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Gray Dawes grows in Australia with acquisition of Verve Travel

By Linda Fox | November 4, 2024

The acquisition, which is Gray Dawes' sixteenth in recent years, is part of the growth strategy for the United Kingdom-based TMC and brings its turnover to more than £600 million. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Around Us wants to transform exploration through its travel companion app

By Mileva Sapic | November 4, 2024

The Around Us app is built on a proprietary geographic information system that allows users to seamlessly plan and experience their travels. Read More

News / Startups

Where are they now? Catching up with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024

By Mileva Sapic | November 4, 2024

Sixteen of our Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024 let us know how they’re doing nearly a year after they were named part of our list. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Supporting neurodiversity in the travel technology sector

By Maria Von Foerster - RightRez | November 4, 2024

Maria Von Foerster, CEO of RightRez, discusses how the travel technology sector can welcome and benefit from the neurodiverse community. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Uber Business, Accelya, Concur and more

By PhocusWire | November 1, 2024

Keep up with all the latest people, product and partner news from around the global travel industry in PhocusWire's weekly roundup. Read More

Interview / Online

CEO Spotlight: Ethan Lin of Klook

By Linda Fox | November 1, 2024

Ethan Lin of Klook and co-founders Eric Gnock Fah and Bernie Xiong launched tours and activities marketplace Klook 10 years ago in Asia. Read More

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Camping marketplace Hipcamp acquires BookOutdoors

By Morgan Hines | October 31, 2024

Hipcamp has more than 140,000 campsites listed in four countries and had more than 3.3 million nights booked on its platform last year. Read More

News / Distribution

Sabre described as "different company" as Q3 gains reported

By Linda Fox | October 31, 2024

Sabre has reported gains across both its travel and hospitality solutions business units in the third quarter of 2024, with total revenue in the quarter up 3%. Read More

News / Online

Booking Holdings' connected trip transactions jump 40% year over year in Q3

By Morgan Hines | October 30, 2024

Booking Holdings brought in total revenue of $8 billion, a 9% increase compared to the same quarter last year, with 39% growth in airline tickets sold. Read More

News / Technology

Traveltek latest to be acquired by Juniper Group

By Linda Fox | October 30, 2024

Juniper Group, part of Vela Software and Constellation Software, continues its acquisition spree with cruise and dynamic packaging tech specialist Traveltek. Read More

News / Online

Are most travelers early tech adopters?

By PhocusWright Research | October 30, 2024

Are most travelers early tech adopters? Previous Phocuswright research focused primarily on measuring the rise of mobile device usage for shopping and booking but the latest report delves into... Read More

News / Startups

How Africa's online travel ecosystem is developing despite huge hurdles

By Marisa Garcia | October 30, 2024

Amid the growing and increasingly young population in Africa, the online travel sector is developing, but the challenges range from trust and low digital penetration to the lack of funding. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group, Microsoft team up for loyalty initiative

By Morgan Hines | October 29, 2024

As a result of the new partnership, Bing users booking eligible accommodations will be able to earn both Microsoft Rewards and rewards offered by Expedia Group brands. Read More

News / Technology

AI trip planner Mindtrip receives funding, launches receipt function

By Morgan Hines | October 29, 2024

Mindtrip’s funding now sits above $20 million, just months after the company’s May launch. Its newest feature should help users to keep track of their trip spendings, too, over hotel, dinner, airline,... Read More

News / Startups

Cruisebound brings travel industry veterans on board with $13M investment

By Mileva Sapic | October 29, 2024

Cruisebound said it has been hitting growth milestones over the past two years, including securing triple-digit annual revenue growth. It has also unveiled an AI chatbot and flexible payment options. Read More

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