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Airbnb adjusted EBITDA up 28% year over year as inventory grows to nearly 8M

By Morgan Hines | February 13, 2024

Airbnb said it has more than 5 million hosts and the highest inventory growth in 2023 came in Asia Pacific and Latin America. Read More

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Mobility specialist CMAC Group acquired by ComfortDelGro for £80M

By Linda Fox | February 13, 2024

United Kingdom-based CMAC manages journeys for almost 3 million travelers through partnerships with airlines, train operators and corporations. It also offers private and ride-share transfer at... Read More

News / Startups

Bob W checks in with €40M in funding

By Linda Fox | February 13, 2024

The apartment rental company is looking to further develop its technology and bring more talent into the team with the fresh investment. Read More

News / Technology

Priceline expands generative AI chatbot across all products on its platform

By Mitra Sorrells | February 13, 2024

Priceline said it has created more than 30 new features built on intelligence it has gathered from millions of customers that have used the technology since it debuted in June. Read More

News / Technology

Generative AI check-in: HomeToGo on integrating artificial intelligence across its platform

By Morgan Hines | February 13, 2024

PhocusWire is checking in with travel companies that were early adopters of generative artificial intelligence around a year after brands began implementing the technology. Read More

News / Startups

Replyable launches to help hospitality businesses with online reputation

By Linda Fox | February 12, 2024

Launched by ex-Google Maps and Amazon engineers, Replyable uses artificial intelligence to help businesses monitor and reply to customer reviews Read More

News / Startups

Startup travel planner Layla acquires AI-itinerary builder Roam Around

By Mitra Sorrells | February 12, 2024

Roam Around founder Shie Gabbai is now chief operating officer at Layla, a startup that launched last fall with backing from travel veterans Andy Phillipps, Barry Smith and Brent Hoberman. Read More

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Joby gets exclusive rights to fly electric air taxis in Dubai

By Linda Fox | February 12, 2024

Joby is hoping to begin air taxi operations as early as 2025 in Dubai and has signed a partnership with Skyports for the development and operation of four locations. Read More

News / Startups

Holdbar gets backing from Brent Hoberman for experience management tech

By Linda Fox | February 9, 2024

Denmark-based Holdbar, which launched last year, has developed software enabling experience providers to create, promote and sell activities. Read More

News / Startups

Travel startup Nicer raises $2M to bring AI to travel advisors

By Mitra Sorrells | February 8, 2024

The startup launched last year and has several prominent advisors, including Microsoft's Shane O'Flaherty and Brook Bay Capital founder Gilad Berenstein. Read More

Opinion / Online

Let’s not love our favorite destinations to death!

By Gaurav Bhatnagar - TBO.com | February 8, 2024

TBO.com co-founder Gaurav Bhatnagar says the travel industry needs to stop pointing fingers at governments and tourism boards and instead take responsibility - and action - to reduce overtourism. Read More

News / Online

Trivago counting on increased marketing spend to improve results

By Linda Fox | February 7, 2024

Full year revenue for the hotel metasearch service came in at €485 million, down 9% versus 2022, and €92 million for the quarter, down 13% year over year. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Triplay uses AI to create personalized travel itineraries

By Mitra Sorrells | February 6, 2024

Triplay, launched in August 2023, uses algorithms to optimize suggested routes based on geodata, enabling travelers to save time while visiting as many locations as possible. Read More

News / Technology

Trip.com Group creates travel app for Apple Vision Pro

By Morgan Hines | February 5, 2024

Trip.com Group's Trip.Vision app is intended to bring realistic destination experiences to users at home - enabling them to to virtually explore places including Antarctica, the Maldives, Mount Everest... Read More

News / Technology

Google Maps tests generative AI-driven discovery feature

By Linda Fox | February 2, 2024

Using large language models, the new feature analyzes the over 250 million locations on Google Maps and contributions from over 300 million Local Guides to pull up suggestions based on what the user is... Read More

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