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Hopper hooks Nubank for travel portal partnership
By Linda Fox
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July 27, 2023
The Nubank travel portal will sit within its shopping platform, which acts as the company’s marketplace for consumers to access financial planning services....
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Spotnana adds airline ticket credits to self-service offering
By Linda Fox
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July 27, 2023
Travelers can now view unused ticket credits during the booking path, see where credit redemption is allowed and apply the credit to a new flight booking....
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Partnership creates tree-planting rail travel booking tool
By Derek Catron
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July 27, 2023
Ecosia, a search engine that dedicates its profits to green initiatives, is partnering with travel technology platform Omio to create a train travel booking product that will fund tree-planting and environmental protective measures. ...
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Buy now, pay later travel solution Uplift acquired for $100M
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 27, 2023
Upgrade, which offers banking, credit and payment products directly to consumers, has acquired Uplift, which provides solutions used by more than 300 airlines, cruise lines and hotel chains in the U.S. and Canada. ...
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Does your hotel have a revenue maximizer?
By Linda Fox
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July 26, 2023
Hotels are moving from revenue optimization to maximization, but there are certain traits that go along with the discipline....
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The U.S. is the first major travel market to surpass 2019 size
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July 26, 2023
With pandemic-related concerns in the rearview mirror, the U.S. travel market continued its robust bounce back in 2022, growing more than 50% year over year, and U.S. gross travel bookings surpassed 2019 totals. ...
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Nezasa raises $4.7M to boost international growth
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 26, 2023
Nezasa said the new investments strengthen the travel technology company's international growth strategy and accelerate the path to profitability....
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Expedia Group inks Walmart as major new B2B customer
By Derek Catron
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July 25, 2023
New partnership brings together one of the world’s biggest OTAs with its biggest retailer. Could Amazon be next?...
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Trip.com unveils AI travel assistant focused on personalization
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July 25, 2023
By interpreting user input and responding with rich text, images and related pages, TripGenie represents a significant step towards a “super AI assistant” for users....
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Civitfun acquires GRS, adds hotel group booking capability
By Linda Fox
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July 25, 2023
Civitfun, which offers automated hotel check-ins, has added group booking functionality to its stable through the acquisition of GRS....
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Corporate travel platform secures €10M for expansion
By Derek Catron
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July 24, 2023
The investment, led by illimity, allows Italy-based BizAway to finalize new acquisitions and invest in new research and development. ...
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How Chinese OTAs turned around 3 years of COVID isolation
By Gary Bowerman - Phocuswright
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July 24, 2023
Phocuswright analyst Gary Bowerman explores the strategies Chinese OTAs have taken to remain competitive over the last few years. ...
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Hotel bookings via mobile device continue to edge north
By Linda Fox
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July 21, 2023
Affilired has been charting the rise in hotel bookings via mobile in recent years and reported a marked increase in the first quarter of 2023....
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Carnival hits facial recognition tech milestone
By Andrea Zelinski - Travel Weekly
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July 21, 2023
Carnival is expanding its use of facial recognition technology, in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to speed-up disembarkation....
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Corporate buyers grapple with NDC over price discrepancy and post-sale servicing
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT
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July 21, 2023
While one year ago, sustainability was the most dominant topic at corporate travel events, other more pressing issues have surfaced to preoccupy the sector as business travel stages a comeback across the world....
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