Travel Planning

News / Distribution

Q&A: Travel Technology Association on DOT transparency proposals

By Robert Sik - Travel Weekly | October 12, 2022

Stewart Alvarez, president of the Travel Technology Association discusses how the DOT's proposal around disclosing ancillary fees might affect members. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb sees big opportunity in Asia's digital nomad market

By Luke Clark - CP5 | October 11, 2022

Airbnb has made a calculated bet on the long-stay worker-traveler niche, but a few things need to be in place first. Read More

News / Startups

Bob W continues buying spree, acquires KOTI

By Linda Fox | October 10, 2022

The acquisition of Finland-based KOTI is Bob W’s second this year following its acquisition of Estonishing Stays in May. Read More

News / Online

Phocuswright Conference 2022: A conversation with Tripadvisor’s new CEO

By PhocusWire | October 10, 2022

Matt Goldberg sits down for his first interview as Tripadvisor CEO during The Phocuswright Conference in November. Read More

News / Online

Travello poised for further acquisitions following £5.7M investment

By Linda Fox | October 7, 2022

Australia-based Travello will use the funds to strengthen its position in the destination as well as take advantage of the pent-up demand for travel experiences as the industry recovers. Read More

News / Distribution

Can a "coalition of the willing" fix airline distribution?

By Linda Fox | October 6, 2022

Airlines are facing the fact that transformation is needed across front- and back-end processes. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Four scenarios for the future of travel

By Wolfgang Krips - Amadeus | October 4, 2022

Amadeus presents four potential macroeconomic scenarios and what they might mean for the travel industry going forward. Read More

News / Technology

Travelers call for tech-enabled solutions at international borders

By Kathryn Walson | October 3, 2022

According to a report from Accenture, three-quarters of travelers expect international border processes to look dramatically different by the end of this decade. Read More

News / Online

Japan’s Rakuten Travel gears up for return of international visitors

By Mitra Sorrells | October 3, 2022

Japan reopens to mass tourism next week, but it is expected to be several years before the country's gross travel bookings surpass 2019 levels. Read More

News / Technology

Nezasa adds flight routing optimization tech with TripYeah acquisition

By Jill Menze | October 3, 2022

Nezasa will integrate TripYeah’s flight route optimization technology into its portfolio of solutions for travel management companies. Read More

News / Online

Traveloka taps into $300M financing facility

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebinTravel | September 30, 2022

INA and Traveloka say the round attracted significant interest from a number of high-quality long-term capital providers, resulting in an oversubscribed transaction. Read More

News / Online

TripActions tight-lipped on confidential IPO plans

By Linda Fox | September 30, 2022

The corporate travel startup says it has considered an IPO as one option to fund the business but declined to comment on specific plans or timing. Read More

News / Online

Priceline enters tours and activities game with launch of Priceline Experiences

By Jill Menze | September 29, 2022

Built in partnership with Musement, Priceline Experiences will offer more than 80,000 bookable activities in more than 100 countries. Read More

News / Technology

Airlines urged to carefully consider carbon offset programs

By Linda Fox | September 29, 2022

Carbon offsetting programs are increasingly getting called out for how cheap they are and questioned on their efficacy - or, in some cases, existence. Read More