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VIDEO: Road.Travel on the convergence of connected cars and travel

By PhocusWire | July 22, 2022

Road.Travel works with automobile manufacturers to integrate its curated road trips into their vehicles. Read More

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Southwest connects passengers to destinations via flight tracking tech

By Linda Fox | July 21, 2022

Using AR and videos, passengers can view a virtual version of the flight deck, window and aircraft. Read More

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Holibob raises $12M to strengthen tours and activities tech

By Jill Menze | July 12, 2022

Holibob says the Series A round will help capitalize on the tours and activities distribution specialist’s recent growth. Read More

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Airbnb partners with 20 destinations for new “live and work anywhere” initiative

By Mitra Sorrells | July 6, 2022

Airbnb has selected 20 destinations that will receive landing pages on the platform that are intended to serve as a “one-stop shop” for remote workers. Read More

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Attribute-based shopping boosts value for hotel guests

By Kathryn Walson | June 29, 2022

Attribute-based shopping is likely to increase traveler value, certainty and satisfaction among hotel guests, a new survey shows. Read More

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Journee lands £1.75M for mystery trip service

By Linda Fox | June 28, 2022

Founded in 2019, Journee matches travelers with "mystery" trips by collecting their preferences around budget, dates, location and experiences. Read More

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VIDEO: Travel booking through content creators

By PhocusWire | June 27, 2022

Wndr founder and CEO Mickey Haslavsky shares how the platform is the "digital evolution of a tour guide" - driving revenue to both creators and partners. Read More

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Airbnb highlights unique properties through funding campaign

By Linda Fox | June 22, 2022

The company is providing $100,000 each to 100 people to create a unique property. Read More

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More travel startups get into NFT game

By Mitra Sorrells | June 14, 2022

Two new startups are launching with solutions that use NFTs, one for brands and one to help travelers track trips. Read More

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My Method... How Visit Brazil increased U.S. bookings by nearly $6M

By Silvio Nascimento - Embratur | June 13, 2022

With visas no longer required for visitors from the U.S., Brazil planned a campaign to encourage Americans to visit. Read More

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Minieye tops up Series D for autonomous driving tech

By Linda Fox | June 9, 2022

Minieye brings its Series D round to a close with $120 million to invest in its autonomous driving technology. Read More

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Travel industry sees marketing potential in web3

By Linda Fox | June 9, 2022

Travel marketers are keen to explore technologies such as the metaverse, AI and NFTs. Read More

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Tripscout raises $14M, launches hotel booking through Instagram

By Mitra Sorrells | June 2, 2022

Tripscout is creating a private hotel booking platform that offers rates the company says are typically 25% to 75% below public hotel booking sites. Read More

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Snapchat unveils dynamic ads service for travel advertisers

By Linda Fox | June 1, 2022

The social media platform says it will serve the most relevant ads to Snapchatters interested in travel. Read More

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Hotels develop VR "twins" as first step into metaverse

By Mitra Sorrells | May 20, 2022

Hotels are beginning to develop virtual representations of their physical properties, which will eventually live in the metaverse and support sales and marketing. Read More

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