Travel Planning

News / Technology

IHG tech and digital strategy sees results

By Linda Fox | February 22, 2023

Hotel giant IHG attributes its current strong performance to its strategy of boosting its brands and investment in technology, loyalty and distribution platforms. Read More

News / Distribution

Cost and implementation woes hamper hotel tech adoption

By Linda Fox | February 22, 2023

H2c finds that few hotel chains are considering a core technology revamp in its latest distribution study. Read More

News / Technology

Trip.com launches in-app chatbot built on OpenAI

By Mitra Sorrells | February 21, 2023

Known as TripGen, the tool offers a conversational interface similar to ChatGPT and other natural language processing chat tools. Read More

News / Startups

Ixigo invests $3.1M in electric bus startup FreshBus

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2023

The seed round will go towards the launch of the inter-city electric bus service across India. Read More

News / Startups

Dance lands €12M for micromobility subscription push

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2023

The equity is led by HV Capital, Eurazeo and BlueYard, which are all existing investors. Read More

News / Online

Online travel agencies gain hotel booking ground in 2022

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2023

SiteMinder has crunched data from more than 100 million reservations last year to reveal Booking.com as the most popular booking channel across its Top 12 lists. Read More

News / Online

Tripadvisor CEO outlines new three-prong strategy

By Mitra Sorrells | February 16, 2023

New CEO Matt Goldberg provided details of the strategy, describing the overarching concept as creating a “modern media marketplace for travel.” Read More

News / Technology

Marriott boosting app and wider digital investment in 2023

By Linda Fox | February 15, 2023

The hotel giant says investment in its Bonvoy loyalty program app and other digital products are key to engagement with guests. Read More

Transferz funding transport to from airport

News / Online

B2B mobility platform Transferz secures €6.5M to fuel expansion

By Kathryn Walson | February 15, 2023

Founded in 2020, Transferz works with local transportation providers and operates in the background, allowing travel brands to offer its mobility product in their own branding. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb’s Brian Chesky: Earnings point to “exciting year” for travel

By Derek Catron | February 14, 2023

Tuesday's earnings report capped a year of record-setting financials for Airbnb, which finished 2022 with its head count down 5% compared to 2019 but revenue up 75%. Read More

News / Online

Viator accounted for more than one-third of Tripadvisor’s revenue in 2022

By Mitra Sorrells | February 14, 2023

Viator brought in $493 million in revenue in 2022, up 168% year-over-year, and more than half the $966 million in revenue brought in by Tripadvisor Core. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Trzmo aims to be a super app for travel

By Mitra Sorrells | February 13, 2023

Trzmo provides global roaming, flight updates, duty-free shopping, ground transportation booking, dining recommendations, loyalty card management, the ability to save photos and videos and more all in... Read More