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Tech costs disrupt Sabre’s operating income, quarterly revenue grows to $984M

By Steven Lerner | October 31, 2019

Technology expenses increased by 23% in the quarter to $259 million, part of Sabre’s $1 billion plan to enhance technology in 2019. ... Read More

News / Online

Omio acquires fellow multi-modal platform Rome2rio

By Kevin May | October 31, 2019

Rome2rio had previously raised a modest $3.1 million in funding - a tiny amount compared to the larger Omio with its $300 million over the course of a number of rounds.... Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 11 - Francis Davidson at Sonder

By PhocusWire | October 31, 2019

Joining hosts David Litwak of Mozio and PhocusWire's Kevin May for this week's episode is Francis Davidson, CEO and co-founder at Sonder.... Read More

News / Online

Q&A: Travelfish's Stuart McDonald on the OYO and Instagram problems plaguing Southeast Asia

By Jill Menze | October 31, 2019

The Travelfish co-founder gets candid on why OYO's model is flawed, Google needs to relent and "influencers are like influenza."... Read More

News / Technology

Lyft reports uptick in revenue to $956M, keeps losing money in Q3 2019

By Steven Lerner | October 30, 2019

Despite the current losses, the company anticipates reaching profitability in terms of adjusted EBITDA by the fourth quarter of 2021. ... Read More

News / Online

Vrbo tests unbranded listings, upsets property managers

By Mitra Sorrells | October 30, 2019

Property managers are not pleased with Vrbo's test of removing property management company names from listings.... Read More

News / Distribution

Pegasus and Travel Tripper go forward as Pegasus, unveil new platform

By Linda Fox | October 30, 2019

Pegasus and Travel Tripper merged in February 2019 but have been kept separate so far. Now they move forward as Pegasus, with Tripper's CEO at the helm.... Read More

Opinion / Online

Curious where social media is going? The travel industry leads the way

By Martin Stoll - Sparkloft Media. | October 30, 2019

Travel and tourism has been leading content sharing well before the conception of today’s popular platforms; a consistent trend for years.... Read More

Interview / Startups

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Tedd Evers

October 30, 2019

Continuing our series chatting to execs participating in the Phocuswright Conference in November, meet Tedd Evers, CEO of TripTuner.... Read More

News / Technology

Travel app LuckyTrip crowdfunds £1.5M on Crowdcube, Syndicate Room

By Steven Lerner | October 30, 2019

LuckyTrip's latest crowdfunding campaigns - including £1 million from 1,879 investors on Crowdcube - will allow it to scale internationally as it grows in popularity.... Read More

News / Online

Southeast Asia a “melting pot of trends” in online travel

By Mitra Sorrells | October 30, 2019

Travel companies are expanding their offerings and forging partnerships to stay ahead in the fast-changing market of Southeast Asia.... Read More

News / Distribution

Booking.com app integrates ride-hailing services via Grab

By Marissa Trew - WiT | October 29, 2019

Booking.com and Grab are extending their partnership with the addition of Grab's ride-hailing service into the OTA's mobile app.... Read More

News / Technology

Integrated tech is still a dream in business travel

By Linda Fox | October 29, 2019

The survey from the Association of Corporate Travel Executives reveals that 72% of buyers say their business travel program is only somewhat integrated.... Read More