MakeMyTrip Reports Record $9.8B in Bookings for FY25
MakeMyTrip has reported record gross bookings of $9.8 billion for fiscal year 2025, reflecting a 30% year-over-year growth. The India-based… Read More »
Expedia Group Expands B2B and AI Capabilities in Major Spring Release
Expedia Group is doubling down on its B2B strategy with the launch of new APIs and AI-driven discovery tools to… Read More »
Hotels Shift Focus to Revenue Per Guest in Tech Era
As hospitality undergoes rapid digital transformation, the traditional metric of revenue per available room is giving way to a more… Read More »
Airbnb Relaunches Experiences and Debuts Services in Major 2025 Upgrade
Airbnb has unveiled its largest product overhaul in years, relaunching Experiences, introducing a new Services marketplace and rolling out an… Read More »
Why Travel Tech Investors Keep Missing the Mark
Investing legends warn that success comes from avoiding big blunders, yet travel-tech backers keep repeating the same mistakes. Artificial-intelligence entrepreneur… Read More »
Short-Term Rentals Reach $201.6B, Face Slower Growth Ahead
The global short-term rental (STR) market hit $201.6 billion in gross bookings in 2024, according to Phocuswright’s Global Short-Term Rentals… Read More »
Short-Term Rental Hosts Embrace Tech and Direct Booking Surge
A new report from vacation rental platform Hospitable reveals that nearly all short-term rental (STR) hosts—96.8%—consider technology essential to their… Read More »
Copenhagen Expands Eco-Friendly CopenPay Program for 2025
Copenhagen is bringing back its popular sustainable tourism initiative, CopenPay, for summer 2025 with expanded rewards and a longer season…. Read More »
Weekly Travel Tech News: Expedia, FLYR, PayPal, Virgin Atlantic
Here’s a roundup of this week’s key travel technology updates across the global industry. FLYR and Ennismore:Ennismore has been using… Read More »
Virgin Australia Overcharged 61,000 Passengers Due to IT Error
Virgin Australia has revealed that an IT error led to 61,000 passengers being overcharged over a five-year period. The airline… Read More »
Google’s Tours Push Raises Concerns for OTAs’ Visibility
Google is intensifying its focus on the tours and activities sector, prompting concern among online travel agencies (OTAs) as visibility… Read More »
Travel Leaders Back Sustainability but Call for Greater Support
Travel industry leaders remain committed to sustainability but say they need more support to meet evolving regulations and consumer expectations,… Read More »
Homelike Closes After 10 Years in Corporate Long-Stay Rentals
Homelike, a Germany-based platform specializing in long-stay furnished apartments for corporate travelers, has officially shut down after a decade in… Read More »
OTAs Drive Superapp Growth as India’s Travel Market Soars
India’s travel market is booming, with domestic and international travel reaching all-time highs. According to Phocuswright’s new report, India’s OTAs:… Read More »
Weekly Travel Tech Updates: HotelTonight, Airbnb, WTTC, NextTrip
Here’s a roundup of the latest travel tech and industry partnership news from around the globe. Airbnb and HotelTonight launch… Read More »
Travel Startup Funding and M&A Trends Show Mixed Q1 2025 Outlook
After signs of recovery in 2024, travel startup funding slowed in Q1 2025, raising under $1 billion—down from $1.6 billion… Read More »
Google Enhances Travel Tools With New AI-Powered Features
Google has rolled out a suite of AI-powered updates to its travel tools, enhancing trip planning, hotel booking, and destination… Read More »
Airlines Warn of Slowdown—Should OTAs Brace for Impact Too?
Major U.S. airlines including Delta, American, Southwest, and United have recently lowered earnings forecasts, citing a challenging economy and rising… Read More »
Bolt Launches Flight Tracking Feature for Airport Ride Pickups
Bolt has introduced a new flight tracking feature designed to simplify airport pickups for travelers. The mobility app now allows… Read More »
AI and Asia’s Travel Rebound Are Reshaping the Industry Fast
Trip.com Group COO Schubert Lou believes 2025 marks a pivotal shift in travel, fueled by Asia’s full rebound and rapid… Read More »
Digital Nomad Hospitality Evolves Amid Return-to-Office Shift
As companies worldwide scale back remote work, digital nomad hospitality is entering a new phase. The rebranding of Selina to… Read More »
Perplexity Adds Hotel Booking via Selfbook and Tripadvisor
AI-powered search engine Perplexity has partnered with Selfbook and Tripadvisor to launch native hotel booking directly on its platform. The… Read More »