A main reason for the omnipresence of Netflix is the technology’s ability to personalize recommendations to viewers.... Read More

Tagible didn’t write a line of code for its content aggregator until halfway through the Travelport accelerator program that the startup completed in 2016. Today, Tagible (startup pitch here) amass... Read More

A new blockchain-based travel billing and settlement platform is in the works.   ... Read More

It has been another busy couple of weeks in China's online travel space with moves from Alibaba-owned Fliggy, Ctrip, Toncheng-eLong and TravelFlan to name just a few. Alongside news from these maj... Read More

Fresh off its acquisition by ATPCO, Routehappy wrapped up yet another big deal: a partnership with Amadeus, the world’s largest GDS. Amadeus will integrate Routehappy’s rich airline content into it... Read More

Quote from Airbnb in its plea to hotels.... Read More

Over the next five years, the Middle East is positioned for solid growth – thanks to high internet and smartphone penetration and advancing technology infrastructure.... Read More

Massive consolidation alert: Hogg Robinson has sold to American Express Global Business Travel in a deal in the region of £400 million.... Read More

Big consolidation in the travel management space this morning as Amex Global Business Travel has agreed to buy rival Hogg Robinson Group for around £400 million. The deal, which is subject to antit... Read More

Avvio has launched a conversational and transactional social media chatbot which integrates with its AI-driven booking engine, Allora. The bot has been developed in partnership with Dublin-based We... Read More

Despite the name, ride share company Tesloop is not part of Elon Musk’s Tesla empire. Instead, the startup was the brainchild of a 16-year-old who wanted a Tesla. Fresh from his road test, Haydn Sonna... Read More

Hotel and retail system provider Shiji Information Technology has landed a massive $486 million investment deal from Alibaba.... Read More

Expedia Inc.’s revenue increased 11% in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to a year prior – up to $2.32 billion – but the diverse online travel company still missed analysts’ expectations by $40 million.... Read More

Earnings calls generally get interesting towards the end. While it's useful to hear how a business is doing, it's equally revealing to hear how executives respond to analyst questions. Outside of the... Read More

Didi Chuxing, the dominant ride-hailing service operator in China, has formed an alliance with 12 carmakers to build an electric vehicle sharing network as it looks to move further into the country’s booming sharing economy.... Read More