Travel Planning

News / Online

Cost, convenience increasing as considerations for air travel, ahead of health and hygiene

By Mitra Sorrells | May 12, 2021

A report from Expedia Group Media Solutions points to a shift in Q1 2021 in topics searched for when booking air travel. Read More

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News / Online

VIDEO: What's next for travel influencers?

By PhocusWire | May 12, 2021

Speaking during PhocusWire Pulse: A New Age For Social Media, Travel Mindset’s Jade Broadus discussed how influencers fit into travel marketing strategies as travel resumes. Read More

News / Startups

Signs point north for travel startup funding in 2021

By Linda Fox | May 11, 2021

Travel startups have attracted multiple smaller investments in 2021, as well as one or two sizable ones, demonstrating interest has not faded away in supporting new businesses. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: How to acquire customers through paid social media campaigns

By PhocusWire | May 11, 2021

PhocusWire spoke to Makoto Rheault-Kihara, Hopper's head of acquisition, about the valuable user insight it gleans from its paid social campaigns Read More

News / Startups

Indonesian super app GoJek adds $300M investment

By Linda Fox | May 10, 2021

GoJek and Telkomsel are furthering their collaboration to boost digital services for Indonesia's consumers and travelers. Read More

News / Online

Tripadvisor reports rising demand in Q1, progress on Plus subscription product

By Mitra Sorrells | May 6, 2021

Tripadvisor says the Plus subscription product will roll out fully in the U.S. in the next few months, and it's developing more partnerships to provide offers to subscribers. Read More

News / Startups

Fly Now Pay Later adds £10M to Series A

By Linda Fox | May 6, 2021

The London-based alternative payments company plans to launch in the U.S. Read More

News / Online

TripActions buys Reed & Mackay in first-ever acquisition

By Jill Menze | May 5, 2021

The deal follows TripActions’ recent $155 million funding round in January, which signals a sign of confidence from investors in corporate travel startups helping fuel recovery. Read More

News / Distribution

Hotel professionals eye a 2023 recovery timeline, but too late for some

By Linda Fox | May 4, 2021

The pandemic has hit the hotel segment hard, with 15% preparing to hand the keys for their properties back to lenders. Read More

News / Technology

Sherpa raises $8.5M to meet demand for its travel rules platform

By Jill Menze | April 30, 2021

In the past year, Sherpa says the number of airlines and other travel companies using Sherpa’s products has tripled. Read More

Opinion / Online

Marketing tactics to think about as travel attempts to recover

By Gilad Barash - Dstillery | April 30, 2021

It's likely that the travel audiences from a year ago no longer apply so travel marketers need to find the signals consumers are putting out. Read More

News / Startups

TravelPerk bags $160M round as investors back business travel recovery

By Linda Fox | April 29, 2021

TravelPerk says product innovation and further acquisitions are part of the roadmap. Read More

News / Technology

Snap boosts 3D mapping capabilities via acquisition of Pixel8earth

By Linda Fox | April 29, 2021

Pixel8.earth describes itself as a perpetually updating map that fuses terrestrial and aerial data, with the company enabling users to browse 3D content as well as create an account and build their own... Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 62 - Joah Spearman of Localeur

By PhocusWire | April 29, 2021

A common thread in Joah Searman's origin story and that of experience recommendation platform Localeur is one of countering adversity, as he explains to David Litwak of Mozio and PhocusWire's Kevin May. Read More