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News / Startups

Brazilian travel tech company Onfly raises $16M

By Derek Catron | June 8, 2023

Onfly provides companies with an end-to-end corporate travel and expense management software platform and will utilize the funds to scale sales and marketing efforts and build new products Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Differentiation through distribution when connectivity is commonplace

By George Dumitru - wbe.travel | June 8, 2023

The relative ease at which bedbanks connect travel sellers and hotels can cloud the picture when it comes to the cost of distribution. Read More

News / Online

Volaris launches new flight subscription deal

By Derek Catron | June 7, 2023

This is the third subscription-based offering from the ultra-low-cost Mexican airline in partnership with Barcelona-based subscription specialist Caravelo. Read More

News / Online

Google partners with EU aviation agency on emission data standard

By Mitra Sorrells | June 7, 2023

Lufthansa Group is the pilot partner in this initiative and will provide an extensive set of flight data from specific flights that can be used to improve estimates for future flights on the same... Read More

News / Startups

Trip Affiliates Network raises $4.5M

By Derek Catron | June 7, 2023

Travel industry tech solutions provider looks to accelerate adoption of its direct booking and online travel services across Asia. Read More

News / Technology

Priceline partners with Google to deploy generative AI

By Mitra Sorrells | June 6, 2023

Priceline will use the generative AI technology to create a new virtual travel assistant chatbot to improve internal workflows. Read More

News / Online

Online travel giants Q1 marketing spending shows wide variance

By Mitra Sorrells | June 6, 2023

Expedia Group spent the highest percentage of revenue on marketing while Airbnb spent the least and focused on expanding brand awareness and balancing supply and demand. Read More

News / Technology

AI Insights: Generative AI's impact on the shopping experience

By PhocusWire | June 6, 2023

Amadeus chief technology officer Sylvain Roy answers our questions on how the company is working with generative artificial intelligence technology. Read More

News / Technology

Iris launches venture arm to build hospitality tech ecosystem

By Linda Fox | June 6, 2023

Iris Tech Ventures, spearheaded by Iris CEO Mark Horne, is targeting travel and hospitality startups across the world who are working on improving the guest experience. Read More

News / Online

Misterb&b adds in-app social network for LGBTQ+ travelers

By Mitra Sorrells | June 5, 2023

The LGBTQ+-centric travel accommodation and experience booking platform’s new social network is intended to help users meet one another and also meet locals in destinations they are visiting. Read More

Opinion / Online

Influencers v. advertisers - why travel marketing is transforming

By Noa Greenfield - Travelier | June 5, 2023

Today’s travelers are turning to social media to inspire their next trip; travel markets should adapt accordingly. Read More

News / Online

Trip.com unveils Trekki NFT to unite travel and Web3

By Linda Fox | June 5, 2023

Later this year the Singapore-based brand plans to sell 10,000 dolphin-themed NFTs, with its benefits tied to how much the token holder travels. Read More

News / Online

Kayak launches “best time to travel” tool

By Derek Catron | June 2, 2023

The “Best Time to Travel” tool incorporates predictive data from Kayak’s billions of travel queries to forecast future flight and hotel prices, allowing travelers to compare predicted pricing against... Read More