Travel Planning

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

Opinion / Online

January bookings indicate growing traveler confidence for 2023

By Melanie Brown - Key Data | February 13, 2023

Vacation rental bookings made in the first three weeks of January saw a dramatic increase compared with 2022. Read More

News / Online

What’s next for travel in Asia?

By PhocusWire | February 10, 2023

Northstar Travel Group thought leaders discuss the reopening of China, travel tech developments and more. Read More

News / Online

Uber, Lyft earnings may bode well for travel trends

By Derek Catron | February 9, 2023

Both companies anticipate gross bookings to grow 20 to 24% year over year in the current quarter. Read More

News / Online

Trivago sees big opportunity in direct hotel booking

By Linda Fox | February 8, 2023

Trivago says that the “value of metasearch has increased” in the current environment as consumers are more interested in comparing offers and searching for savings. Read More

Opinion / Online

From AI to Google: 5 truths for travel marketers in 2023

By Jared Alster - Dune7 | February 8, 2023

Generative AI can be a friend - or a foe - and don't look for Google to be unseated as the top search engine for travelers. Read More

News / Technology

Future traveler segments and the forces forging them

By Linda Fox | February 7, 2023

A new Amadeus study defines different groups of travelers and gauges their attitudes toward travel in 2033. Read More

News / Distribution

Increased business travel and spending anticipated in 2023

By Linda Fox | February 6, 2023

Business travel spending is at 68% of pre-COVID levels for domestic bookings and 58% for international. Read More

News / Startups

Vipper lands €2M for multimodal platform development

By Linda Fox | February 6, 2023

Vipper, founded in 2018, aims to simplify the booking of rail, bus and flight tickets on one platform. Read More

News / Startups

Holdbar secures $1M for tours and activities tech platform

By Linda Fox | February 3, 2023

Holdbar is developing a software platform to help tours and activities operators distribute their products and services as well as to drive efficiency. Read More

News / Online

Fever adds $110M to coffers to boost content

By Linda Fox | February 3, 2023

The investment in New York and Madrid-based Fever was led by Goldman Sachs with a number of other investors also participating. Read More

Flight Centre Travel Group acquires Scott Dunn

News / Online

Flight Centre Travel Group to acquire Scott Dunn to tap luxury markets

By Kathryn Walson | February 2, 2023

Founded in 1986, Scott Dunn has 200 full-time employees, and its two main markets are the United Kingdom and the United States, with a small presence in Asia. Read More