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By Kathryn Walson / February 6, 2023
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Increased business travel and spending anticipated in 2023
By Linda Fox February 6, 2023
Business travel spending is at 68% of pre-COVID levels for domestic bookings and 58% for international. Read More
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Vipper lands €2M for multimodal platform development
By Linda Fox February 6, 2023
Vipper, founded in 2018, aims to simplify the booking of rail, bus and flight tickets on one platform. Read More
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Jayride acquires assets of AirportShuttles.com
By Mitra Sorrells February 3, 2023
Jayride says the acquisition is a fit with its "growth strategy, enhancing scale and accelerating path to cash flow positive."... Read More
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Fever adds $110M to coffers to boost content
By Linda Fox February 3, 2023
The investment in New York and Madrid-based Fever was led by Goldman Sachs with a number of other investors also participating.... Read More
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Freed Group expands footprint in travel with acquisition of Connexus
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT February 3, 2023
Freed co-founder and CEO Abel Zhao says the acquisition will bring opportunities "spanning travel services, e-commerce, marketing services and brand loyalty programs..."... Read More
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Flight Centre Travel Group to acquire Scott Dunn to tap luxury markets
By Kathryn Walson February 2, 2023
Founded in 1986, Scott Dunn has 200 full-time employees, and its two main markets are the United Kingdom and the United States, with a small presence in Asia.... Read More

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Holdbar secures $1M for tours and activities tech platform
Holdbar is developing a software platform to help tours and activities operators distribute their... Read more
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How much are hotels losing by not controlling prices?
Analysis by Mirai finds that hotels that reduce disparities and improve pricing compared to OTAs... Read more
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Wave of class action lawsuits provide warning for travel brands
Spirit and Jetblue airlines and Carnival Corporation are among the brands hit recently with class... Read more
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Traveler well-being and the shift to purposeful business travel
Three years from the start of the pandemic, there is talk beyond safety to more of a focus on traveler... Read more
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Bookaway Group to consolidate inventory in centralized transportation data hub
Bookaway says the new hub, known as Boost, will aggregate data from nearly 8,500 bus, ferry and... Read more
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Survey finds travel loyalty programs fall short of consumer expectations
The report, based on surveys conducted late last year, points to four key areas in which loyalty... Read more
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