Travel Planning

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: SquadTrip’s all-in-one platform streamlines trip planning

By Kathryn Walson | January 25, 2023

SquadTrip provides an SaaS trip booking and marketing platform for group travel organizers and trip-bookers alike. Read More

News / Startups

Isprava raises $19.5M for luxury home development and rentals

By Linda Fox | January 25, 2023

The investment in the Mumbai-based company was led by Symphony International Holdings. Read More

News / Online

Tripadvisor, Airbnb, Expedia, Booking.com web traffic bodes well for 2023

By Derek Catron | January 24, 2023

New report from Similarweb suggests visits to the biggest online travel agencies in December increased enough on both a monthly and yearly basis to keep "revenge travel" going into the new year. Read More

Opinion / Online

Davos and the travel industry: 5 takeaways

By Jeffrey Katz - Journera | January 24, 2023

Journera CEO Jeffrey Katz shares the travel-related topics and trends from the World Economic Forum's Davos event. Read More

News / Technology

United boss warns airlines have "outgrown their technology infrastructure"

By Linda Fox | January 19, 2023

United CEO Scott Kirby says pilot shortages and other staffing issues as well as the delay in aircraft delivery and parts are inhibiting the growth of carriers. Read More

News / Online

Uber on its future plans for travel products

By Mitra Sorrells | January 19, 2023

Uber’s head of growth and new products for travel and airports, Loren Kosloske, discusses the company’s future plans related to multi-modality, flights and hotels. Read More

News / Technology

Sabre CIO on the impact of cloud in travel

By Linda Fox | January 19, 2023

Sabre CIO Joe DiFonzo explains the company's journey to the cloud, moving away from PNRs, next steps for the wider travel industry and more. Read More

News / Online

Could “save now buy later” take off in travel?

By Kathryn Walson | January 19, 2023

With SNBL, a traveler creates an account to save toward a goal - such as a trip - and their savings are boosted by financial incentives and discounts from supplier partners. Read More

News / Online

Accor unveils new platform for mixed-use property development

By Linda Fox | January 18, 2023

Accor plans to develop and operate branded residences via the new platform, combined with other products and services such as co-working, private clubs and extended stay hotels. Read More

News / Distribution

Finnair introduces continuous pricing, exiting legacy system from May

By Linda Fox | January 18, 2023

Finnair says the move means customers will not suffer large price increases between booking classes with pricing no longer tied to “legacy price points.” Read More

News / Technology

Travel’s resilience and sustainability in spotlight at Davos

By Linda Fox | January 18, 2023

Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye, Journera CEO Jeff Katz, the Rwandan Development Board's Clare Akamanzi and Thailand's finance minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith discuss pressing industry issues at the... Read More

News / Online

Top global consumer trends and what they mean for travel

By Linda Fox | January 17, 2023

Euromonitor's new report, Top 10 Global Consumer Trends for 2023, is out today and provides insights travel companies can use to tap into these behaviors. Read More

News / Technology

Is Wizz Air developing a subscription service?

By Linda Fox | January 17, 2023

Further details on the service from Wizz Air and which markets it might apply to have not yet been released. Read More

News / Startups

Chooose raises $15M for sustainability platform expansion

By Linda Fox | January 13, 2023

The investment in the Norway-based company was led by climate-tech focused investors GenZero and SoundWaves, the investment vehicle founded by actor Ashton Kutcher. Read More