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News / Online
Phocuswright Europe 2024 Day 1 in pictures
By PhocusWire | June 10, 2024
The 2024 Phocuswright Europe conference opened on Monday in Barcelona. The annual three-day conference... Read More
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News / Online
Partnership with Priceline ushers Ramp into business travel booking
By D.J. Catron | June 10, 2024
The finance operations platform’s launch of Ramp Travel expands its services to include travel booking... Read More
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News / Technology
Electric air taxi developer Joby Aviation acquires autonomy tech company
By D.J. Catron | June 5, 2024
The acquisition of Xwing’s autonomy division will benefit Joby Aviation’s near-term piloted operations... Read More
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News / Online
International business travel declining amid inflation, report finds
By D.J. Catron | June 5, 2024
HotelHub analyzed 15 million hotel bookings dating back to 2022, revealing an uncertain business... Read More
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Opinion / Technology
How access to OTA data is democratizing short-term rental tech
By Pierre-Camille Hamana - Hospitable | June 4, 2024
The future of the STR industry is clear: It's time for a host-centric approach that prioritizes... Read More
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News / Technology
Korea’s KakaoMobility plans to offer electric air taxi flights by 2026
By D.J. Catron | May 30, 2024
The deal with Korea-based mobility service platform KakaoMobility includes plans to purchase of up to... Read More
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News / Online
SilverRail integrates with Google on rail search
By D.J. Catron | May 30, 2024
Google is launching United Kingdom rail directly into its search engine, while directing users to book... Read More
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News / Online
Online travel giants “step on the gas” for marketing spend in Q1
By D.J. Catron | May 30, 2024
Expedia Group, Booking Holdings, Airbnb and Trip.com Group spent a combined $4.08 billion on sales and... Read More
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News / Online
Vasu Raja to leave American Airlines next month
By Donna M. Airoldi – Business Travel News | May 29, 2024
American Airlines chief commercial officer Vasu Raja will depart the airline in June. Stephen... Read More
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News / Distribution
Brazil-based Nubank launches travel booking platform
By D.J. Catron | May 28, 2024
The partnership with Hopper Technology Services (HTS) will allow the bank’s Ultravioleta customers to... Read More
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Ireckonu's head of data Rik van Leeuwen explains why customer profile data should be the foundation of... Read More