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Inside Airbnb's growing Experiences operation

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | December 4, 2017

Airbnb's Experiences platform is notching more than 8,000 bookings per week and receiving of 1,200 requests a week from hosts. Read More

News / Technology

Gaining control for airline passengers

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | December 1, 2017

As airline passengers increasingly look toward technology to achieve a seamless traveling experience, a survey from IATA also indicates travelers are aiming to gain more personal control as well. Read More

Opinion / Online

Three ways to tackle attractions with online personalization

By Alex Bainbridge - DestinationCTO | November 30, 2017

The last month has been rather busy in the world of tours and activities, with three significant announcements. Read More

News / Technology

Data crunching for millennial travel choices

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 30, 2017

Utrip's extensive data research revealed the top millennial travel destinations of 2017. Read More

News / Startups

Travel startup investments rise (but low level deals fall)

By Kevin May | November 30, 2017

Travel technology and online startups have raised a massive $15 billion since 2013 across 1,300 deals - yet the climate for investment is changing. Read More

News / Technology

Appliance of data science: Hopper declares Tuesday as Travel Deal day

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 28, 2017

Hopper crunches data - lots of it. So much of it that it has determined when, precisely, is the best day and time to "buy and fly". Read More

News / Online

Airbnb takes aim at Marriott and other hotel chains

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 23, 2017

Airbnb is on the warpath - with a number of hotel chains receiving letters from the company this week. Read More

News / Online

Chinese in One App To Rule Them All strategy

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 21, 2017

Fresh from a massive $4 billion funding round in October, Meituan-Dianping is using the concept of an all encompassing lifestyle app to take on the world. Read More

News / Online

Hitlist on travel trends, mobile apps, Google

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 20, 2017

Gillian Morris, founder and CEO of Hitlist, talks about travel trends, Google's metasearch reign and mobile apps. Read More

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Airbnb acquires Accomable to aid travelers with disabilities

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 16, 2017

Adding to its portfolio, Airbnb announced today that it has acquired Accomable, a platform designed to help travelers with disabilities find accessible hotels, vacation rentals and apartments. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 5

By Kevin May | November 16, 2017

Fresh from selling Trip.com to Ctrip, Travis Katz joins the PundIT Show with two other luminaries to discuss various matters of state. Read More

News / Technology

The rise of the robots: How AI is being used for content creation on travel sites

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 15, 2017

To save money, and increase output, SDL recommends robots – but are they effective? Read More

News / Online

New Expedia report explores rise of “bleisure” travelers

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 15, 2017

A new study suggests that bleisure trips are on the rise—and hotels can capitalize on the trend. Read More

Opinion / Online

Time for travel search engines to up their game

By Gilad Berenstein - Utrip | November 15, 2017

With the advent of search engines like Google and Yahoo! almost two decades ago, accessing information became incredibly easy. Read More

News / Online

Travelers will embrace personalization and AI for a better travel experience

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 13, 2017

Google claims that the "friction in travel" makes it ideal for new technology and artificial intelligence-led services to come in and make improvements. Read More

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