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STARTUP STAGE: Staze is a last-minute booking app for holiday rentals

By Mitra Sorrells | March 29, 2021

Founded in February 2020, Staze is targeted to spontaneous travelers who want to book stays starting within two weeks. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Travel recovery goes beyond planes in the sky - it requires customer empathy

By Simon Dempsey - AviLabs | March 25, 2021

Winning business is hard. Most successful companies will tell you that retaining customers is far cheaper than acquiring new ones. Read More

News / Online

Hopper closes $170M funding round, creates new B2B offering with Capital One as first partner

By Mitra Sorrells | March 24, 2021

Hopper is kicking off an ambitious growth plan that includes the launch of Hopper Cloud, selling its infrastructure, agency content, financial technology and data science capabilities to other travel... Read More

Opinion / Online

First-party data: The elusive key to travel's recovery

By Tedd Evers - TripTuner | March 22, 2021

As travel resumes, brands need to adopt new tech-enabled listening techniques that don't rely on prior behavior data. Read More

News / Technology

European regulators propose digital green light for travel

By Linda Fox | March 19, 2021

Proposals from European regulators would see a digital travel pass ready for the 2021 summer. Read More

News / Startups

Group travel startup Launchtrip raises $3.8M pre-seed round

By Mitra Sorrells | March 18, 2021

The startup will offer its app in beta this summer with 200,000 hotels in seven U.S. cities. Read More

News / Startups

Tripscout raises $2.3M to scale its travel planning platform

By Mitra Sorrells | March 17, 2021

The platform provides personalized recommendations to travelers based on content it gathers from articles, videos and tips from local experts. Read More

News / Online

Hostelworld sees revenue decline 81%, continues to bet on experiences

By Linda Fox | March 17, 2021

Hostelworld says improvements in marketing, user experience and inventory will help it emerge stronger from the pandemic. Read More

News / Technology

Emburse expands portfolio with acquisitions of Roadmap and DVI

By Mitra Sorrells | March 16, 2021

In addition to Roadmap and DVI, Emburse includes Chrome River, Certify, Abacus, Captio, Nexonia and Tallie. Read More

News / Technology

How travel brands are using Apple's App Clip to drive engagement, touchless experiences

By Jill Menze | March 16, 2021

Brands including KKday, Caesars Entertainment and Expedia Group have developed App Clip solutions to provide a frictionless experience for travelers while increasing customer engagement. Read More

News / Startups

Transreport lands £2.3M in funding for marketing and expansion

By Linda Fox | March 15, 2021

Transreport has developed a passenger assistance service which helps rail operators and staff as stations respond to passengers with reduced mobility. Read More

News / Distribution

One year on from COVID, Italian hoteliers recognize Booking.com is not the enemy

By Mitra Sorrells | March 12, 2021

Florence hotelier Giancarlo Carniani checks in to explain what has changed - and what remains the same - since last March. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Health passports and next steps for COVID travel solutions

By Mitra Sorrells | March 10, 2021

Daon vice president Clive Bourke spoke with us during PhocusWire's Pulse: Safer & Seamless event to discuss the Verifly health passport product and how the broader travel industry can create solutions... Read More

News / Technology

Kayak opening hotel, developing hotel tech in partnership with Life House

By Mitra Sorrells | March 9, 2021

Kayak will open Kayak Miami Beach in April and will use the property as a "design lab" to develop hotel technology. Read More

News / Distribution

Google eliminates fees for hotel booking links

By Mitra Sorrells | March 8, 2021

Now in addition to up to four paid ad slots, Google will provide an extensive organic list of booking options, such as the hotel website, online travel agencies and other travel sites. Read More

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