Travel Booking

News / Distribution

Vacasa raises $108M led by Silver Lake to bolster professionally managed rentals

By Jill Menze | June 2, 2020

Following investments in Airbnb and Expedia Group, Silver Lake is leading a $108 million financing round into vacation rental management company Vacasa. Read More

News / Online

Google expands pay-per-stay hotel ad product to quell risk aversion

By Mitra Sorrells | June 1, 2020

Hotel partners using the commission-per-stay option only pay for a Google ad after a guest has completed a stay. Read More

News / Startups

Tripfuser lands £2.4M in funding, seeks further expansion

By Linda Fox | May 29, 2020

Funding for the Australia-based company was led by the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria. Acting CEO Matt McCann takes up the role permanently. Read More

News / Online

Trip.com Group revenue drops over 40% in Q1, expects steeper decline in Q2

By Mitra Sorrells | May 28, 2020

The company is bracing for continued losses but says it is seeing signs of recovery in domestic travel. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group pledges $275M to coronavirus recovery, gives lodging partners “free” marketing

By Jill Menze | May 28, 2020

Expedia Group is dedicating more than a quarter of a billion dollars to help its lodging partners, destinations and the travel industry rebound from the impact of the coronavirus. Read More

News / Online

Global vacation rental bookings surge to more than 2M, up 127% from early April

By Mitra Sorrells | May 28, 2020

After a low of just 916,000 bookings in early April, AirDNA finds there has been a fairly steady increase in markets around the globe. Read More

News / Online

Holiday weekend road trip activity up to “spring break levels” in some parts of U.S.

By Mitra Sorrells | May 27, 2020

Arrivalist found a sharp increase in long road trip activity at the start of the Memorial Day weekend in the United States. Read More

News / Distribution

Tours and activities brands plot recovery with at-home experiences, crowd-control measures

By Jill Menze | May 27, 2020

In response to the coronavirus crisis, Klook is launching virtual experiences as part of a multi-stage recovery plan, while competitor GetYourGuide is building crowd-control technology. Read More

News / Technology

Innovation, automation and collaboration - three ways to get aviation moving safely again

By Linda Fox | May 26, 2020

Airlines are desperate to build confidence among passengers and put them in the planes that are slowly returning to the skies. But it'll take more than that to get aviation moving again. Read More

Opinion / Technology

How to use communications to rebuild confidence, get passengers back on planes

By Nick Key - 15Below | May 25, 2020

Passengers must be willing and able to navigate new regulations and legislation, plus understand and accept new cabin configurations, onboard safety procedures and immigration controls. Read More