News

News / Distribution

Codegen on how the company is applying AI to new areas

By Martin Cowen | March 14, 2018

This is the continuation of a series of articles spun out of tnoozLIVE@TTE, recorded live at the TTE event Olympia, London. More clips to come! To learn more about how to bring tnoozLIVE@ to your even... Read More

News / Online

Airbnb courts hoteliers in crusade against OTAs

By Jill Menze | March 14, 2018

Airbnb has made no secret of its intentions to knock off Expedia and Booking.com from the top of the travel food chain.... Read More

News / Distribution

Routehappy's rich content is incorporated into NDC Exchange

By Michele McDonald | March 14, 2018

Updated March 14, 2018, with information about Air Canada Routehappy took a big step toward integration with its new owner, ATPCO, and toward moving the industry closer to the mainstreaming of NDC.... Read More

News / Distribution

Startup pitch: Tripcents aims to make travel goals affordable

By Marisa Garcia | March 14, 2018

Tripcents plans to use gamification to get people traveling more places within their budget. Users share travel preferences to get itinerary recommendations and can then set goals to save up enough to... Read More

News / Distribution

Airbnb pounces with ads against OTA commissions and a survey showing dissatisfaction among smaller hoteliers

By PhocusWire | March 13, 2018

A new front has opened up in the battle for hotel bookings: OTAs vs Airbnb. After Airbnb announced its intentions to open up its platform to hotels, there were major implications for stakeholders acro... Read More

News / Online

Google hotel reviews more than doubled in 2017, drive overall increase

By Mitra Sorrells | March 13, 2018

Travelers posted 27% more hotel reviews in 2017 than a year earlier and most of that growth can be attributed to Google. ... Read More

News / Technology

Travelers now prefer travel apps to web for search and booking

By Viewpoints | March 13, 2018

This is a viewpoint from David MacHale, digital marketing director, Travelport Digital. Travelers have gone all Shania Twain on us recently. To steal a line from her ‘90s classic, travelers might a... Read More

News / Technology

Digital Darwinism: A concept for modern hotels

By Kevin May | March 13, 2018

"Connected consumerism and the influences of new technologies and services on human behavior disrupt markets."... Read More

News / Distribution

China remains the stumbling block over global NDC adoption

By Kevin May | March 13, 2018

NDC might be the driving force behind changes in airline distribution - but there is a stumbling block in it gaining global adoption: China.... Read More

News / Technology

ANA funds $10 Million avatar quest at SXSW

By Marisa Garcia | March 13, 2018

All Nippon Airways would like humans to have working avatars right here on Earth. During SXSW in Austin, the Japanese airline has announced a four-year competition - ANA Avatar XPRIZE - to aid develo... Read More

News / Online

TurnKey secures $31M to expand its tech-driven management company

By Mitra Sorrells | March 13, 2018

An Austin, Texas-based property management company that differentiates itself by using smart home technology and local customer service teams has raised $31 million in series D funding to expand. ... Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus invests in real-time technology to improve airport passenger flow

By Jill Menze | March 13, 2018

To help expedite traveler movement through airports, Amadeus Ventures has invested in analytics software company CrowdVision.... Read More

News / Distribution

Cool Cousin goes crypto: Another effort to integrate blockchain into travel

By Nick Vivion | March 13, 2018

Ah, the blockchain. The travel startup ecosystem around this emerging technology continues to expand. This time, it's Cool Cousin with a new cryptocurrency named 'CUZ' to facilitate transactions betwe... Read More

News / Distribution

TripUniq plans to follow its 2017 funding with more investment this year

By Kerry Medina | March 12, 2018

TripUniq, the Spain-based startup that provides travelers with bespoke travel itineraries for 82 cities across six continents, received a €170,000 round of funding last May. Since launching in 2015... Read More

News / Online

Kayak gets first major makeover in three years, includes fees and branded fares

By Mitra Sorrells | March 12, 2018

For the first time in three years, Booking Holdings-owned metasearch engine Kayak has unveiled a redesign of the site.... Read More

Most Popular
Latest Stories