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Standout sectors attracting investment in 2021 include alternative accommodation and ground transportation while tours and activities, corporate travel and hotel tech startups are also getting some love.... Read More

For our ninth event this year, we focus on emerging innovation as it relates to technology and processes impacting on the travel, tourism and hospitality sector in 2022.... Read More

According to Phocuswright’s 2021 Gender Equity Study, the number of organizations that are taking no initiatives to increase diversity has more than doubled compared to 2019.... Read More

Alongside the logistical headache of organizing staff, mothballing properties and then trying to ressurect operations once more, many hotels have faced competition from rentals after their surge in popularity in mid 2020.... Read More

A Business Travel Association report says TMCs and travelers have been "consistently penalized" by NDC, such as with surcharges on content booked through global distribution systems, while promises from airlines remain unfilled.... Read More

Beginning in early 2022, Hopper’s “Price Freeze” feature will be enabled for flight’s booked on Trip.com’s European and United States websites and in its app.... Read More

Sensible Weather offers consumers assurance when booking, while JetBlue Technology Ventures-backed Tomorrow.io minimizes operational airport disruptions.... Read More

Nelson Boyce goes into detail on marketing tactics, the company's role as a facilitator within the sustainability debate and segments in the industry that it has yet to dive into fully.... Read More

Each show features an entrepreneur or innovator in their respective field, covering startups and brands across the travel, tourism and hospitality sector. These are our favs of 2021.... Read More

Phocuswright’s managing director Pete Comeau presents five charts in three minutes that show the growth of online penetration into the sector.... Read More

At The Phocuswright Conference, Altimeter Capital’s Brad Gerstner and YC Continuity’s Anu Hariharan discuss how the pandemic has affected the startup ecosystem and the benefit of not raising too much too soon.... Read More

The technology allows Hyatt loyalty members to unlock guest rooms by tapping their iPhone or Apple Watch.... Read More

For 2022, ConnexPay is forecasting 5x growth in revenue.  ... Read More

Founded in 2013, Evernym powers IATA's Travel Pass and has founded the Decentralized Identity Foundation, the Good Health Pass Collaborative and the Sovrin Foundation.... Read More

Some argue that the travel, tourism and hospitality industry has, for the most part, avoided tackling the climate crisis in a meaningful way. But there are ways to change that.... Read More