Travel Planning

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TravelPerk creates marketplace to offer additional services to corporate travelers

By Linda Fox | September 30, 2020

TravelPerk wants customers and partners to build and integrate new or existing apps within the marketplace, as well as utilize a developer hub for testing technology. Read More

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KKday raises $75M Series C to grow new tour and activity product

By Mitra Sorrells | September 29, 2020

KKday launched its new booking management platform, Rezio, in March and says it has servied 150,000 customers as the demand for local experiences grows. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Sightseek aims to create the gig economy for travel advisors

By Jill Menze | September 28, 2020

Users create a story of their latest trip with a single tap, then browse a TikTok-style feed or explore a map to find trip inspiration and guidance from experts. Read More

News / Online

Trip.com Group eyeing full recovery in China

By Linda Fox | September 25, 2020

Announcing Q2 2020 results, Trip.com Group is seeing recovery in the domestic China market across accommodation and air bookings. Read More

News / Distribution

Airlines are confronting a future of smaller, leaner operations

By Linda Fox | September 23, 2020

Accenture outlines four potential aviation recovery scenarios, with carriers needing to be leaner and more flexible as they face an uncertain future. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

The risks and rewards of gamification in business travel

By Allison Ponchak - American Express GBT | September 23, 2020

For many travel managers, gamification has been a successful tool; however, in these uncertain times, they should reevaluate existing gamification programs for potential risk and to ensure they align... Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Corporate travel reset: 5 tips to improve productivity

By Craig Fichtelberg, AmTrav | September 21, 2020

Companies should look at the outcome of previous business trips to decide which journeys should now be face-to-face in the future. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb courts digital nomads as it continues push for long-term stays

By Jill Menze | September 21, 2020

Airbnb says the home-share company is seeing an increase in digital nomads booking long-term stays as well as in hosts offering those types of stays. Read More

Interview / Distribution

Sounding Off: Changing the message to nudge consumers back to travel

By PhocusWire | September 18, 2020

Perhaps there are things the industry can do now to help consumers calculate the risk of travel. Read More

Opinion / Online

From travel manager to travel enabler: How policies, standards and roles must change as travel resumes

By Mike Koetting - SAP Concur | September 18, 2020

As organizations revisit travel policies and safety standards, travel managers will find themselves playing a new role, shifting from a traditional gatekeeper to an enabler. Read More

News / Technology

Touchless tech: The simple - and advanced - ways ground transport providers are encouraging travel

By Jill Menze | September 16, 2020

For ground transportation providers, COVID-19 is accelerating the need for both simple touch-free technology as well as more advanced solutions to rebuild traveler confidence and restore revenues. Read More

News / Distribution

Destinations join forces with private companies to boost tourism

By Linda Fox | September 15, 2020

Travel companies and tourism organizations are devising various initiatives to bring back travelers in recent months. It's not just lip service, but a collaborative effort by all parties. Read More

News / Distribution

Identifying areas for innovation as travelers embrace their "conscience"

By Linda Fox | September 15, 2020

Smart Travel Lab believes travelers now have a heightened sense of wanting to do better and travel more sustainably. Brands should take advantage of this shift. Read More

News / Technology

Q&A: How a pandemic has heightened the need for automation in airlines

By Linda Fox | September 14, 2020

Startups offering tech that enables passengers to rebook themselves, as well as gives carriers a better picture of what's happening, already existed - but the pandemic has thrust the need for... Read More

News / Online

Collaboration desperately needed between travel industry players if a recovery is going to be effective

By Kevin May | September 11, 2020

Some "smart initiatives" are being created to get travelers moving again, but not across the board unless there is better sense of partnership created across the industry. Read More

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