Ramp Takes Travel Plunge with Managed and Unmanaged Offering
Corporate spend management startup Ramp last month leapt into the travel management space with the launch of the Ramp for… Read More »
US Road Trips Outpace Pre-Pandemic Counts for the First Time
Somewhat strangely, considering today’s record-high fuel prices, the number of road trips being taken in the U.S. has just outstripped… Read More »
Holland America Makes Embarkation Easier With Tech-Based Products
Holland America Line says the pre-boarding guest experience will be simplified and embarkation made easier implementing the use of mBark… Read More »
CBRE Again Boosts Hotel Forecast, Sees Rate Recovery in ’22
Thanks to what it called stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter performance, CBRE Hotels Research again has upgraded its 2022 U.S. lodging forecast and… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Launches New Hotel Booking Engine
Royal Caribbean International announced the launch of a hotel booking engine that will make it easier for cruise passengers to… Read More »
TAMS to Open New Round of Incubator Applications
The Travel and Meeting Society incubator committee plans to open applications on March 21 for its second cohort of startups,… Read More »
Breeze Airways will offer Uplift’s buy now pay later solution
Uplift, the leading enterprise Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution serving the world’s top travel brands announced an exclusive partnership… Read More »
Dutch TMC Schiphol to Adopt Travelport Plus Platform
Amsterdam-based travel management company Schiphol Travel International will move to the Travelport Plus platform as a part of its multiyear… Read More »
Oyo Partners with Hotelbeds for Special U.S. Rates
Hotel distribution channel Hotelbeds is partnering with hotel chain Oyo in securing special rates and exclusive offers at Oyo’s properties… Read More »
WhyHotel Rebrands, Scores $90M Equity Investment
Pop-up hotel operator WhyHotel has secured $90 million in equity investment and rebranded as Placemakr, the company announced Tuesday. It… Read More »
British Virgin Islands debuts redesigned website
The British Virgin Islands & Film Commission (BVITB) is enhancing its online offerings with a revamped website, which enables users… Read More »
Uber Temporarily Adds Fuel Surcharge to Customer Rides
The Russian war on Ukraine has disrupted global oil supply lines, driving gas prices up to ever-increasing record highs, and… Read More »
Flight Centre to Take Majority Stake in TPConnects
Flight Centre Travel Group is upping its stake in travel content aggregator TPConnects to a majority 70 percent, the travel… Read More »
TripActions Adds Auto-Itemization Feature to Liquid
TripActions has added auto-itemization capabilities to its TripActions Liquid integrated payment and expense management solution, the company announced. The feature… Read More »
Sonesta Names REIT Vet to Succeed Flores as CEO
Real estate investment trust Service Properties Trust CEO John Murray will succeed Carlos Flores as Sonesta International Hotels Corp. president… Read More »
Sustainability Reporting, Omnichannel Experience Top CWT’s Investment Priorities
CWT last month pledged to launch new capabilities throughout this year after implementing a recapitalization plan that includes a $100… Read More »
Sonder Outlines Corp. Travel Commitment in First Earnings Call
In its first earnings call since going public in January, short-term rental provider Sonder reported a 28 percent year-over-year increase… Read More »
Ext.-Stay Co. Edyn Secures Debt Funding, Plans Expansion
London-based extended-stay lodging company Edyn has secured £105 million in debt facility funding from Blackstone Mortgage Trust and KSL Capital… Read More »
Eurail launches new branding
Eurail is ready for the next era of travel with updated branding and a new visual identity as well as… Read More »
Travel in Asia-Pacific is trailing the rest of the world
Travel in Asia-Pacific is trailing the rest of the world and should expect a bumpy recovery, a Booking.com executive said… Read More »
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a seismic event for the aviation industry
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is turning into a seismic event for the aviation industry just as it emerges from… Read More »
Accelya Adds Amadeus Alum to Americas Sales Team
Airline technology provider Accelya has named former Amadeus executive Victor Ordóñez as VP of commercial for the North Latin America… Read More »
Choice Sets July SoCal Debut for First Everhome Suites
Choice Hotels expects its first Everhome Suites, the company’s latest entry into the midprice extended-stay category, to debut around July… Read More »
RV Travel Continues to Grow and Evolve
Recreational vehicles (RVs) are soaring in popularity in the United States. Prior to the pandemic motorhomes and trailers were growing… Read More »
Airline software giant ends distribution service with Russia’s Aeroflot, crippling carrier’s ability to sell seats
Sabre Corp. on Thursday Mar. 3 said it terminated a global distribution agreement with Russia’s Aeroflot, crippling the country’s largest… Read More »
Isolated, Russians travelers do not know when they will be able to travel abroad again
Viktoriya and Yevgeny Vinnikov had carefully planned for a trip this month to Bulgaria, even traveling hundreds of miles to… Read More »