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Travel + Leisure Co. launches online booking platform

By Jill Menze | February 17, 2021

Travel + Leisure Co., formerly known as Wyndham Destinations, has launched a vacation booking platform... Read More

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Google fined €1.1M for deceptive hotel ratings in France

By Mitra Sorrells | February 16, 2021

Google has also agreed to remove its ratings and use those provided by Atout France, the country's... Read More

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GetYourGuide adds €80M in financing to explore strategic investments

By Linda Fox | February 16, 2021

GetYourGuide’s latest funding follows a €114 million convertible note announced in October 2020.... Read More

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Record levels for rental bookings but current revenues way down

By Kevin May | February 16, 2021

Bookings are largely following the trend of avoiding properties in large cities, AirDNA says, as... Read More

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U.K. regulator puts pressure on Lastminute.com Group over refunds

By Linda Fox | February 15, 2021

The online travel group has apologized to customers still awaiting a refund and has detailed an action... Read More

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Felyx secures €24M investment round, Europe expansion beckons for scooter service

By Kevin May | February 15, 2021

The latest injection of capital brings the total raised by the four-year-old company to just over €28... Read More

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Sounding Off: Travel is done preserving - it's time to move on

By PhocusWire | February 12, 2021

Businesses do not (or at least should not) like luck being an important factor in how they operate.... Read More

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Expedia Group pulls Vrbo from Google’s vacation rental metasearch product

By Mitra Sorrells | February 11, 2021

Expedia Group's revenue and gross bookings were both down 67% in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared... Read More

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G Adventures gets financial backing from Certares

By Kevin May | February 11, 2021

It is only the second time in the brand's history that it has disclosed external funding, although... Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 51 - Josh Wyatt of Generator Hostels

By PhocusWire | February 11, 2021

Generator Hostels was a single-property hostel brand in London - but it was considered the perfect... Read More

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