Travel Planning

News / Distribution

TripActions launches NDC platform in partnership with United Airlines

By Mitra Sorrells | June 11, 2019

The business travel platform is launching an end-to-end flight shopping and booking experience integrated with IATA’s NDC industry standard. Read More

voyager hq travel disruption summit aviation roundtable

Opinion / Technology

Aviation innovation: Insider perspectives on where the industry goes next

By Voyager HQ | June 10, 2019

Voyager HQ asked individual table moderators from this year’s summit to share some of the most compelling conversations and useful tidbits from their tables and from the day as a whole. Read More

News / Online

Google shuts Trips app, everything migrates to broader Google Travel platform

By Kevin May | June 6, 2019

The search giant quietly updated the app's help page this week to reveal support for the product will cease after almost three years in the market. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: How investors decipher the fast-paced online travel landscape in Asia

By Linda Fox | June 5, 2019

The “Through the Lens of Investors” session at the Phocuswright Europe 2019 Conference threw a spotlight on many of the recent big deals as well as some of the areas investors are drawn to currently. Read More

Interview / Startups

VIDEO: Cruisewatch - Battleground pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2019

By PhocusWire | May 31, 2019

Cruisewatch is transforming the way people find and book cruises through 360-degree online cruise advice and predictive analytics. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Guide121 wants to bring a "playlist" mentality to travel

By Mitra Sorrells | May 30, 2019

Guide121 provides users what it calls a “playlist,” which is a suggested sequence of destinations, attractions and events displayed on a digital map. The system cross-references information from the... Read More

News / Online

What to know about Gen Alpha, the new generation influencing travel decisions

By Jill Menze | May 30, 2019

Generation Alpha - defined as those born after 2010 - plays an active role in family travel inspiration and planning, new research from Expedia Group Media Solutions shows. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Booking.com on where it sees opportunity for growth

By Jill Menze | May 30, 2019

Where is there room for Booking.com - already one of the top players in online travel alongside Ctrip and Expedia - to grow? Read More

News / Online

Is a consolidated world good for travelers?

By Jill Menze | May 29, 2019

At Voyager HQ's Travel Disruption Summit, leading players in the tours and activities space debated if consolidation in travel is good for consumers. Read More

News / Online

Ctrip sees huge potential in customized travel for growing affluent segment

By Linda Fox | May 24, 2019

Research from Ctrip and COTRI reveals the potential in the growing high-net income traveler segment. Read More

News / Online

Tencent leads $250M round into Mafengwo

By Jill Menze | May 24, 2019

Chinese travel platform Mafengwo has raised a $250 million funding round led by Tencent Holdings Ltd, with General Atlantic, Qiming Venture Partners and Yuantai Evergreen Investment Partners also... Read More

News / Distribution

Ctrip sales jump 21% in Q1 to more than $1B

By Mitra Sorrells | May 23, 2019

The online travel agency giant's results are fueled by strong performance in both accommodation and transportation ticketing and growing international business. Read More

News / Technology

Business travelers increasingly seek digital channels

By Linda Fox | May 22, 2019

Research from CWT shows how business travelers are increasingly look to self-service channels such as web and mobile bookings and other travel-related tasks. Read More