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Vacasa appoints ex-Egencia’s Rob Greyber as CEO

By Jill Menze | August 24, 2022

Rob Greyber, who previously served as president of Egencia, replaces current Vacasa chief executive Matt Roberts.... Read More

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Travel signals cautious optimism despite economic instability

By Linda Fox | August 24, 2022

The travel industry remains positive despite investor warnings, rising inflation and a looming recession.... Read More

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Uber partners with Rokt to surface offers to customers at checkout

By Kathryn Walson | August 24, 2022

The partnership will initially launch with Uber Eats.... Read More

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SiteMinder acquires GuestJoy to expand hotel commerce platform

By Kathryn Walson | August 23, 2022

A SiteMinder partner since 2017, GuestJoy will be fully integrated into the SiteMinder hotel commerce platform following the completion of the acquisition.... Read More

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Group travel planning startup Reposite lands $7.5M for tech push

By Linda Fox | August 23, 2022

Reposite is looking to capitalize on data to further grow its marketplace for the group travel segment.... Read More

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Shackle raises $5.5M to digitize the hotel guest experience

By Jill Menze | August 23, 2022

Founded in 2020, Shackle helps hotels streamline operations by integrating backend systems into its guest-facing app.... Read More

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DOT launches dashboard for travelers to compare airline cancellation policies

By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | August 23, 2022

The dashboard’s information will be based upon the commitments made by carriers in their customer service plans.... Read More

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My Method: How Welcome Break reduced check-in from four minutes to 45 seconds

By Chris Jones - Guestline | August 22, 2022

Welcome Break Hotels wanted to address the manual, time-consuming and complex check-in and checkout process.... Read More

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State of Travel Startups 2022: Investors betting on full recovery

By Jill Menze | August 22, 2022

Phocuswright's annual State of Travel Startups report finds that investors are betting on a full recovery sooner rather than later.... Read More

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Casai, Nomah merge for Latin America short-term rental expansion

By Linda Fox | August 19, 2022

The combined companies will offer more than 3,000 units in Brazil and Mexico.... Read More

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Citi launches new travel platform with Booking.com

By Mitra Sorrells | August 18, 2022

This is just the latest of many announcements in the past year from banks and financial firms launching or updating their travel offerings – a sure sign they see travel as a valued offering for their customers.... Read More

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NYU Tisch Center, Phocuswright collaborate to advance travel innovation

By Mitra Sorrells | August 18, 2022

The collaboration is part of the Tisch Center's Hospitality Innovation Hub (HI Hub), which launched in 2021 to foster entrepreneurship.... Read More

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Despegar Q2 gross bookings reach $1.1B, in line with Q2 2019

By Mitra Sorrells | August 18, 2022

Despegar's adjusted EBITDA in the quarter was $10.6 million – the third consecutive positive quarter for the company.... Read More

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Addressing microaggressions in travel

By Christina Jelski - Travel Weekly | August 18, 2022

For industry professionals and their clients who are people of color, the possibility that the travel experience will be marred by racial bias is real.... Read More

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Frontdesk picks up short-term rental units from shuttered WanderJaunt

By Mitra Sorrells | August 18, 2022

Frontdesk has acquired 33 short-term rental units and co-founder Jesse DePinto says there are "potentially hundreds more in the pipeline."... Read More

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