Travel Planning

Notated News / Technology

HomeToGo, TrustYou and more news briefs today...

By PhocusWire | January 22, 2018

HomeToGo connects with Tripz.com… TrustYou launches all-in-one guest feedback platform… Uplift aims to end jet lag… Travolutionary adds suppliers… Jump Bikes expands service… Read More

News / Online

QOTW: Something about being big and getting bigger

By PhocusWire | January 19, 2018

Quote from Glenn Fogel, CEO of the Priceline Group. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb and the road toward a long-awaited IPO

By Jill Menze | January 19, 2018

Two bold predictions on the Airbnb front claim that the home-share giant will finally list on the stock market this year and that by 2020, more than half of its revenue will come from services it’s not... Read More

News / Online

New search tool curates packages, pricing for solo travelers

By Mitra Sorrells | January 19, 2018

Aiming to eliminate the aggravation of too many search results, a new patent-pending software is designed to help solo travelers find what they are looking for quickly and easily. Read More

News / Technology

Hotel tech in 2018: Tools and technologies to remove friction and deliver value

By Arthur Chapin - Expedia | January 18, 2018

Simply keeping up with the expectations of tech-savvy consumers is no longer an option. Exceeding those expectations is imperative and an opportunity for hotels to focus on what truly matters to... Read More

News / Online

Online vs. offline: Where travel brands drive the most positive sentiment

By Mitra Sorrells | January 18, 2018

Most online travel sites are generating better brand awareness via consumers’ face-to-face conversations than they are through social media, according to a report from Engagement Labs, which analyzes... Read More

Opinion / Online

Tech and the transforming vacation rental industry

By Steve Milo - VTrips | January 17, 2018

The vacation rental industry, a once sleepy and highly fragmented niche segment of travel, is rapidly being transformed from the “mom and pop” operations epitomized by T-shirts and flip-flops to slick... Read More

News / Online

Market gains expected for Ctrip, Despegar

By Mitra Sorrells | January 17, 2018

China’s Ctrip and Latin America’s Despegar are drawing optimistic outlooks from two financial analysts ahead of the release of their fourth-quarter results. Read More

News / Online

Tripping eyes growth with expanded leadership team

By Mitra Sorrells | January 16, 2018

Vacation rental search site Tripping is initiating an aggressive expansion strategy led by a new executive team. Read More

News / Online

Video: Wildest dreams didn't predict success of Booking.com

By Kevin May | January 16, 2018

Depending on who you ask, Booking.com is either the finest example of an online travel success story or a giant of the industry that hotels love to hate. Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus debuts AI chatbot for Asia Pacific

By Mitra Sorrells | January 12, 2018

Amadeus is making further inroads into the Asia Pacific online travel market with the launch of a natural language chatbot for the LINE app, a free messaging platform popular in the region. Read More

News / Startups

"Airbnb for luggage" expands in Europe following $1.1M funding

By Mitra Sorrells | January 11, 2018

London-based startup CityStasher, which describes itself as the “Airbnb for luggage,” has raised $1.1 million in seed funding. Read More

News / Startups

Timescenery and Baarb push AI-driven results to fix travel search

By Mitra Sorrells | January 10, 2018

Timescenery, a travel planning site that combines data from suppliers with crowdsourced experiences from travelers, has launched a partnership with Baarb, an artificial intelligence company that... Read More