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News / Online

Landing launches tier for budget-conscious remote workers

By Kathryn Walson | February 23, 2023

The flat rate of $1,295 per month covers rent, utilities and internet. But Standby members need to be ready to move with just three days’ notice. Read More

News / Technology

IHG tech and digital strategy sees results

By Linda Fox | February 22, 2023

Hotel giant IHG attributes its current strong performance to its strategy of boosting its brands and investment in technology, loyalty and distribution platforms. Read More

News / Distribution

Cost and implementation woes hamper hotel tech adoption

By Linda Fox | February 22, 2023

H2c finds that few hotel chains are considering a core technology revamp in its latest distribution study. Read More

News / Online

United announces sustainable flight fund

By Kathryn Walson | February 22, 2023

United and its inaugural partners – Air Canada, Boeing, GE Aerospace, JPMorgan Chase and Honeywell – provided the initial investment of more then $100 million. Read More

News / Online

Uber to add 25,000 electric vehicles in India

By Kathryn Walson | February 22, 2023

The San Francisco-based ride-hailing company has committed to ensuring 100% of rides take place in zero-emission vehicles - or buses, trains, bicycles and scooters - by 2040. Read More

News / Technology

Trip.com launches in-app chatbot built on OpenAI

By Mitra Sorrells | February 21, 2023

Known as TripGen, the tool offers a conversational interface similar to ChatGPT and other natural language processing chat tools. Read More

News / Startups

Online ticketing platform BuuPass drives off with $1.3M in funding

By Kathryn Walson | February 21, 2023

Founded in 2017, BuuPass says it is “building the digital infrastructure for the broken and hyper-fragmented $40 billion long-distance transport market in Africa.” Read More

News / Startups

Ixigo invests $3.1M in electric bus startup FreshBus

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2023

The seed round will go towards the launch of the inter-city electric bus service across India. Read More

News / Startups

Dance lands €12M for micromobility subscription push

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2023

The equity is led by HV Capital, Eurazeo and BlueYard, which are all existing investors. Read More

News / Online

Online travel agencies gain hotel booking ground in 2022

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2023

SiteMinder has crunched data from more than 100 million reservations last year to reveal Booking.com as the most popular booking channel across its Top 12 lists. Read More

News / Startups

Kayak co-founder prepares to launch hotel reviews and booking in new app

By Mitra Sorrells | February 17, 2023

Paul English says his goal is to have restaurant, hotel and event reviews and bookings available in the Deets app for 15 cities across the United States by the end of 2023. Read More

News / Online

Blueground acquires furnished rental company Travelers Haven

By Derek Catron | February 17, 2023

The combined organization will employ more than 1,200 people and is expected to reach $600 million in revenue this year. Read More

News / Technology

Data and personalization business BD4 shutting up shop

By Linda Fox | February 16, 2023

A statement from Dnata Travel and BD4’s founders says the decision was made following a strategic and commercial review looking at market conditions and growth prospects. Read More

News / Online

Tripadvisor CEO outlines new three-prong strategy

By Mitra Sorrells | February 16, 2023

New CEO Matt Goldberg provided details of the strategy, describing the overarching concept as creating a “modern media marketplace for travel.” Read More