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Google launches hub to aid destinations, hotels and partners in recovery

By Jill Menze | December 7, 2020

Travel Insights with Google is built around three new tools to support destinations, hotels and Google’s commercial partners. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: JetCamp wants a slice of the European camping market

By Linda Fox | December 7, 2020

JetCamp has just received early-stage funding from Falkensteiner Ventures to help it accelerate growth in Europe. Read More

News / Technology

Nezasa lands $6M to expand connected trip technology

By Kevin May | December 3, 2020

The latest injection brings the total raised by the Switzerland-based company to $13 million. Read More

Opinion / Online

Key questions facing Airbnb ahead of its IPO

By Pierre Becerril - Transparent | December 3, 2020

By redefining traveler expectations and establishing a new type of lodging, Airbnb built the second-most valuable travel company in the world in just a decade. Now, as public market investors consider... Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Tripadvisor slams Google strategy as operating at "expense of everyone else"

By Linda Fox | December 2, 2020

CEO Steve Kaufer pulls no punches when he talks about Google's position in travel at The Phocuswright Conference in November. Read More

News / Online

Trip.com Group sees ongoing financial improvement, ups marketing spend

By Linda Fox | December 2, 2020

Trip.com Group says business segments have recovered to pre-pandemic levels in China. Read More

News / Online

Red Ventures acquires Lonely Planet

By Mitra Sorrells | December 1, 2020

Lonely Planet CEO Luis Cabrera will not remain with the company following the acquisition. Read More

News / Startups

Reposite lands $2.5M investment for travel industry workspace platform

By Linda Fox | December 1, 2020

The startup was developed during the pandemic to help trade partners manage relationships and reduce manual processes. Read More

News / Online

How travel companies are innovating in the Middle East and beyond

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebinTravel | November 30, 2020

MakeMyTrip, Wego, Cleartrip and others discuss how they've shaped their strategy in the Middle East during the pandemic. Read More

News / Technology

How an email to the prime minister and algorithms helped Greece bring tourists back

By Linda Fox | November 27, 2020

An unsolicited email from a data scientist to the Greek prime minister helped the country reopen to tourists. Read More

News / Online

Black U.S. leisure travelers spent $109.4B on travel in 2019

By Jill Menze | November 23, 2020

According to a report from MMGY, there were 458.2 million Black U.S. traveler stays in 2019, which represent 13.1% of the U.S. leisure travel market. Read More

News / Distribution

Booking Holdings boss talks pressure on hotels and the private accommodation trend

By Linda Fox | November 20, 2020

Glenn Fogel discusses how changes in the lodging market could be beneficial to large distributors - meaning hotels could face an uphill battle ahead. Read More

News / Online

Short-term rental bookings are up following news of vaccine

By Jill Menze | November 20, 2020

According to Guesty, in the week following news of an effective COVID-19 vaccine, short-term rental bookings for Q1 2021 were up 6%. Read More

News / Distribution

Tripadvisor says travel remains top of mind for consumers

By Linda Fox | November 18, 2020

The Tripadvisor "A Year in Travel" research, carried out in partnership with Phocuswright, reveals that between May and September, outdoor activities, nature and parks accounted for 34% of all... Read More

News / Online

Travel companies ask European regulators to enforce Google dominance decision

November 16, 2020

In a letter to the commissioner for competition, 130 companies and 28 industry organizations, across numerous sectors, ask the Commission to enforce its 2017 abuse of dominance decision. Read More

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