Travel Planning

News / Startups

Kindred, Holiday Swap attract $15M investment rounds

By Linda Fox | April 21, 2023

The investment in Kindred was led by New Enterprise Associates with participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Caffeinated Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and Outset Capital. Read More

News / Technology

ChatGPT in the business travel world

By Linda Fox | April 21, 2023

The corporate travel world is considering how it might boost productivity internally as well as the customer experience externally using ChatGPT and other generative AI solutions. Read More

News / Technology

Sustainable travel awareness grows but will action follow?

By Linda Fox | April 20, 2023

Thrust Carbon has just extended its partnership with CWT and is now providing the travel management company with a carbon calculator for meetings and events. Read More

News / Distribution

Air Canada launches diverse NDC approach to distribution

By Linda Fox | April 19, 2023

The airline's new distribution strategy will enable travel agents to access Air Canada inventory in a number of ways, including building their own connections, partnering with third-party technology... Read More

News / Distribution

Travelport tech chief talks moving the needle on NDC

By Linda Fox | April 19, 2023

Tom Kershaw, chief product and technology officer at Travelport, talks about the current state of NDC, real progress in 2023 and moving the needle on adoption. Read More

News / Technology

ChatGPT: A chatty dozen of travel tools and services

By Derek Catron | April 18, 2023

Travel companies are using ChatGPT for everything from personalized itinerary recommendations to social media marketing and 24/7 customer support. Read More

News / Startups

Zeus Scooters expands reach through acquisition of Zipp Mobility

By Linda Fox | April 17, 2023

The acquisition provides Zeus with further reach in the United Kingdom and Ireland markets. Read More

News / Online

Consumers see costs as barrier to sustainable travel

By Kathryn Walson | April 17, 2023

While several travel organizations and brands say they are trying to help people choose greener travel, challenges include cost and helping consumers identify more sustainable options. Read More

News / Technology

Peakwork acquired by Constellation Software

By Linda Fox | April 17, 2023

Germany-based Peakwork joins Constellation’s Vela Software division, one of six that focus on travel, aviation and other sectors. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb pauses new Experiences after predicting growth

By Kathryn Walson | April 17, 2023

The pause comes a year after CEO Brian Chesky called Airbnb Experiences a “massive, massive opportunity” and a “big area of investment in the coming years.” Read More

News / Startups

Thynk lands $13M for hotel sales and operations tech

By Linda Fox | April 14, 2023

The investment will speed up research and development as well as being put towards expansion in Europe, America and the Middle East. Read More

News / Technology

Journera debuts TripSignals platform to connect travel data

By Derek Catron | April 14, 2023

Journera CEO Jeff Katz sees benefits for travelers as well as the airlines and hotels that want their business from journey’s start to finish. Read More

News / Technology

OTA Insight: Hotels could piggyback off rentals' demand data

By Linda Fox | April 13, 2023

OTA Insight has delved into its data to find that hotel revenue managers can pick up early demand signals by looking at what’s happening in the rentals market. Read More

News / Online

Tripadvisor says it's catching more fake reviews

By Linda Fox | April 12, 2023

In its latest Review Transparency Report, the company said its detection process picked up 72% of submissions before they were published on the platform, up five percentage points on its 2020 figure. Read More