Travel Planning

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Hopper hooks Nubank for travel portal partnership

By Linda Fox | July 27, 2023

The Nubank travel portal will sit within its shopping platform, which acts as the company’s marketplace for consumers to access financial planning services. Read More

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Spotnana adds airline ticket credits to self-service offering

By Linda Fox | July 27, 2023

Travelers can now view unused ticket credits during the booking path, see where credit redemption is allowed and apply the credit to a new flight booking. Read More

News / Startups

Nezasa raises $4.7M to boost international growth

By Mitra Sorrells | July 26, 2023

Nezasa said the new investments strengthen the travel technology company's international growth strategy and accelerate the path to profitability. Read More

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Expedia Group inks Walmart as major new B2B customer

By Derek Catron | July 25, 2023

New partnership brings together one of the world’s biggest OTAs with its biggest retailer. Could Amazon be next? Read More

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Trip.com unveils AI travel assistant focused on personalization

By Web in Travel | July 25, 2023

By interpreting user input and responding with rich text, images and related pages, TripGenie represents a significant step towards a “super AI assistant” for users. Read More

Interview / Startups

CEO Spotlight - Niko Karstikko of Bob W

By Linda Fox | July 25, 2023

Niko Karstikko and Sebastian Emberger set up Bob W in Helsinki in 2018 and have steadily grown its portfolio of city-based rental properties since then and raised €21 million in October 2022. Read More

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Corporate travel platform secures €10M for expansion

By Derek Catron | July 24, 2023

The investment, led by illimity, allows Italy-based BizAway to finalize new acquisitions and invest in new research and development. Read More

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How Chinese OTAs turned around 3 years of COVID isolation

By Gary Bowerman - Phocuswright | July 24, 2023

Phocuswright analyst Gary Bowerman explores the strategies Chinese OTAs have taken to remain competitive over the last few years. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: BookingData helps airlines tap into ancillary revenue

By Linda Fox | July 24, 2023

Airlines can capitalize on the travel patterns and profiles of passengers by using BookingData to offer travelers tailored offers directly from ancillary partners. Read More

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Hotel bookings via mobile device continue to edge north

By Linda Fox | July 21, 2023

Affilired has been charting the rise in hotel bookings via mobile in recent years and reported a marked increase in the first quarter of 2023. Read More

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Emburse boosts expense management offering with acquisition of Tripbam

By Linda Fox | July 19, 2023

The acquisition strengthens Emburse’ offering and aims to help its travel and finance customers better manage spend. Read More

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Tripadvisor integrates OpenAI for travel planning

By Mitra Sorrells | July 19, 2023

Tripadvisor's new tool leverages the platform's more than one billion user-generated reviews and opinions to generate personalized itineraries using OpenAI's technology. Read More

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HolidayPirates announces virtual tour operations, maintains social strategy

By Linda Fox | July 19, 2023

HolidayPirates carried out a soft launch of its new flight plus hotel package service in Italy before extending it to the Netherlands last month. Read More

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Checkfront and Rezdy merge in significant tech deal in tours, activities and attractions

By Stephen Joyce and Janelle Visser - Arival | July 18, 2023

CEOs Jason Morehouse and Chris Atkin share the details of the recent deal, which brings two in-destination experience sector booking system providers together under one company. Read More

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Travel leaders talk about the innovations that excite them

By Derek Catron | July 18, 2023

Karen Bolda of Expedia, Ross Veitch of Wego Group and Philip Yan of Alibaba Fliggy spoke about the travel tech innovations they’re watching at Phocuswright Europe 2023. Read More

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