TripAdvisor has agreed to acquire Bokun in a deal it claims will provide suppliers in tours and activities "with technical solutions in addition to the sector's largest distribution channel".... Read More

Quote from Jeff Chow, vice president of product, consumer experience, at TripAdvisor.... Read More

Hospitality merchandising technology company Nor1 has acquired Stay Delightful, a mobile-messaging platform.... Read More

Booking Holdings has agreed to acquire FareHarbor, a Denver-based software company focused on tours and activities.  ... Read More

Airbnb is out to conquer yet another corner of the travel market with the launch of a new tool for meeting and event planners.... Read More

As Kayak’s Amazon Alexa skill approaches its two-year anniversary, the company is updating the service with flight notifications.  ... Read More

On the tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba – population just over 100,000 – tourism is the foundation of the economy, contributing about 88% of its gross domestic product and accounting for 90% of its total employment.   ... Read More

Travelers that use any of China’s five largest online travel sites now have direct access to book food experiences offered by Eatwith in cities around the globe.  ... Read More

Plenty of attention on Marriott this week as it introduces a new loyalty package - but other efforts to coincide with the launch illustrate a maturing of another sector.... Read More

In an effort to spur economic growth through local and sustainable tourism, Airbnb has opened the Office of Healthy Tourism.... Read More

From customer service chatbots to serving up the right mix of trip-specific benefits to the right consumer, technology using artificial intelligence is making its way into the travel insurance sector, and insurers are beginning to invest time and money to harness its power.... Read More

San Francisco-based peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace Turo is adding vehicles from independent car rental companies to its platform.   ... Read More

Barcelona-based eDreams ODIGEO reports a significant boost in business since it began using machine learning technology to personalize offers for travelers.   ... Read More

TripAdvisor is the most-visited pre-transaction travel website in the world - meaning hundreds of millions of visitors each month come to the site looking for travel recommendations. That’s a lot of data, which is why TripAdvisor has turned to AI to help make sense of its reviews content.... Read More

Hotel computer reservation and technology provider Pegasus predicts a rosier future ahead after putting a turbulent few years behind it.... Read More