IHG Hotels & Resorts is kicking off IHG LIFT, its new program to prioritize growth for diverse hotel owners in the United States and Canada.  ... Read More

Leading hotels, hospitality brands and management groups are turning to technology solutions to help create more personalized guest-staff interactions, automate rote administrative processes, improve data security and boost revenue.... Read More

Artificial intelligence and machine learning present huge opportunities to reshape how the travel insurance industry operates.... Read More

Lufthansa Innovation Hub's study of airline patents filed over the past 20 years revealed a steady decline since 2016 with financial constraints and outsourcing of innovation among reasons for this trend.... Read More

India-based Cleartrip and Axis Bank are linking up to provide Axis Bank cardholders with special travel perks when they book with Cleartrip.... Read More

The Global Startup Pitch is part of an ongoing commitment from Phocuswright and WiT to cultivate innovation through activities such as Phocuswright's Innovation: Launch, PhocusWire's Hot 25 Travel Startups and WiT Bootcamps.... Read More

Travel startups have been using social media as a marketing tool for some time now. But with an ever-evolving social media spectrum, what remains useful?... Read More

More than two years after launching Travelport Plus as a unified platform to replace its three legacy global distribution systems, CEO Greg Webb and chief product and technology officer Tom Kershaw talk about how it's going.... Read More

Grab reported a 77% increase in Q2 2023 revenue to $567 million and a 74% decrease in losses to $148 million.... Read More

Investment in the company, which was founded in 2019, was led by Thrive Capital and Sands Capital while existing investors Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Lux Capital and Definition also participated.... Read More

Startups Jurny, Your.rentals and Well Traveled used crowdfunding to raise capital and engage their customer communities amid a challenging fundraising environment.... Read More

Modern slavery impacts an estimated 50 million people. Now, Intrepid Travel and Flight Centre Travel Group are teaming up to confront the issue in travel industry supply chains.... Read More

Massimo Morin, Amazon Web Services’ global head of travel, shares insights into how AI and other new tech extends the company’s reach into the travel industry.  ... Read More

The technology enables business travelers to share their hotel and flight preferences via chat, select appropriate options and have them booked.... Read More

The company’s subscription-based platform enables businesses to use the commissions from their travel bookings to purchase green aviation fuel and carbon offsets.... Read More