice tech division

By Mitra Sorrells | November 4, 2021

Volara founder and CEO Dave Berger will become executive vice president of Uniguest’s new voice division, which will maintain the brand name of Volara.... Read More

News / Online

The Phocuswright Conference 2021 - five questions for Steve Kaufer

By PhocusWire | November 4, 2021

The company helps 463 million travelers each month and features 860 million reviews of 8.7 million accommodations, restaurants, experiences, airlines and cruises.... Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Accelerators and nurturing startups

By PhocusWire | November 4, 2021

Mark Lenahan at Travelport joined us at the PhocusWire Pulse: Startups in the Spotlight to explain how accelerators work and what types of businesses it is interested in.... Read More

Opinion / Online

Short-term rentals have become inexorable

By Tom Caton - AirDNA | November 4, 2021

The dam has broken on short-term rentals becoming an asset class with fantastic returns available to all.... Read More

News / Distribution

American Airlines fails to stop Sabre from using new display

By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | November 4, 2021

The airline sued Sabre in June, contending that its New Airline Storefront, which the GDS developed with Delta, biases search results toward Delta in violation of Sabre's contract with American. ... Read More

News / Distribution

Europe travel drives Booking Holdings' revenue uptick in Q3

By Mitra Sorrells | November 3, 2021

Booking Holdings reports that room nights booked in Q3 2021 increased to 183 million and revenue increased to $4.7 billion – putting it just shy of Q3 2019 revenue of $5 billion. ... Read More

News / Technology

Cloudbeds raises $150M to accelerate R&D and customer acquisition

By Mitra Sorrells | November 3, 2021

The company says it currently serves more than 22,000 properties, including independent hotels, hostels, vacation rentals, and hotel groups, across 157 countries. ... Read More