“The Future of Work” will be the topic of the inaugural Women’s Leadership Initiative session at the Phocuswright Conference, November 13 to 15 in Los Angeles.   ... Read More

Deep Kalra founded MakeMyTrip in 2000 in the United States to help the country’s Indian community manage its travel to and from India. It started operations within India in 2005 and now offers flights, accommodations and rail and bus tickets.... Read More

The recent deal that saw online travel agency for tours and activities, Musement, head the way of the TUI Group is the latest long line of deals this year.... Read More

Malaysia Airlines is piloting a chatbot for flight search and booking which has been developed in partnership with Amadeus.... Read More

Xola, an online booking platform for tours and activities, is consolidating apps and integrations to support online and offline customer acquisition and sales in its new Xola App Store.  ... Read More

Umapped, a specialist in itinerary management, has been acquired by Australia-based Flight Centre Travel Group.... Read More

For the final piece in this series, we consider the topic of technology in the hotel environment. ... Read More

The concept of "virtual interlining" has the potential to disrupt aviation in dramatic ways—possibly as significant as the rise of the same low-cost carriers that can now benefit from improved passeng... Read More

Quote from Sam Bruce, co-founder of Much Better Adventures, in an article on PhocusWire this week.... Read More

Ground transportation of the road variety in the travel industry was once dominated by car rental and highly regulated taxi services.... Read More

FlyGRN uses a portion of the commission it receives for flight bookings to support carbon offsetting projects, such as a solar panel initiative in India that displaces fossil fuels. Travelers receive a CO2 certificate in the mail to verify the transaction.... Read More

Kayak wants to help travelers have confidence their carry-on bags meet airline restrictions.  ... Read More

A survey by The Harris Poll  reveals that consumers are not only ready and willing to spend more for personalized services but also more likely to rely on digital guides than their significant others... Read More

This is a viewpoint by Simone Puorto Click, the two-day event organized by Booking.com, was held in this year in SugarCity, a former sugar factory (hence the name) transformed into a stylish exhibi... Read More

Business travellers are increasingly using ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, as well as local competitors, according to travel management company BCD Travel. Several key global markets a... Read More