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OTA Insight: Hotels could piggyback off rentals' demand data

By Linda Fox | April 13, 2023

OTA Insight has delved into its data to find that hotel revenue managers can pick up early demand signals by looking at what’s happening in the rentals market. Read More

News / Online

Deloitte: Corporate travel spending on track for ‘24 recovery

By Michael B. Baker – Business Travel News | April 13, 2023

While a full recovery in business travel spending appears possible by the end of 2024, the corporate travel market would be 10-20% below pre-pandemic levels when factoring in inflation, according to the... Read More

News / Online

Tripadvisor says it's catching more fake reviews

By Linda Fox | April 12, 2023

In its latest Review Transparency Report, the company said its detection process picked up 72% of submissions before they were published on the platform, up five percentage points on its 2020 figure. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Taking the long view of American Airlines’ NDC strategy

By Jeff Klee - AmTrav | April 12, 2023

Although its recent actions have left many wondering if American Airlines is trying to kill third-party distribution, it is the ultimate of ironies that its NDC strategy might just be what saves it. Read More

News / Online

InteleTravel acquisition links leisure and business travel

By Kathryn Walson | April 12, 2023

InteleTravel and Hickory Global Partners said that by merging resources they can better cater to the blended travel market. Read More

News / Startups

Vacation rental marketplace Whimstay scores $10M

By Kathryn Walson | April 11, 2023

The San Francisco-based company plans to use the funding toward “key new hires” and the development of new products and features. Read More

News / Technology

Airlines brace for summer chaos as wider tech issues remain

By Linda Fox | April 11, 2023

Schiphol Airport is capping its passenger numbers at 66,000 per day in May while Lufthansa said in February that it was reducing its 2023 summer schedule by 34,000 flights. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Leveraging innovation to solve pain points in B2B travel payments

By Koert Grasveld - TerraPay | April 11, 2023

TerraPay's vice president of payments explains how virtual cards and other innovative payment products can help travel companies drive more revenue and provide a better experience for consumers. Read More

News / Startups

Turkish property management company Missafir lands investment at $26M valuation

By Derek Catron | April 11, 2023

Ege Yapi Technology Ventures, one of Turkey’s largest real estate developers, took part in the funding as a strategic investor. Read More

News / Online

4 key areas impacting the U.S. air market

By Phocuswright Research | April 10, 2023

While supply chain issues, staffing shortages and recession jitters hinder airlines from returning to pre-pandemic passenger volumes, slow-but-steady growth is still anticipated throughout the... Read More

News / Startups

Japan’s SmartRyde raises $3.4M as it expands airport transfer marketplace

By Mitra Sorrells | April 9, 2023

Along with the funding, SmartRyde has created an API so online travel agencies and airlines can connect directly to its global network to easily offer pre-booked airport transfers in their booking... Read More

Opinion / Technology

ChatGPT means radically improved travel sales conversion

By Terry Jones | April 7, 2023

Travelocity founder Terry Jones says his past work creating Wayblazer makes him confident ChatGPT and other forms of generative AI will permanently disrupt the user interface in travel. Read More