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STARTUP STAGE: Una is an AI-powered digital travel agent

By Mitra Sorrells | August 26, 2021

XOKind is building AI agents that help people plan and make decisions more easily starting with its travel product, Una. Read More

News / Online

AirAsia bolsters super app drive with ride-hail service launch

By Kevin May | August 25, 2021

Other cities in Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur will be introduced throughout the remainder of 2021, with Thailand and Indonesia slated for the next phase. Read More

News / Startups

African shared mobility startup Plentywaka gets $1.2M seed round

By Mitra Sorrells | August 23, 2021

Along with the seed round, Plentywaka has acquired Ghana-based mobility startup Stabus. Read More

News / Online

Tripadvisor and Airbnb join Google as local search powerhouses

By Kevin May | August 23, 2021

Google is the web service of choice for the vast majority of consumers looking for information on local businesses and activities - but a new survey indicates other brands are definitely in the... Read More

News / Technology

How COVID-19 has changed travel's chief technology officers

By Linda Fox | August 19, 2021

Travel CTOs have had to acquire new skills, upend their priority list and think carefully about how to combine new tech with legacy systems and practices, for maximum efficiency. Read More

Opinion / Online

Revenge travel is here: Three ways digital CX can help recovery

By Kahlil Dumas - Khoros | August 18, 2021

To prepare for revenge travel and secure long-term brand loyalty, travel brands should tap into digital CX. Read More

News / Online

Hopper raises another $175M, will add 500 employees

By Mitra Sorrells | August 17, 2021

Five months after a $170 million fundraise, Hopper is doing it again – this time $175 million in Series G financing, bringing its total raised to date to $585 million. Read More

News / Startups

European car-sharing platform Karshare raises £3M for expansion

By Mitra Sorrells | August 9, 2021

Karshare says its revenue has increased 45% month-to-month across Bristol, Manchester, Coventry and London since the start of this year and now it will expand to new cities in the U.K. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Maintaining trust in shopping and booking travel

By PhocusWire | August 9, 2021

Travel companies have a golden opportunity to rebuild confidence by building trust in their payment processes. Read More

News / Startups

Voi adds $45M investment for e-scooter expansion and tech development

By Linda Fox | August 9, 2021

E-scooter company Voi initially announced its Series C round of $160 million in December 2020. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group Q2 revenue tops $2B driven by U.S. hotel and vacation rental bookings

By Mitra Sorrells | August 5, 2021

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern expressed concern about growing uncertainty due to newer COVID variants. Read More

News / Distribution

Booking Holdings hits $22B in bookings as latest quarter rides recovery

By Mitra Sorrells | August 5, 2021

Room nights booked in the second quarter were 157 million, up from 99 million in the Q1 of this year and a 458% increase from Q2 2020. Read More

News / Online

Ixigo acquires Abhibus, boosts presence beyond India's major cities

By Linda Fox | August 5, 2021

The purchase price for the Hyderabad-based company has not been disclosed, except to say that it’s being sold for a mixture of cash and Ixigo stock. Read More

Opinion / Technology

What destinations can do about Apple's location data overhaul

By Nikolai Scholz - Adara | August 3, 2021

Building a strategy that isn’t solely reliant on IP address is a smart investment in the future, especially for travel organizations that use location data for targeting and information-gathering. Read More