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Deal with Ryanair furthers TUI’s plans for global booking platform
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Deal with Ryanair furthers TUI’s plans for global booking platform
By Derek Catron | February 15, 2024
All Ryanair flights will soon be bookable directly with TUI and can be combined with the German-based... Read More
With speculation of a sale in the air, Tripadvisor reports record revenue driven – again – by Viator
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With speculation of a sale in the air, Tripadvisor reports record revenue driven – again – by Viator
By Mitra Sorrells | February 14, 2024
Two days after announcing it has created a special committee and retained a mergers and acquisition... Read More
Phocuswright, WiT to launch Middle East travel tech conference in Dubai
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Phocuswright, WiT to launch Middle East travel tech conference in Dubai
By WiT | February 14, 2024
The co-branded one-day conference will blend the best of Phocuswright intelligence with WiT market... Read More
Airbnb adjusted EBITDA up 28% year over year as inventory grows to nearly 8M
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Airbnb adjusted EBITDA up 28% year over year as inventory grows to nearly 8M
By Morgan Hines | February 13, 2024
Airbnb said it has more than 5 million hosts and the highest inventory growth in 2023 came in Asia... Read More
Tripadvisor considers potential sale that would take it private
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Tripadvisor considers potential sale that would take it private
By Derek Catron | February 12, 2024
Tripadvisor has formed a special committee and retained an advisor to consider potential deal... Read More
Car-sharing marketplace Getaround announces restructure
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Car-sharing marketplace Getaround announces restructure
By Morgan Hines | February 9, 2024
Getaround announced workplace reductions impacting almost 30% of the company’s North American staff.... Read More
Peter Kern stepping down, Ariane Gorin to take over as Expedia Group CEO in May
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Peter Kern stepping down, Ariane Gorin to take over as Expedia Group CEO in May
By Mitra Sorrells and Derek Catron | February 8, 2024
Kern has been Expedia Group's CEO since April 2020. The announcement came during an earnings call in... Read More
Project 3 Mobility raises €100M
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Project 3 Mobility raises €100M
By Morgan Hines | February 8, 2024
Autonomous mobility as a service platform Project 3 Mobility closes its Series A round as it works on... Read More
Let’s not love our favorite destinations to death!
Opinion / Online
Let’s not love our favorite destinations to death!
By Gaurav Bhatnagar - TBO.com | February 8, 2024
TBO.com co-founder Gaurav Bhatnagar says the travel industry needs to stop pointing fingers at... Read More
ITB Berlin: A strong focus on travel technology
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ITB Berlin: A strong focus on travel technology
By ITB Berlin | February 7, 2024
More than 30 international providers are presenting their forward-looking products and ideas in a... Read More
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