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News / Technology

How COVID-19 has changed travel's chief technology officers

By Linda Fox | August 19, 2021

Travel CTOs have had to acquire new skills, upend their priority list and think carefully about how to combine new tech with legacy systems and practices, for maximum efficiency. Read More

News / Online

Hopper raises another $175M, will add 500 employees

By Mitra Sorrells | August 17, 2021

Five months after a $170 million fundraise, Hopper is doing it again – this time $175 million in Series G financing, bringing its total raised to date to $585 million. Read More

News / Distribution

Opportunity for rental arbitrage remains in U.S. cities

By Linda Fox | August 16, 2021

Demand for multifamily short-term rentals in U.S. cities is rising, and tech providers are helping owners and renters take advantage of the opportunity. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb revenue jumps 300% in Q2 2021

By Jill Menze | August 12, 2021

The home-share giant was also profitable on an adjusted EBITDA basis for the second quarter of 2021. Read More

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