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Airbnb takes aim at NYC a year after “failed” STR regulations

By D.J. Catron | September 6, 2024

Hotel prices and rents in New York are both up a year after the city cracked down on short-term rentals, prompting Airbnb to call for changes to the law. Read More

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Thomas Cook finds new home with Poland's eSky Group

By Linda Fox | September 5, 2024

The Poland-based travel company that operates the eSky and eDestino brands has acquired Thomas Cook from Fosun Tourism Group. Read More

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How airlines can build a future-proof strategy powered by offers and orders

By PhocusWire | September 5, 2024

PROS' Justin Jander explained what airlines should consider as they transition to a strategy of offer and order management to both maximize revenue and drive a better customer experience. Read More

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Mobi brings intent driven search to travel

By Linda Fox | September 4, 2024

The search and discovery technology is combining natural language search with generative AI and its content store of points of interest around the world to present users with a “best match.” Read More

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Online travel giants hone in on social, mobile, loyalty

By Linda Fox | September 4, 2024

In Q2 earnings calls, Booking Holdings said it was increasing spend in social platforms, while Expedia said it was getting "surgical" around identifying drivers of repeat business. Read More

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EDreams sees profitability bump from long-time subscribers

By Morgan Hines | September 3, 2024

EDreams Odigeo reported its earnings, pointing to growth bolstered by its subscription program, an element that the company has identified as a driver of success in past earnings reports as well. Read More

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Yatra acquires Globe All India, boosts corporate travel presence

By Linda Fox | September 3, 2024

The acquisition boosts Yatra’s position in the corporate travel sector in India and adds approximately 360 corporate customers to the Indian online travel agency. Read More

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Boom launches AI-driven PMS for short-term rentals

By D.J. Catron | September 3, 2024

The platform functions as what Boom calls an “AiPMS” — capable of automating sales, operations, maintenance, review analysis and reputation handling. Read More

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Decisions guided by trust: Social media conversion in travel

By Phocuswright Research | September 3, 2024

Companies know social media influences travel decisions, but getting bookings is a challenge. Phocuswright’s latest research provides insights into who the converters are. Read More

Opinion / Online

Cookieless is toast: What can travel marketers do to stay ahead?

By Kurt Weinsheimer - Sojern | August 30, 2024

Kurt Weinsheimer, chief product officer at Sojern, shares what's next for the travel industry following Google's decision not to phase out third-party cookies on its browser. Read More

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Travalyst begins standardization for accommodation certification suppliers

By Linda Fox | August 29, 2024

The organization has defined three initial criteria, including publicly available standards and third-party audit, by which to measure the compliancy of accommodation certification suppliers. Read More

Interview / Technology

CEO Spotlight: Steve Singh of Spotnana

By Linda Fox | August 29, 2024

Steve Singh was announced as CEO of Spotnana in June, adding to his existing roles of executive chairman of Direct Travel, Troop, Spotnana and Center as well as other technology companies. He is also... Read More

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Business travel division leads 2X growth for Flight Centre Travel Group

By Mitra Sorrells | August 28, 2024

Flight Centre Travel Group CEO Chris Galanty credited the company's AI Centre of Excellence for "revolutionizing" customer service and empowering agents through automation. Read More

Opinion / Online

How hotels can capture demand for sustainable stays

By Alina Arnelle - BeCause | August 28, 2024

Alina Arnelle of BeCause writes that sustainability data management can give travelers confidence that a hotels’ actions toward the environment are genuine. Read More

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Trip.com Group highlights revolutionary powers of AI

By Linda Fox | August 27, 2024

Trip.com Group continues to implement artificial intelligence across operations from customer service to Copilot in engineering and AI tools, such as the curated lists launched in June, to boost the... Read More

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