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Opinion / Technology

The solution to missed revenue opportunities in hospitality

By Max Starkov - hospitality consultant and strategist | April 8, 2022

Hotels should create an integrated revenue generation commercial team to optimize guest engagement and boost revenues and profitability.... Read More

News / Online

Sykes Holiday Cottages acquires majority stake in Forest Holidays

By Jill Menze | April 8, 2022

Sykes says it shares U.K.-based Forest Holidays’ sustainable tourism approach, which strives to have a positive impact on the planet and local communities.... Read More

News / Online

Tours platform Civitatis looks to growth with €100M investment

By Linda Fox | April 7, 2022

The Spain-based company wants to accelerate expansion in the rest of Europe as well as Latin America through a “growth partnership" with Vitruvian Partners.... Read More

News / Online

Smooth online booking key to attracting repeat airline customers

By Jill Menze | April 7, 2022

Travelers are also keen to buy additional airline services from carriers that provide a positive digital booking experience.... Read More

News / Online

Groups360 attracts $35M, plots group travel platform expansion

By Linda Fox | April 7, 2022

The investment was led by Zigg Capital and included Blackstone Innovations Investments and Fir Tree Partners.... Read More

News / Online

The state of online travel agencies

By Jill Menze | April 7, 2022

A Phocuswright report breaks down the online travel market from 2021 to 2025.... Read More

News / Online

Uber goes full super app, adds planes, trains and hotels

By Jill Menze | April 6, 2022

The move is part of a pilot program in the U.K. designed to capture the end-to-end travel journey.... Read More

News / Online

CitizenM plans metaverse land purchase, virtual hotel

By Linda Fox | April 6, 2022

The hotel company wants to build a hotel in the Sandbox metaverse.... Read More

News / Distribution

Group travel is rising, but pandemic trends remain

By Linda Fox | April 6, 2022

Amadeus has looked at data to reveal increasing rates in forward group bookings as well as trends for 2022.... Read More

News / Startups

Touch Stay books £500K in funding for digital guidebook

By Linda Fox | April 6, 2022

The funding came from a number of investors including SiteMinder founder Mike Ford.... Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Vivi Cahyadi Himmel of AltoVita

By Jill Menze | April 6, 2022

Vivi Cahyadi Himmel co-founded AltoVita, a platform that powers the corporate accommodations sector with enterprise software layered with a human-centric approach.... Read More