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Hot 25 Startups 2022: Vacayou
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Startups 2022: Vacayou
By PhocusWire | November 15, 2021
Vacayou is building the most comprehensive content and booking platform exclusively for wellness and active travel. Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2022: Wheel The World
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Startups 2022: Wheel The World
By PhocusWire | November 15, 2021
Wheel the World is a platform making the world accessible for travelers with disabilities. Read More
Booking Holdings to acquire Getaroom for $1.2B
News / Online
Booking Holdings to acquire Getaroom for $1.2B
By Jill Menze | November 12, 2021
The B2B hotel room distributor will roll into Booking Holdings’ Priceline brand to form a new strategic partnerships business unit. Read More
Lastminute.com Group credits package trips for revenue boost
News / Online
Lastminute.com Group credits package trips for revenue boost
By Kevin May | November 12, 2021
CEO Andrea Bertoli says he expects a return to normality for leisure travel demand during the course of 2022. Read More
How lodging businesses can boost technology use to remain competitive
Opinion / Technology
How lodging businesses can boost technology use to remain competitive
By Adam Harris - Cloudbeds | November 12, 2021
The smartest hotel owners and operators will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic with new digital strategies that will prepare their businesses for the future. Read More
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News / Online
VIDEO: Trip.com Group on recovery investment strategies
By Mitra Sorrells | November 12, 2021
In an interview during WiT Experience Singapore 2021, Trip.com Group co-founder and executive chairman James Liang says the company is ready to return to a growth mindset. Read More
Collaboration: how we can overcome barriers to NDC's success
From Our Partners / Distribution
Collaboration: how we can overcome barriers to NDC's success
By Angel Gallego - Amadeus | November 12, 2021
Now is the time to get on board and collaborate towards a shared vision to unlock these opportunities in digital travel retailing. Read More
The Phocuswright Conference 2021 - five questions for accommodation executives
News / Online
The Phocuswright Conference 2021 - five questions for accommodation executives
By PhocusWire | November 11, 2021
A panel this year, focusing on accommodation, features Noah Brodsky (Travel+Leisure Group), Vered Raviv Schwarz (Guesty), Sam Shank (HotelTonight and Airbnb) and Chris Silcock (Hilton). Read More
Travel industry urged to be more ambitious on sustainability
News / Distribution
Travel industry urged to be more ambitious on sustainability
By Linda Fox | November 11, 2021
A Roadmap to Net Zero report from the WTTC and Accenture says some elements of travel could fully decarbonize before 2030. Read More
FunNow secures $15M round, plans expansion to new countries
News / Online
FunNow secures $15M round, plans expansion to new countries
By Kevin May | November 10, 2021
Online travel agency KKday is one of a number of backers in the fellow Taiwan-based FunNow, alongside CDIB Capital, Darwin Ventures and Accuvest. Read More
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News / Online
Airbnb updates add host protections, automatic translations
By Mitra Sorrells | November 10, 2021
The company says the more than 50 updates are based on input from hosts and guests and in response to changes brought on by the pandemic. Read More
The Phocuswright Conference 2021 - five questions for aviation executives
News / Distribution
The Phocuswright Conference 2021 - five questions for aviation executives
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2021
A panel this year, focusing on airline retailing and distribution, features Cory Garner (T2RL), Vajid Jafri (Onriva), Traci Mercer (Sabre) and Alex Zoghlin (ATPCO). Read More
Q&A: SiteMinder on how it went public during a pandemic
News / Technology
Q&A: SiteMinder on how it went public during a pandemic
By Kevin May | November 9, 2021
We spoke to CEO Sankar Narayan, who took over from co-founder and managing director Mike Ford three years ago, at the end of the its first day of trading as a public company. Read More
Amadeus revenues up 77%, secures first profit since onset of pandemic
News / Distribution
Amadeus revenues up 77%, secures first profit since onset of pandemic
By Kevin May | November 5, 2021
The revenue boost year-over-year masks what is still a 47% lag behind revenues achieved in the corresponding quarter in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
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News / Distribution
Expedia Group nearly matches 2019 profit levels in Q3 2021
By Mitra Sorrells | November 4, 2021
Expedia Group says recovery in Q3 2021 was led by leisure and domestic travel, coming in particular from Vrbo.   Read More
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