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Airbnb revenue grew 5% to $887 million in the first quarter of 2021, though losses mounted to $1.2 billion.... Read More

London-based Pluto has raised £200,000 on Seedrs and has been recognized for its social and environmental standards.  ... Read More

Occupancy rates vary in different regions, according to a report, with China hitting rates of 60% and North America 50%, but Europe is still trailing at around 18%, attributed to a slower easing of travel bans.... Read More

Holidu says the new funding will be used to accelerate the growth of its vacation rental search engine and its vacation rental software business, Bookiply.... Read More

As the industry starts to show some encouraging signs of movement, travel's hundreds of thousands of employees have the right to ask what has changed since those first few months of 2020.... Read More

A report from Expedia Group Media Solutions points to a shift in Q1 2021 in topics searched for when booking air travel.... Read More

Speaking during PhocusWire Pulse: A New Age For Social Media, Travel Mindset’s Jade Broadus discussed how influencers fit into travel marketing strategies as travel resumes.... Read More

Paravision’s technology provides touchless identification used for security and access in travel, workplaces, retail and more.  ... Read More

According to Priceline, the acquisition will help Booking Holdings build out its flights business as part of the online travel giant’s long-touted “connected trip” strategy.... Read More

Travel startups have attracted multiple smaller investments in 2021, as well as one or two sizable ones, demonstrating interest has not faded away in supporting new businesses.... Read More

PhocusWire spoke to Makoto Rheault-Kihara, Hopper's head of acquisition, about the valuable user insight it gleans from its paid social campaigns... Read More

The "Star Hub" gives suppliers their own channel in Trip.com Group's mobile app where they can share products and promotions.... Read More

GoJek and Telkomsel are furthering their collaboration to boost digital services for Indonesia's consumers and travelers.... Read More

Kayak users can order the kits through a link on the metasearch site that gives them discounted pricing.... Read More

Speaking during PhocusWire Pulse: A New Age For Social Media, Local Purse co-founder Lola Akinmade Åkerström discussed the live video shopping experience and why it’s “the future of retail.”... Read More