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News / Distribution

Business travelers continue to spend big on Uber and Lyft, food delivery services gaining share

By Linda Fox | February 7, 2019

The latest business travel expense report from Certify reveals the dominance of digital brands. Read More

News / Technology

Uber's plans for an air taxi, explained

By Arnie Weissmann - Travel Weekly | January 17, 2019

Uber air taxis by 2023? As the realities were laid out at CES, it became clear: It's not easy. Read More

News / Online

Uber up next in ride-hailing IPO frenzy

By Kevin May | December 10, 2018

Not to be undone by its ride-hailing rival, Uber has become the second brand in the space of a few days to declare its intention to list on the public financial markets. Read More

News / Distribution

Following its bike dream, Lyft plans to invest $100M in New York bikeshare scheme

By Linda Fox | December 5, 2018

Lyft has complicated its acquisition of bikeshare company Motivate and plans to invest $100 million to expand in New York City. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Old and new players on the changing face of corporate travel

By Jill Menze | November 27, 2018

What needs to change in the backbone of the corporate travel industry in order to improve the service level to the customer? Read More

Interview / Technology

In the green room at Phocuswright with... Matt Curtis

By PhocusWire | October 23, 2018

As founder of Smart City Policy Group which he set up a year ago, Curtis works with governments and companies to formulate regulations for emerging technology and the sharing economy. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Ground transportation on the cusp of another revolution

By PhocusWire | September 21, 2018

Ground transportation of the road variety in the travel industry was once dominated by car rental and highly regulated taxi services. Read More

News

More evidence emerges that ride-hailing apps are mainstream

By Rob Gill | September 20, 2018

Business travellers are increasingly using ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, as well as local competitors, according to travel management company BCD Travel. Several key global markets a Read More

News / Online

Toyota invests $500M in Uber as part of deal to develop driverless cars

By Mitra Sorrells | August 28, 2018

Toyota and Uber will work together to develop self-driving cars, and the agreement comes with a $500 million investment in Uber by the Japanese automaker. Read More

Notated News / Startups

Startup bad boys somehow always make a return

By Erin Griffith - Wired | August 13, 2018

Travis Kalanick, Uber's founder and former CEO, wasn’t gone very long - just over a year, in fact. Read More

News / Startups

Surveying the travel startup landscape, part 1: The investors’ perspective

By Mitra Sorrells | August 7, 2018

This month we're digging into the topic of startups, aiming to understand the challenges and opportunities from the perspective of various players in the field, beginning with insights from venture... Read More

News / Distribution

QOTW: Something about not being immune to competition

By PhocusWire | August 3, 2018

Quote from Peter O’Connor, professor at Essec Business School, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

News / Technology

Bellhop's pivot from digital concierge to rideshare aggregator explained

By Viewpoints | August 2, 2018

This is a viewpoint from Payam Safa, founder and CEO of Bellhop. The travel industry was clearly in my DNA - I had launched a hotel chain in Indonesia and built another startup based around global Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Evolution warning: Are hotel owners in danger of becoming the new taxi drivers?

By Peter O’Connor - Essec Business School | August 1, 2018

Just as the taxi industry responded to new competition by trying to manipulate governments in their favor, hotel chains are ganging up on travel industry innovators such as Airbnb and online travel... Read More