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Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: Pitched wants to be the Airbnb of camping

By Mitra Sorrells | October 1, 2018

Ontario-based Pitched is modeled after Airbnb – allowing Canadian property owners to rent their land to travelers looking for unique, affordable places to set up their tents. ... Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Kris Naudts of Culture Trip

By Linda Fox | October 1, 2018

Kris Naudts has a background in academic psychiatry but left the field in 2011 to found Culture Trip, which began life as an online bookstore.... Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Trainline seeks obvious and not so obvious skills from its data science team

By Sponsored Content | October 1, 2018

Sponsored by EyeForTravel In the past year alone, the data team at Trainline has grown from ten to around 50 people. Fergus Weldon, Trainline’s director of data science, and EyeforTravel Amsterda... Read More

News / Technology

Golden Week getaway, Meituan's HK listing, Alibaba's hotel robot and more China news and trends

By PhocusWire | September 30, 2018

Around seven million Chinese are expected to travel abroad during the Golden Week, Meituan was listed in Hong Kong and Alibaba's develops AI-driven service robots for hotels. All this and mor... Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Two opposing views on Google's entry into tours and activities

By Kevin May | September 28, 2018

Google has always been involved in tours and activities - suppliers and online travel agencies would spend their digital marketing dollar with the search, as other brands do elsewhere in the industry.... Read More

News / Online

Airbnb says nothing "off-limits" with Experiences

By Kevin May | September 28, 2018

Airbnb would consider expanding its currently hyper-focused take on tours and activities in order to grow its market.... Read More

Interview / Startups

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Erik Blachford

By PhocusWire | September 28, 2018

The former president and CEO of Expedia, and later of IAC Travel, is now a prominent figure in venture capital and angel investing. Blachford will be a “dragon” at The Phocuswright Conference 2018. ... Read More

News / Online

Google adds new features to travel planning tools

By Mitra Sorrells | September 27, 2018

Google is adding tools to its travel portfolio to simplify and expedite the trip planning process. ... Read More

News / Technology

AccorHotels leads €5M investment in Travelsify AI analytics platform

By Mitra Sorrells | September 27, 2018

AccorHotels has led a €5 million round in Travelsify, a content analytics platform that uses artificial intelligence to help brands differentiate and monetize their products. ... Read More