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Travel and tourism organizations push for action on climate emergency
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Travel and tourism organizations push for action on climate emergency
By Linda Fox | January 15, 2020
Travel companies and organizations have joined forces to take steps to reduce carbon emissions, while a report assesses the total impact of a holiday from transport to food.... Read More
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Boutique apart-hotel brand Locale captures $11M to spur expansion, production innovation
By Steven Lerner | January 15, 2020
The company says it will use the funding to invest in digital product innovation, hire executive-level talent and expand operations into new cities.  ... Read More
Offsetting carbon emissions is soaring in air travel - but is it effective?
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Offsetting carbon emissions is soaring in air travel - but is it effective?
By Steven Lerner | January 15, 2020
As the movement to reduce carbon emissions through offsetting has grown, so, too, have questions about the efficacy of the endeavor.... Read More
Amid sustainability concerns, cruise industry urged to wake up
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Amid sustainability concerns, cruise industry urged to wake up
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WIT  | January 15, 2020
Just as the word “sustainability” has taken the aviation world by storm, with flight shaming impacting air travel, cruise companies are also bracing themselves for potential backlash against their industry.... Read More
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SAP Concur shuts down metasearch engine Hipmunk
By Jill Menze | January 14, 2020
SAP Concur says it is “retiring” both the consumer-facing Hipmunk product as well as travel and expense product Concur Hipmunk and will stop supporting the brand on January 23.... Read More
Comtravo gets Microsoft venture fund on board with €9M round
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Comtravo gets Microsoft venture fund on board with €9M round
By Linda Fox | January 14, 2020
The investment comes from Microsoft’s venture fund M12 and Joop Drechsel, former CEO of BCD Travel, who joins Comtravo’s board, as well as a number of other investors.... Read More
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Omio launches in North America with 20 partners, 23,000 routes
By Mitra Sorrells | January 14, 2020
Omio is adding routes in the United States and Canada to its multimodal transportation platform.... Read More
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ToursByLocals survives decade of bootstrapping, raises $33M to accelerate growth
By Steven Lerner | January 13, 2020
Tritium Partners is leading the investment and is receiving a minority equity stake in the company.... Read More
Hotel revenue management tool Beonprice lands €2.5M for product development, European expansion
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Hotel revenue management tool Beonprice lands €2.5M for product development, European expansion
By Steven Lerner | January 13, 2020
This latest investment, which is all equity, brings the company's total funding to date to €5 million.  ... Read More
Sounding Off: Regulate for sustainability as we do for safety and security
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Sounding Off: Regulate for sustainability as we do for safety and security
By PhocusWire | January 10, 2020
We are now at the point where leaders in every corner of the sector need to collectively think about the future of their businesses - and their ability to serve customers and maintain the fabric of the industry - from the perspective of sustainability.... Read More
My Method... How Musement amplified speed and conversion for mobile users
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My Method... How Musement amplified speed and conversion for mobile users
By Fabio Zecchini - Musement | January 10, 2020
Tours and activities supplier Musement used Google AMP to speed up load times for mobile users and improve the conversion rate.... Read More
VIDEO: A reality check on investments and startups in travel
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VIDEO: A reality check on investments and startups in travel
By Kevin May | January 10, 2020
In a wide-ranging and no-holds-barred interview conducted during The Phocuswright Conference 2019, Chris Hemmeter of Thayer Ventures shares some home truths about the sector and the investment world that is so keen to back it.... Read More
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Price-predicting app Atta raises $3M to strengthen Asia partnerships, marketing efforts
By Steven Lerner | January 10, 2020
Atta Inc. will also use the funding to recruit engineers and increase partnerships in the region.... Read More
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Where does social media and sustainability collide?
By Marissa Trew - WiT | January 10, 2020
At the VidCon Asia Summit, Jeremy Jauncey, CEO and founder of Beautiful Destinations, spoke about the pressure tourism organizations are under to embrace digital, the role of social media content creators in travel marketing and the importance of maintaining a focus on sustainability.... Read More
VIDEO: Standards, sustainability and big tech investments in tours and activities
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VIDEO: Standards, sustainability and big tech investments in tours and activities
By Kevin May | January 9, 2020
Joining us for a panel discussion in the PhocusWire Studio were Luuc Elzinga, CEO at Tiqets, and Alex Kremer, co-founder at Arival.... Read More