Travel Booking

News / Startups

Sonder reports strong quarter, ups revenue forecast

By Linda Fox | August 11, 2021

Sonder says it will have more than 18,000 units in its portfolio by the end of 2021. Read More

News / Online

HotelPlanner merges with Reservations.com, plans public listing via SPAC

By Jill Menze | August 10, 2021

The two online travel companies plan to go public through the SPAC Astrea Acquisition Corp. Read More

News / Distribution

IHG reports $138M profit, plans luxury and lifestyle brand

By Linda Fox | August 10, 2021

IHG reports gradual improvement, especially in the U.S. and China with groups, meetings and events beginning to book. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Buoy helps vacation rentals maximize revenue through data

By Linda Fox | August 10, 2021

Buoy uses an in-house developed buoyancy point algorithm and dashboard enabling vacation rental owners and managers to make data-informed decisions on pricing. Read More

News / Startups

Accessible travel OTA Wheel the World raises $2M

By Mitra Sorrells | August 10, 2021

Founded in 2018, Wheel the World’s site offers accommodations, things to do and trips in more than 50 destinations worldwide. Read More

Opinion / Online

How Booking.com gained market share while we were in lockdown

By Marta Romero - Mirai | August 9, 2021

Given the current situation, where many channels are still not appearing and we don’t know if they will be activated this season, Booking.com has become the basket where most of a hotel's distribution... Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: Maintaining trust in shopping and booking travel

By PhocusWire | August 9, 2021

Travel companies have a golden opportunity to rebuild confidence by building trust in their payment processes. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group Q2 revenue tops $2B driven by U.S. hotel and vacation rental bookings

By Mitra Sorrells | August 5, 2021

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern expressed concern about growing uncertainty due to newer COVID variants. Read More

News / Online

Ixigo acquires Abhibus, boosts presence beyond India's major cities

By Linda Fox | August 5, 2021

The purchase price for the Hyderabad-based company has not been disclosed, except to say that it’s being sold for a mixture of cash and Ixigo stock. Read More

News / Online

Russia's online travel primed as investment arrives

By Linda Fox | August 4, 2021

The country's travel industry had been experiencing strong growth in the years running up to 2020 and online travel sales were steadily growing. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: TravelRank guides travelers to new destinations via AI

By Linda Fox | August 4, 2021

TravelRank's AI analyzes the user's travel history and compares it to data of similar travelers and similar unvisited destinations. Read More

News / Technology

Bolt rides off with €600M investment round

By Linda Fox | August 3, 2021

Bolt, which calls itself Europe's super app, claims it is valued at more than €4 billion after its most recent Series E funding round. Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus scores some financial improvements as traveler restrictions ease

By Linda Fox | July 30, 2021

The distribution company reported improvements in revenue and EBITDA compared to Q1, while air bookings are recovering in all regions. Read More

News / Online

Vacasa plots public listing through SPAC merger

By Kevin May | July 30, 2021

Trading under the ticker VCSA, publicly listed Vacasa is forecast to have a valuation of $4.5 billion as a result of the IPO and will generate $485 million in cash proceeds. Read More