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Wyndham's RCI acquires Alliance Reservation Network for $92M

By Jill Menze | August 9, 2019

Vacation exchange network RCI has purchased travel technology platform Alliance Reservations Network to expand its reach beyond its core business.... Read More

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Travel Leaders adds Viator tours and activities for business travelers staying on

By Mitra Sorrells | August 9, 2019

Travel Leaders Corporate has created a new service that offers more than 200,000 bookable activities for business travelers who want to add a leisure component to their trips. ... Read More

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WEBINAR REPLAY! Decoding the hotel guestprint

By PhocusWire | August 8, 2019

In the webinar, produced by PhocusWire and Cendyn, we cover the six keys to designing acquisition and engagement programs that treat your guests as individuals, not a marketing segment.... Read More

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TripAdvisor focuses on good news in Experiences as overall revenue continues to fall

By Kevin May | August 8, 2019

Revenue increased from $376 million to $422 million over the course of the first and second quarters of 2019 but year-over-year the business is down 3% in the comparable three-month periods.... Read More

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Booking Holdings integrates brands, develops payment capabilities in quest for “connected trip”

By Mitra Sorrells | August 7, 2019

Booking Holdings reports positive financial results as it works toward what CEO Glenn Fogel called the "connected trip."... Read More

Sitata new corporate travel risk management tools

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Risk management solution expands offerings for corporate travel

By Mitra Sorrells | August 7, 2019

Sitata, a global health, safety and risk management service for travelers, is adding new tools for corporate travel.... Read More

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Southwest Airlines adds content to two GDSs

By Michael B. Baker - Business Travel News | August 7, 2019

Southwest Airlines at long last will provide content and full booking capabilities in global distribution systems via agreements with Travelport and Amadeus.... Read More

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Culture Trip finally unveils its online travel agency, promises to cover the full funnel

By Linda Fox | August 6, 2019

The company claims it has spent a lot of time understanding customer needs and is not just “replicating a bog standard OTA.”... Read More

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Airport app FLIO - a tale of four phases, investor impatience and a sale

By Linda Fox | August 6, 2019

Founder Stephen Uhrenbacher describes the various phases FLIO went through to try and make it in the airport world - but his investors were not aligned.... Read More

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Airbnb pads out corporate offering with Urbandoor acquisition

By Linda Fox | August 5, 2019

Airbnb has announced the acquisition of Urbandoor, a marketplace for furnished and serviced apartments.... Read More

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Fever raises $35M to accelerate growth of experience booking tool

By Linda Fox | August 5, 2019

The city experiences platform brings its total funding to date to more than $70 million.... Read More

Business travel part 1 investor perspective

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Business Travel, part 1: The (major) investor opportunity

By Mitra Sorrells | August 5, 2019

For the first part in our monthlong series on business travel, we talk to investors in three of the sector's biggest startups - Lola.com, TravelPerk and TripActions.... Read More

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TripActions takes on legacy TMCs with new consultancy services

By Mitra Sorrells | August 4, 2019

TripActions is expanding its suite of enterprise solutions with the launch of TripActions Consulting.... Read More

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Sounding Off: Damaging trust can take years to rebuild

By PhocusWire | August 2, 2019

CEOs walk a communications tightrope, where a loose word or two can trigger doubts in the minds of consumers that can last an age in business years.... Read More

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Two-decade-old hotel website LateRooms faces financial collapse

By Linda Fox | August 2, 2019

The LateRooms brand, which is part of the Malvern Group and is currently facing financial difficulties, has somewhat of a checkered back story.... Read More

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