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Intrepid Travel, Flight Centre tackle modern slavery in travel supply chains
By Morgan Hines | August 22, 2023
Modern slavery impacts an estimated 50 million people. Now, Intrepid Travel and Flight Centre Travel Group are teaming up to confront the issue in travel industry supply chains. Read More
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As interest in female-led travel grows, new solutions arise
By Morgan Hines | August 17, 2023
Interest in travel experiences tailored for female travelers is on the rise, and companies like WayAway are responding to the trend with services and products tailored to this audience. Read More
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You, Me & The Machine: The Phocuswright Conference 2023
By PhocusWire | August 17, 2023
Make plans to attend The Phocuswright Conference in November for Center Stage sessions featuring industry leaders along with dedicated programs for innovation, diversity, Young Leaders and... Read More
alt="Go City’s Owen, Tiqets’ Elzinga on the outlook and opportunity for experiences" title="Go City’s Owen, Tiqets’ Elzinga on the outlook and opportunity for experiences"
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Go City’s Owen, Tiqets’ Elzinga on the outlook and opportunity for experiences
By PhocusWire | August 14, 2023
Tiqets founder and president Luuc Elzinga and Go City CEO Jon Owen discuss strategies to drive loyalty, the importance of tailoring products and payments to the user and other opportunities in the... Read More
alt="Earnings roundup: Amex GBT, Sonder, Vacasa and TUI Group" title="Earnings roundup: Amex GBT, Sonder, Vacasa and TUI Group"
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Earnings roundup: Amex GBT, Sonder, Vacasa and TUI Group
By Mitra Sorrells | August 11, 2023
As publicly traded travel companies continue to report their earnings for the three months ending in June, we round up the latest reports.   Read More
alt="Tour and activity booking system provider Respax acquires Livn" title="Tour and activity booking system provider Respax acquires Livn"
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Tour and activity booking system provider Respax acquires Livn
By Janelle Visser - Arival | August 8, 2023
Another tech acquisition in the in-destination experiences sector sees Australia-based booking system provider ResPax take over struggling B2B connectivity provider Livn. Read More
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Viator accounted for nearly half of Tripadvisor’s revenue in Q2
By Mitra Sorrells | August 2, 2023
Viator's revenue was up 59% in Q2 this year compared with 2022 and is now nearly on par with revenue from the Tripadvisor Core segment, which includes its flagship metasearch. Read More
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Package travel refresh and the dynamic packaging opportunity
By Linda Fox | July 31, 2023
As B2C and B2B travel providers embrace a strong summer for bookings, a session at Phocuswright Europe 2023 looks at the opportunity for dynamic packaging, where technology is removing friction for... Read More
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Nezasa raises $4.7M to boost international growth
By Mitra Sorrells | July 26, 2023
Nezasa said the new investments strengthen the travel technology company's international growth strategy and accelerate the path to profitability. Read More
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Expedia Group inks Walmart as major new B2B customer
By Derek Catron | July 25, 2023
New partnership brings together one of the world’s biggest OTAs with its biggest retailer. Could Amazon be next? Read More
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Tripadvisor integrates OpenAI for travel planning
By Mitra Sorrells | July 19, 2023
Tripadvisor's new tool leverages the platform's more than one billion user-generated reviews and opinions to generate personalized itineraries using OpenAI's technology.  Read More
alt="Checkfront and Rezdy merge in significant tech deal in tours, activities and attractions" title="Checkfront and Rezdy merge in significant tech deal in tours, activities and attractions"
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Checkfront and Rezdy merge in significant tech deal in tours, activities and attractions
By Stephen Joyce and Janelle Visser - Arival | July 18, 2023
CEOs Jason Morehouse and Chris Atkin share the details of the recent deal, which brings two in-destination experience sector booking system providers together under one company.   Read More
alt="Travel data leaders join forces as AirDNA acquires Arrivalist" title="Travel data leaders join forces as AirDNA acquires Arrivalist"
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Travel data leaders join forces as AirDNA acquires Arrivalist
By Mitra Sorrells | July 17, 2023
Arrivalist will now become a product within AirDNA’s suite of solutions, and the 25-person Arrivalist team, including founder Cree Lawson, will join AirDNA. Read More
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Boddy gets $2.2M to connect travelers with wellness activities
By Mitra Sorrells | July 13, 2023
Boddy operates a consumer-facing website and partners with hotels, airlines and online travel agencies to enable travelers to book wellness experiences in cities around the world. Read More
alt="Expedia Group announces ugly split with Hopper" title="Expedia Group announces ugly split with Hopper"
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Expedia Group announces ugly split with Hopper
By Mitra Sorrells and Derek Catron | July 12, 2023
Expedia Group is pulling its hotel and vacation rental supply from Hopper, charging the rival online travel agency with taking advantage of consumers. Read More
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