Travel Booking

Opinion / Online

How a travel club can better connect brands to their users

By Mike Putman - Custom Travel Solutions | February 19, 2020

In order to improve a brand’s loyal base and increase engagement, it needs to key in on the valuable offers from which users feel the most benefit or improve their connection to your brand. Read More

News / Distribution

Where travel brand loyalty sits in a super app world

By Linda Fox | February 18, 2020

It’s hard for major travel brands to ignore super apps given the huge volume of consumers that they attract and their high-frequency usage. Read More

Opinion / Online

Loyalty goes the extra mile in travel

By Dana Rosenberg - Mastercard | February 18, 2020

Travel brands are going beyond simple rewards to redefine loyalty programs around customer service, customer journeys and customer trust. Read More

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Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Holibob is a marketplace connecting activity suppliers with resellers

By Mitra Sorrells | February 13, 2020

Holibob is a B2B marketplace for tours and experiences that provides resellers such as airlines, hotels, travel agents and OTAs with an inventory that has been vetted for safety and quality. Read More

Opinion / Online

How Google Flights is shaking up the travel Industry

By Mario Gavira | February 12, 2020

Although Google’s recent decision to stop charging for leads to airlines and OTAs in Google Flights might look insignificant to other Big Tech moves in recent decades, it is sending shockwaves across... Read More

News / Online

Vacasa founder Eric Breon steps aside, former OpenTable boss becomes interim CEO

By Mitra Sorrells | February 11, 2020

After 10 years as CEO of North America’s largest vacation rental management company, Breon is relinquishing the role. OpenTable CEO Matt Roberts steps in as a job search begins. Read More

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TUI alters forecast for 2020, 737 MAX grounding bites but digital investment continues

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2020

The tour operator estimated earnings before interest and income tax of between €850 million and €1,050 billion for the full year ending December 2020. Read More

News / Startups

ATPI unveils venture arm for corporate travel startups focused on UX

By Linda Fox | February 10, 2020

Corporate travel company ATPI has unveiled an initiative called Endeavour to invest in travel startups that focus on the user experience. Read More

News / Online

Is loyalty a "buzzword"? Yes, says eDreams CEO Dana Dunne

By Steven Lerner | February 7, 2020

Loyalty was not the goal of Prime, eDreams Odigeo's subscription program, but it became the outcome. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Rootze compares transport options for travelers to stay in budget

By Linda Fox | February 6, 2020

France-based Rootze, led by founder and CEO Sophie Pastol, helps travelers find and compare transport options that fit their budget. Read More

News / Online

Turo rides off with an extra $30M in Series E funding, new celebrity investors

By Steven Lerner | February 6, 2020

Several celebrities, most notably NFL star Larry Fitzgerald and rapper 2 Chainz, are now shareholders in Turo. Read More

From Our Partners / Distribution

How Kiwi.com is becoming the first virtual global supercarrier

By Julia Gumeniuk - Kiwi.com | February 5, 2020

Oliver Dlouhý, CEO and co-founder of Kiwi.com, shares the company’s journey and its brand-new vision. Read More

News / Distribution

Travel suppliers need to be thinking more about "second wallets"

By Linda Fox | February 3, 2020

With newer technologies enabling the creation of more personalized offers, it's time for travel to enter the age of complete retailing, according to a report. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: How SAS is taking action towards more sustainable flying

By Linda Fox | January 30, 2020

The carrier for Denmark, Norway and Sweden cautions that if the industry cannot “quickly articulate and communicate a plan” for more sustainable flying, the easy answer is just to stop flying. Read More