Travel Planning

My Method... How Getaway used email marketing to boost metrics across the board
News / Online
My Method... How Getaway used email marketing to boost metrics across the board
By Will Crocker Hay - Braze | July 27, 2021
With the travel industry in recovery mode, businesses are driving growth by investing in customer engagement. Read More
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News / Online
Travelzoo sees revenues climb, driven by North America
By Linda Fox | July 26, 2021
Travelzoo's Europe business is still lagging at 48% of 2019 revenues. Read More
Culture Trip evolves e-commerce strategy with launch of multi-day tours
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Culture Trip evolves e-commerce strategy with launch of multi-day tours
By Linda Fox | July 23, 2021
Culture Trip is combining places to stay with curated experiences for the launch of multi-day tours. Read More
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News / Distribution
Leisure Pass Group rebrands as Go City
By Mitra Sorrells | July 22, 2021
Go City provides contactless, mobile passes for entry to more than 1,000 attractions, tours, museums, observation decks, cruises, theme parks and other experiences. Read More
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Opinion / Online
Yes, there's crazy travel demand today. But what's next?
By Clayton Reid - MMGY | July 20, 2021
MMGY CEO Clayton Reid outlines the short- and long-term market conditions impacting the travel industry’s recovery. Read More
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News / Startups
VIDEO: Tracking the journey for women founders in travel
By PhocusWire | July 19, 2021
Three women who have created travel companies discuss their personal experiences and the role of gender in the industry at large. Read More
Former Uber exec leads $17.5M round into autonomous traffic management platform NoTraffic
News / Technology
Former Uber exec leads $17.5M round into autonomous traffic management platform NoTraffic
By Jill Menze | July 14, 2021
NoTraffic uses artificial intelligence to modernize traffic management and save cities on infrastructure and traffic management costs. Read More
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News / Distribution
Tripadvisor signs first hotel chains to Plus subscription service
By Mitra Sorrells | July 14, 2021
Three hotels groups with a total of nearly 500 properties around the world are the first corporate-level accommodation partners for Tripadvisor Plus. Read More
VIDEO: Road.Travel - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2021
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VIDEO: Road.Travel - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2021
By PhocusWire | July 14, 2021
Establishing a new industry standard for car travels with curated routes and connecting travel destinations to in-car experiences. Read More
Bookaway catches $35M round, creates group of ground transport platforms
News / Online
Bookaway catches $35M round, creates group of ground transport platforms
By Kevin May | July 13, 2021
Israel-based Bookaway has secured the Series B and formed what is expected to be a portfolio of businesses focusing on ground and sea transportation booking services. Read More
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Opinion / Distribution
Measuring the success of a sustainable travel program
By Rich Johnson - CWT Solutions Group | July 12, 2021
The global pandemic has presented the corporate travel industry with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform. Read More
Wake-up call: Prioritizing technology investment in travel and hospitality in 2021
Opinion / Online
Wake-up call: Prioritizing technology investment in travel and hospitality in 2021
By John Tully - SAP North America | July 9, 2021
COVID-19 was not simply a disruption to the way things were. It was an awakening to the way things are - and the way they will continue to be. Read More
Is the multi-day tours segment poised for a strong future?
News / Distribution
Is the multi-day tours segment poised for a strong future?
By Linda Fox | July 7, 2021
While international arrivals declined 74% in 2020, according to the World Tourism Organization, multi-day tours providers may have suffered disproportionately, with an 84% decline in bookings, according... Read More
Lufthansa unveils travel sustainability marketplace Squake
News / Startups
Lufthansa unveils travel sustainability marketplace Squake
By Linda Fox | July 7, 2021
The Squake sustainability marketplace, which offers a CO2 compensation platform enabling travel and transport companies to choose sustainability initiatives, launches with 70 partners and... Read More
Using traveler journey data to make reentry less awkward
Opinion / Technology
Using traveler journey data to make reentry less awkward
By Mark McSpadden - Amex Global Business Travel | July 6, 2021
A new kind of data is needed to build up a picture of the corporate traveler experience now. Read More
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