Travel Planning

News / Startups

Brazilian travel tech company Onfly raises $16M

By Derek Catron | June 8, 2023

Onfly provides companies with an end-to-end corporate travel and expense management software platform and will utilize the funds to scale sales and marketing efforts and build new products Read More

News / Online

Trip.com Group sees pent-up demand drive bookings above 2019 levels

By Mitra Sorrells | June 8, 2023

In a call with analysts to discuss Q1 results, company executives also spoke of continued integration of AI with "proper guardrails in place." Read More

News / Online

Google partners with EU aviation agency on emission data standard

By Mitra Sorrells | June 7, 2023

Lufthansa Group is the pilot partner in this initiative and will provide an extensive set of flight data from specific flights that can be used to improve estimates for future flights on the same... Read More

News / Startups

Trip Affiliates Network raises $4.5M

By Derek Catron | June 7, 2023

Travel industry tech solutions provider looks to accelerate adoption of its direct booking and online travel services across Asia. Read More

News / Technology

Priceline partners with Google to deploy generative AI

By Mitra Sorrells | June 6, 2023

Priceline will use the generative AI technology to create a new virtual travel assistant chatbot to improve internal workflows. Read More

Opinion / Online

Influencers v. advertisers - why travel marketing is transforming

By Noa Greenfield - Travelier | June 5, 2023

Today’s travelers are turning to social media to inspire their next trip; travel markets should adapt accordingly. Read More

News / Online

Kayak launches “best time to travel” tool

By Derek Catron | June 2, 2023

The “Best Time to Travel” tool incorporates predictive data from Kayak’s billions of travel queries to forecast future flight and hotel prices, allowing travelers to compare predicted pricing against... Read More

News / Technology

Capital One acquires digital concierge, Velocity Black

By Derek Catron | June 2, 2023

Capital One is enhancing its travel offerings with the acquisition of Velocity Black. Read More

News / Online

LGBTQ+ travelers' destination choice influenced by current affairs

By Linda Fox | June 2, 2023

Research from Booking.com reveals that 80% of U.S. LGBTQ+ travelers say they must consider their safety, up from 65% in 2022. Read More

News / Online

Travel loyalties shaped by age, airline punctuality, survey finds

By Derek Catron | June 1, 2023

The latest survey from OAG shows baby boomers are the most brand loyal while Gen Z stands out as the most cost-conscious. Read More

News / Online

GetYourGuide nabs $194M for global expansion, more AI development

By Mitra Sorrells | June 1, 2023

Along with a newly-launched ChatGPT plugin, GetYourGuide is exploring a variety of use cases for generative AI to help travelers, supply partners and its internal operations. Read More

News / Startups

Atly plots mapping platform updates with $18M investment

By Linda Fox | May 31, 2023

Investment in the Israel-based company has come from Target Global, Tal Ventures and FKA Brands. Read More

News / Online

Former Sabre exec Traci Mercer on her new role at Priceline

By Mitra Sorrells | May 31, 2023

In her new role as senior vice president and head of accommodations for Priceline, Traci Mercer discusses her priorities for growing the brand, opportunities in the B2B space and the importance of... Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Could non-personalization hold the key to retailing success for airlines?

By Sabre | May 31, 2023

Arguably the biggest challenge facing the airline industry centers around how to put the traveler at the center of the decision-making process. Read More

News / Technology

Microsoft: New AI plugins coming from Tripadvisor, Trip.com, Skyscanner and more

By Mitra Sorrells | May 30, 2023

Five travel brands are among the companies developing AI plugins accessible in both ChatGPT and all of Microsoft's products including Bing search. Read More

Most Popular
Latest Stories