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Splyt raises $19.5M to help SoftBank with super app strategy

By Linda Fox | June 18, 2020

Mobility specialist Splyt has raised $19.5 million in Series B funding to fuel expansion and help SoftBank with its super app strategy. Read More

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Black Travel Alliance urges travel companies to address Black representation in the industry

By Linda Fox | June 17, 2020

The group of Black travel content creators is asking the travel industry to publicize metrics on Black representation. Read More

News / Online

How travel brands can capture - and welcome - the LGBTQ family market

By Jill Menze | June 17, 2020

Brands such as Booking.com are investing in training to make the travel industry more inclusive to LGBTQ family travelers. Read More

News / Online

Destination X - A brave new strategy for hotels and Airbnb

By PhocusWire | June 16, 2020

What if, instead of competing head-to-head, these two accommodation categories worked alongside each other to harness their strengths. Read More

News / Startups

Wingly soars with €3M in funding, expands into commercial aviation

By Linda Fox | June 16, 2020

Wingly will extend its flight-sharing platform to small aviation operators following a round led by Innovacom Fund. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Attracting Chinese travelers to the short-term rental market

By James Burrows - Rentals United | June 15, 2020

A look at how to attract Chinese travelers and how Trip.com will play an essential role in the post-pandemic environment. Read More

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Airbnb seeks to help local tourism as cross-border travel remains uncertain

By Linda Fox | June 11, 2020

Airbnb is working with tourist organizations and governments to help bring local travel back to pre-COVID levels, recognizing that domestic is going to come first. Read More

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Culture Trip and Lonely Planet unite, give advertisers access to combined audience

By Linda Fox | June 11, 2020

Culture Trip and Lonely Planet launch Travel Reborn, a commercial partnership giving advertisers access to their combined audience. Read More

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The Hotels Network raises €10M to boost direct booking for properties

By Linda Fox | June 10, 2020

The Hotels Network says its funding will go towards further personalization and user experience tech to help hoteliers. Read More

News / Distribution

Should national tourism portals be part of travel's recovery plan?

By Linda Fox | June 8, 2020

Many attempts to provide national tourism portals have fallen short in the past, some still believe they can succeed. Read More

News / Distribution

Hotels count the cost of updating hygiene protocols

By Linda Fox | June 4, 2020

Hotel operations platform Optii Solutions estimates that hotels need to set aside $130,000 each year per hotel, based on a 250-room U.S. leisure property running at 60% occupancy, for the new... Read More

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Trivago, Booking.com, KLM and others unite to create COVID-19 information service

By Kevin May | June 4, 2020

A group of major travel brands have created a service to provide a single data source with current global news as it relates to the coronavirus outbreak and recovery. Read More

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Signs of recovery in vacation rental driving hope for a near-2019 recovery

By Linda Fox | June 4, 2020

A Hostfully report put together with AllTheRooms, Beyond Pricing and HomeToGo gives cause for optimism in the U.S. vacation rental segment. Read More

News / Startups

Startups join forces to create digital services platform for rental accommodation and hotels

By Linda Fox | June 3, 2020

SmartDigitalPlug was created by six startups to help small hotels and rental properties to digitize their services and address some of the current safety and hygiene challenges. Read More

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Lower levels of anxiety around travel emerging, but search volumes remain low

By Linda Fox | June 3, 2020

Levels of unease from travelers have reached their lowest point since the coronavirus lockdown began, according to research from Skyscanner. Read More

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