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Phocuswright founder Philip Wolf dies at 64
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Phocuswright founder Philip Wolf dies at 64
By PhocusWire | March 16, 2021
Wolf, a champion of online travel since the late-1980s, launched Phocuswright, the internet travel research authority, in 1994.... Read More
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Emburse expands portfolio with acquisitions of Roadmap and DVI
By Mitra Sorrells | March 16, 2021
In addition to Roadmap and DVI, Emburse includes Chrome River, Certify, Abacus, Captio, Nexonia and Tallie.  ... Read More
My Method... Nurturing tourism startups to boost travel recovery
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My Method... Nurturing tourism startups to boost travel recovery
By Eduardo Sette Câmara - Beta-i | March 16, 2021
Tourism startups are brought together with Tourism Portugal and innovation consultancy Beta-i for a three-month program.... Read More
WATCH: Visualization of how 2020 ended for public digital travel brands
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WATCH: Visualization of how 2020 ended for public digital travel brands
By Kevin May | March 16, 2021
After an initial flurry of activity for travel brands in the third quarter, as lockdown restrictions eased in some countries, 2020 ended on a downbeat note for many companies.... Read More
How travel brands are using Apple's App Clip to drive engagement, touchless experiences
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How travel brands are using Apple's App Clip to drive engagement, touchless experiences
By Jill Menze | March 16, 2021
Brands including KKday, Caesars Entertainment and Expedia Group have developed App Clip solutions to provide a frictionless experience for travelers while increasing customer engagement.... Read More
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Transreport lands £2.3M in funding for marketing and expansion
By Linda Fox | March 15, 2021
Transreport has developed a passenger assistance service which helps rail operators and staff as stations respond to passengers with reduced mobility.... Read More
Airlines turn to traveler intent data to forecast demand
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Airlines turn to traveler intent data to forecast demand
By Linda Fox | March 15, 2021
As restrictions lift and travel recovers, historical booking data can no longer be relied on.... Read More
What Vacasa acquiring TurnKey means for the market and rental's recovery
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What Vacasa acquiring TurnKey means for the market and rental's recovery
By Jill Menze | March 15, 2021
Property management and vacation rental specialists weigh in on Vacasa's recent acquisition of TurnKey Vacation Rentals and the future of consolidation in the space.... Read More
Despegar "encouraged" by Q4 2020 performance, cautions "bumpy" road ahead
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Despegar "encouraged" by Q4 2020 performance, cautions "bumpy" road ahead
By Jill Menze | March 11, 2021
Room nights increased quarter-over-quarter, while on a year-over-year basis, transactions and room nights decreased 56% and 61%, respectively.... Read More
Intrepid Travel enters strategic partnership with Genairgy on pursuit to become $1B adventure travel company
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Intrepid Travel enters strategic partnership with Genairgy on pursuit to become $1B adventure travel company
By Jill Menze | March 11, 2021
Intrepid says the partnership, which will facilitate the company’s growth strategy in four key areas, will help it become the first $1 billion adventure travel company by 2025.... Read More
Vacasa acquires TurnKey Vacation Rentals as pandemic spikes demand in the sector
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Vacasa acquires TurnKey Vacation Rentals as pandemic spikes demand in the sector
By Jill Menze | March 11, 2021
Major consolidation is underway in the vacation rental management sector with Vacasa announcing plans to acquire TurnKey Vacation Rentals.... Read More
United Airlines on the environment and being recovery ready
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United Airlines on the environment and being recovery ready
By Linda Fox | March 11, 2021
CEO Scott Kirby claims the airline managed to get ahead of most airlines when the COVID-19 crisis hit and that its measures will stand it in good stead coming out the other side.... Read More
Yieldin gets venture funding for global growth
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Yieldin gets venture funding for global growth
By Linda Fox | March 11, 2021
Yieldin plans to accelerate expansion and is focusing on Latin America following investment from Team ABC.... Read More
Via bolsters public transit tech platform with $100M acquisition of Remix mapping platform
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Via bolsters public transit tech platform with $100M acquisition of Remix mapping platform
By Kevin May | March 10, 2021
Via says the acquisition will add to its portfolio of services, such as multimodal planning, scheduling and software for on-demand and establish route transit systems.... Read More
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VIDEO: Health passports and next steps for COVID travel solutions
By Mitra Sorrells | March 10, 2021
Daon vice president Clive Bourke spoke with us during PhocusWire's Pulse: Safer & Seamless event to discuss the Verifly health passport product and how the broader travel industry can create solutions to make it easy for consumers to travel again.... Read More