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Duetto focuses on groups and events with acquisition of Micerate

By Linda Fox | February 7, 2024

The Micerate platform brings revenue optimization tools to hotels, makes the quoting process more efficient and creates personalized meeting and event space booking engines for properties. Read More

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Trivago counting on increased marketing spend to improve results

By Linda Fox | February 7, 2024

Full year revenue for the hotel metasearch service came in at €485 million, down 9% versus 2022, and €92 million for the quarter, down 13% year over year. Read More

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Trip.com Group creates travel app for Apple Vision Pro

By Morgan Hines | February 5, 2024

Trip.com Group's Trip.Vision app is intended to bring realistic destination experiences to users at home - enabling them to to virtually explore places including Antarctica, the Maldives, Mount Everest... Read More

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Buy now, pay later powers revenue for travel and airline merchants

By Suzanne Hirt | February 5, 2024

Buy now, pay later solutions can propel profits for airline and travel merchants and aid them in attracting new customers and locking in loyalty at no additional cost or risk. Read More

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Q&A: Carnival Cruise Line president Christine Duffy

By Mitra Sorrells | February 2, 2024

Carnival Cruise Line president Christine Duffy explains how the company is using facial recognition and generative AI technology and also the strategy behind its marketing efforts – including a widely... Read More

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Travel tech fund targets €50M to invest in European startups

By Linda Fox | February 1, 2024

TravelTech.vc has launched its second fund and is eyeing growth stage startups in Europe that help improve the customer experience, immature technologies addressing new challenges and businesses that... Read More

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WeTravel expands platform with multi-product launch

By Derek Catron | February 1, 2024

The travel business management platform is launching features to assist travel businesses in converting more bookings and managing travel logistics. Read More

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Assessing the effectiveness of influencer marketing in travel

By Morgan Hines | February 1, 2024

Windstar Cruises is the latest company to bolster its influencer marketing strategy, recently announcing a partnership with Jerne, which helps to facilitate connections with influencers. Read More

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Joyned receives $8M in funding

By Morgan Hines | January 31, 2024

Joyned enables online travel agencies, hotels and other booking sites to offer group travel planning and booking on their websites, to create a seamless and collaborative booking process. Read More

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Amadeus acquires biometrics specialist Vision-Box for €320M

By Linda Fox | January 31, 2024

Amadeus is adding biometric border control to its services with its acquisition of Vision-Box. Read More

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Dtravel turns vacation rental bookings into NFTs, enabling re-sales

By Mitra Sorrells | January 30, 2024

Dtravel's tokens will function through a partnership with Polygon, the blockchain technology provider that also powers tokens for brands such as Starbucks and Reddit. Read More

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STARTUP STAGE: Hostshare lets short-term rental hosts trade unbooked nights

By Mitra Sorrells | January 30, 2024

Hostshare membership is $395 per year and gives hosts up to 21 nights of stays at other properties just for paying the cleaning fee. Read More

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International bookings rose in ’23 even as hotel rooms got costlier

By Derek Catron | January 29, 2024

The SiteMinder trends report for 2023 was based on 115 million hotel bookings. Booking.com remained the most popular booking channel. Read More

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CEO Spotlight - Peter Kern of Expedia Group

By Mitra Sorrells | January 29, 2024

In a discussion last week at the ALIS event, Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern covers a range of topics including generative AI, next steps for One Key, customer acquisition strategies, global growth and... Read More

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AirAsia taps into event trend with new global event ticketing platform

By Mitra Sorrells | January 29, 2024

Capitalizing on the “Taylor Swift effect,” AirAsia will now offer event ticket booking along with all the necessary travel options on its app. Read More

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