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Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2025: Obvlo
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November 11, 2024
Obvlo is an AI solution for producing and maintaining personalized local content for any destination on earth.
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Report: From bucket list to booking — How TikTok is shaping travel decisions today
By Martin Cowen and Madeline List
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November 6, 2024
TikTok is at the forefront of e-commerce and can offer a route to market for travel brands looking to raise awareness and foster evangelism, backed by strong conversion rates.
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How AI-powered search might impact travel discovery
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November 5, 2024
As search dynamics evolve with the growth of generative AI-powered platforms, what should travel companies be thinking about and what steps can they take for future success?
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CEO Spotlight: Ethan Lin of Klook
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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.
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AI trip planner Mindtrip receives funding, launches receipt function
By Morgan Hines
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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,...
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STARTUP STAGE: Travly connects brands through targeted engagement
By Mileva Sapic
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October 28, 2024
Travly offers brands the opportunity for custom content creation, made by real travelers, and enhanced distribution across its owned channels to drive engagement.
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Tracking the evolution of maps in travel planning
By Mark Frary
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October 24, 2024
Established map players such as Google and Apple as well as travel startups are using AI, AR and 3D technologies to improve the travel planning process using maps.
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Generative AI in travel - weighing the concerns versus the promise
By Linda Fox
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October 17, 2024
Travel experts discussed the most exciting applications of generative AI at WiT Singapore while research from Amadeus flagged concerns around the technology.
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How commerce media is catching on in travel
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October 17, 2024
United, Expedia, Booking.com, Agoda, Priceline, Marriott and Uber have all established media networks in recent years and are earning significant revenue from them.
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GetYourGuide adds influencer videos, AI content creation tool
By Morgan Hines
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October 8, 2024
The toolkit includes a pairing of artificial intelligence-powered features and human-powered features.
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Klook plans for social and geographic growth
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September 30, 2024
Klook's vice president of global marketing delves into the company's plans for geographic growth and social commerce.
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Breaking the bottleneck in travel’s hourglass problem
By Michelle Denogean - Mindtrip
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September 27, 2024
Chief marketing officer at Mindtrip, Michelle Denogean, says travel has a problem advancing top of the hourglass inspiration through the bottleneck that leads to conversions in planning and booking...
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Chesky on Airbnb's future in travel and beyond
By Morgan Hines
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September 20, 2024
Chesky referenced Apple and Amazon’s trajectory - what if Apple never launched the iPod, or Amazon never sold more than books? - to explain why he believes Airbnb should offer much more than a place to...
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Smartvel acquires Avuxi to expand destination content and AI capabilities
By Mileva Sapic
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September 17, 2024
Smartvel's acquisition of Avuxi strengthens its existing position in the market and enables it to widen its offering.
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Expedia Group expands Travel Shops to brand, celebrity, media partners
By Morgan Hines
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September 16, 2024
The shoppable storefronts, built for creators, launched in May at Expedia Explore in Las Vegas. At the time, the launch included a select few influencers. Soon, every traveler will be able to join.
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