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Returning to the marquee travel trade event for the first time in four years, Northstar’s thought leaders share first impressions.  ... Read More

Matthieu Jost, CEO and co-founder of Misterb&b, is all too familiar with how discrimination can spoil the travel experience.  ... Read More

Deem will maintain its existing integrations with other global distribution systems, including Sabre and Amadeus, while Travelport will continue to support third-party booking solutions such as Concur and Serko.... Read More

Wyndham, Marriott, Hyatt and others take steps, but advocates say more may be needed to improve diversity among hotel owners.  ... Read More

Founded in 2018, the San Francisco-based startup plans to expand its listings with the goal of having 12,000 travelers book through its platform by December 2024.... Read More

CEO Paul Abbott is optimistic about business travel this year. “There are several tailwinds that set us up for growth in 2023,” he says.... Read More

The reservations-focused tool drastically reduces time spent manually processing email bookings by using intelligent technology.  ... Read More

Called Hotel Sustainability Basics, WTTC said it is an industry-backed initiative to enable accommodation providers worldwide, regardless of their size, “to begin their sustainability journey.”  ... Read More

Startups from around the world, both within and outside travel, that are no more than six years old and have raised no more than $10 million, can apply to pitch.  ... Read More

Sebastian Ebel, speaking at ITB in Berlin, says he has been impressed with what hotel groups such as Hilton have done, describing its program as a "convenience product."... Read More

The pandemic has not helped close the workplace gender gap, but there are gradual improvements. On International Women's Day, PhocusWire discusses some of the issues with three female travel startup founders.... Read More

WayAway is calling for extra help from the travel tech industry to solve the challenges faced by female solo travelers.  ... Read More

Now known as Roami, the company will use the funding to add to its portfolio, which currently includes 500 units in South Florida and New Orleans.... Read More

The company says demand for outbound travel is continuing to accelerate in the first months of this year, with bookings up more than 300% compared with the same period last year.  ... Read More

The updates to Google's Performance Max campaign type are intended to help hotel advertisers with different properties create unique, effective ads for each one and track the performance of the campaign by property.    ... Read More