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Travel tech startup Pluto raises second crowdfund, receives B Corp certification

By Mitra Sorrells | May 13, 2021

London-based Pluto has raised £200,000 on Seedrs and has been recognized for its social and environmental standards. Read More

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VIDEO: What's next for travel influencers?

By PhocusWire | May 12, 2021

Speaking during PhocusWire Pulse: A New Age For Social Media, Travel Mindset’s Jade Broadus discussed how influencers fit into travel marketing strategies as travel resumes. Read More

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Group travel startup Launchtrip raises $3.8M pre-seed round

By Mitra Sorrells | March 18, 2021

The startup will offer its app in beta this summer with 200,000 hotels in seven U.S. cities. Read More

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Q&A: Why this startup founder designed a home-share platform with women's safety in mind

By Jill Menze | March 12, 2021

Following a harassment episode at an Airbnb, startup founder Yaa Priscilla Birago created Femmebnb, a female-only short-term rental platform. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: WKND curates local weekend adventure packages

By Mitra Sorrells | December 15, 2020

WKND is targeting millennials with what it calls a retreats-as-a-service platform that provides personalized adventure packages within a three-hour drive. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: Travevel is a social platform designed to give back

By Jill Menze | November 16, 2020

The startup, set to launch later this month, will use 10% of all profits to provide living essentials and affordable housing for disadvantaged communities in high tourism areas. Read More

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Travello looks to growth with acquisition of Backpacker Deals

By Linda Fox | November 5, 2020

Travello claims Australia-based Backpacker Deals is the largest online travel agency targeting the youth market in the country, as well as in New Zealand. Read More

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Beyond “vanity metrics”: Why travel marketers need to diversify influencer campaigns

By Jill Menze | July 16, 2020

Diversity in travel influencer marketing has been a problem since the beginning. Here's how brands can fix it. Read More

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Where does social media and sustainability collide?

By Marissa Trew - WiT | January 10, 2020

At the VidCon Asia Summit, Jeremy Jauncey, CEO and founder of Beautiful Destinations, spoke about the pressure tourism organizations are under to embrace digital, the role of social media content... Read More

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How I Got Here, episode 14 - Jerome Touze of WAYN

By Kevin May | November 21, 2019

WAYN (Where Are You Now?) was one of the first travel social networks. Co-founder and former co-CEO Jerome Touze joins hosts, David Litwak of Mozio and PhocusWire's Kevin May. Read More

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In the green room at Phocuswright with... Jeff Glueck

By PhocusWire | October 25, 2019

Jeff Glueck has been CEO of Foursquare since 2016, developing it into a leading location technology platform used by brands such as Uber, Snapchat, Samsung and Twitter. Read More

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TripAdvisor ponders the platform’s future direction, monetization and competing with Google

By Mitra Sorrells | October 16, 2019

TripAdvisor's president of core experience took the stage at WebInTravel's conference in Singapore to discuss the brand's ideas for the years ahead. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: Flugy crowdsources private flights to exotic destinations

By Mitra Sorrells | October 9, 2019

Flugy charters private planes to destinations voted on by its members (who each pay a $25 membership fee). Those that want to take the trip pay their share of the charter plus an 18% commission. ... Read More

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What billions of GDS data signals tell us about traveler booking behavior

By Robert Brown - Travelport | October 7, 2019

The report investigates the six dominant traveler personas that make up global travel bookings – solo travelers, families, business travelers, couples, weekenders, and groups. Read More

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Southeast Asia, part 1: How low-cost options, mobile reliance are driving travel transformation

By Mitra Sorrells | October 7, 2019

We begin our monthlong exploration of travel in Southeast Asia with an overview of the market. Read More

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