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Luxury Escapes acquires Porter & Sail mobile concierge technology

By Linda Fox | February 12, 2021

Caitlin Zaino, co-founder and CEO of Porter & Sail, joins Luxury Escapes as part of the acquisition of the mobile concierge technology. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group pulls Vrbo from Google’s vacation rental metasearch product

By Mitra Sorrells | February 11, 2021

Expedia Group's revenue and gross bookings were both down 67% in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. Read More

News / Startups

BusUp accelerates away with $6M in funding

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2021

BusUp is looking to expand in the U.S. and sees growing demand for commuter mobility services from corporates. Read More

News / Startups

Lufthansa Innovation Hub spins off mobility startup RYDES, Porsche acquires stake

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2021

Lufthansa Group and Porsche are now minority stakeholders in the startup, with Porsche’s Forward31 venture arm acquiring a stake. Read More

News / Distribution

TUI continues cost-saving program, looks to summer recovery

By Linda Fox | February 9, 2021

The tour operation giant confirmed its third financial package of €1.8 billion, which will help the business bridge liquidity to the summer months. Read More

Opinion / Technology

The COVID travel rebound is coming - is your business prepared?

By Jackie Velez - Xero | February 9, 2021

Travel brands should consider these key steps in order to successfully capture the COVID travel rebound. Read More

News / Startups

Go2Joy raises $2.3M in Series A+ round

By Linda Fox | February 8, 2021

Vietnam-based hotel booking specialist Go2Joy plans to use its Series A+ funding for sales and marketing. Read More

News / Online

On the Beach hopes to boost market share through recent investments

By Linda Fox | February 5, 2021

On the Beach says consumer demand is very weak currently with traffic, bookings and online marketing spend for four months ended January 31, 2021, down more than 70%. Read More

News / Online

Yatra sees improving India domestic market, international remains slow

By Linda Fox | February 5, 2021

Yatra says new corporate travel signings are boosting its growth and that it also has a growing pipeline of potential customers. Read More

News / Technology

The challenges of digital health passports in getting corporate travelers back on the road

By Linda Fox | February 3, 2021

In a Q&A with PhocusWire, Brandon Balcom, director of innovation, business development, for CWT, discusses barriers to digital health passports. Read More

News / Online

Grab boosts liquidity with $2B loan facility

By Linda Fox | February 1, 2021

Grab says the five-year term loan enables it to boost liquidity and mix up its funding sources. Read More

News / Online

Chinese travelers more positive about travel in 2021 than regional neighbors

By Linda Fox | February 1, 2021

Domestic searches led in December 2020 in many APAC countries with the exception of Singapore, according to Expedia's research. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: The real key to getting bookings? Inspiring traveler confidence

By PhocusWire | January 29, 2021

The travel industry isn’t good at negative messaging, with one or two exceptions, but some say now is a good time to find some positives by exploiting a little of the negative. Read More

News / Online

How travel app usage paints another picture of travel's fate in 2020

By Linda Fox | January 28, 2021

Travel apps went quiet as the pandemic hit but there were some notable exceptions such as Airbnb and Vrbo. Read More

News / Online

How travel marketers adjust to the ups and downs of COVID-19

By Mitra Sorrells | January 27, 2021

As coronavirus rates and lockdown measures shift, travel advertising strategies have centered on careful messaging through digital platforms. Read More

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