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Strategies destinations are using to disperse tourists

By Kathryn Walson | February 13, 2023

DMOs are using creative marketing strategies to nudge travelers to explore less crowded areas, but the... Read More

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Sojo secures $6.2M to improve STR amenity automation

By Kathryn Walson | February 9, 2023

Ballast Point Ventures led the round, which also included Jason Sprenkle, CEO of business intelligence... Read More

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Trivago sees big opportunity in direct hotel booking

By Linda Fox | February 8, 2023

Trivago says that the “value of metasearch has increased” in the current environment as consumers are... Read More

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Kindred taps dating app tech for home swaps

By Kathryn Walson | February 8, 2023

Unlike on vacation rental platforms, all Kindred members must host their own home so “everyone has... Read More

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Skipperi snags €7M to make boating more accessible

By Kathryn Walson | February 8, 2023

The Finland-based startup says it will use the funding to expand into Brisbane, Australia, and several... Read More

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Future traveler segments and the forces forging them

By Linda Fox | February 7, 2023

A new Amadeus study defines different groups of travelers and gauges their attitudes toward travel in... Read More

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Increased business travel and spending anticipated in 2023

By Linda Fox | February 6, 2023

Business travel spending is at 68% of pre-COVID levels for domestic bookings and 58% for... Read More

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Autonomous vehicles break into tours and attractions

By Kathryn Walson | February 6, 2023

GoCar is preparing to roll out self-driving electric vehicles, with a Las Vegas demonstration... Read More

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Vipper lands €2M for multimodal platform development

By Linda Fox | February 6, 2023

Vipper, founded in 2018, aims to simplify the booking of rail, bus and flight tickets on one platform.... Read More

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Holdbar secures $1M for tours and activities tech platform

By Linda Fox | February 3, 2023

Holdbar is developing a software platform to help tours and activities operators distribute their... Read More

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