Travel Planning

Opinion / Online

The mobile-first world holds tremendous revenue potential for hoteliers - here's why

By Max Starkov - HEBS Digital | February 20, 2019

As the travel planning process increases in complexity, hoteliers need to find ways to engage their best potential guests across multiple touch points and across all devices, especially mobile. Read More

News / Online

Lonely Planet buys ArrivalGuides, plots industry partnership model

By Linda Fox | February 19, 2019

Age-old guidebook-turned-digital travel content brand Lonely Planet buys ArrivalGuides as it looks to forge B2B partnerships. Read More

News / Technology

A practical guide for affordable virtual reality productions in travel

By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | February 12, 2019

VR has one big downside: Creating professional-level content is expensive - some might say prohibitively expensive. Read More

TripActions new flight shopping interface

News / Distribution

TripActions introduces new flight shopping experience for business travelers

By Mitra Sorrells | February 5, 2019

TripActions is rolling out a new interface to provide a better flight shopping experience for business travelers. Read More

News / Startups

Festicket adds $4.6M to expand festival travel packages platform

By Linda Fox | February 5, 2019

Festicket adds a further $4.6 million in funding, hot on the heels of its recent $10.5 million Series D round. Read More

News / Online

China, part 1: The big (and getting bigger) picture

By Mitra Sorrells | February 4, 2019

Travel brands and suppliers need to be aware that the Chinese travel market is not only growing - it is also changing. Read More

News / Startups

Bag-storage service LuggageHero bags $1.45M to expand in U.S. and Europe

By Jill Menze | February 4, 2019

LuggageHero - named one of PhocusWire’s Hot 25 Startups for 2019 - has raised $1.45 million to expand its luggage-storage operations to 36 additional cities. Read More

News / Online

Virtuoso launches Netflix-like agent tool to collect data on customer preferences

By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | January 31, 2019

Virtuoso is selling the tool to members and encouraging them to use it as part of their consultative services. Read More

News / Online

Shifts in demographics, desired features drive cruise marketing strategies

By Mitra Sorrells | January 31, 2019

Data from MMGY Global points to growing interest in cruising among younger travelers and also a shift in features that influence purchase decisions. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Strabe wants to streamline business travel

By Mitra Sorrells | January 30, 2019

Founded in 2017, Strabe is intended to help corporate agents streamline the booking and travel process for their clients. Read More

News / Technology

Consumers want companionship - but not from humans - while traveling

By Jill Menze | January 25, 2019

According to a new study from Sabre, a desire to avoid humans, virtual companions and new points-of-sale are among the consumer trends shaping the hospitality industry this year. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb and hotel distribution - (almost) one year in

By Jill Menze | January 23, 2019

As the Airbnb and SiteMinder deal nears its one-year anniversary, here's an update on how the platform's hotels business is faring. Read More

News / Online

Minding your language - Booking Holdings' study shows English a possible barrier to online adoption

By Linda Fox | January 22, 2019

The study of 1,000 digital leaders and experts in China, India and Indonesia reveals that 79% view the internet as a necessity and 82% see it as a “fundamental right.” Read More