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Travel agencies are switching to the merchant of record payment model to increase protection and gain greater control over the entire consumer experience.  
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Despite hurdles to the broader implementation of offers and orders across airlines, partners and sellers, the benefits of getting started are surfacing, and momentum is shifting across the industry.
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In a call with analysts to discuss the company's Q4 and full year 2022 financial results, CEO Peter Kern says efforts to move all brands to the same front-end tech stack are nearly complete, with Vrbo migrating in the near future.
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Industry leaders from Booking.com, Expedia Group, Hopper and more weigh in on the topic of what ChatGPT might mean for their internal operations and for travelers.
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The foundation's partners include Expedia Group, TUI Care Foundation, Adventure Travel Trade Association, Flywire and B Tourism.
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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.
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Spirit and Jetblue airlines and Carnival Corporation are among the brands hit recently with class action lawsuits related to their use of session replay software.
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Freed co-founder and CEO Abel Zhao says the acquisition will bring opportunities "spanning travel services, e-commerce, marketing services and brand loyalty programs..."
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Analysis by Mirai finds that hotels that reduce disparities and improve pricing compared to OTAs almost automatically get more impressions, clicks and direct bookings.  
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The investment in New York and Madrid-based Fever was led by Goldman Sachs with a number of other investors also participating.
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Holdbar is developing a software platform to help tours and activities operators distribute their products and services as well as to drive efficiency.
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Jayride says the acquisition is a fit with its "growth strategy, enhancing scale and accelerating path to cash flow positive."
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Vipper, founded in 2018, aims to simplify the booking of rail, bus and flight tickets on one platform.
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The backbone of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry is powered by technology and digital services. Here we capture new deals and partnerships, product launches and important hires all in one place.
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GoCar is preparing to roll out self-driving electric vehicles, with a Las Vegas demonstration tentatively scheduled for March 10.  
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Business travel spending is at 68% of pre-COVID levels for domestic bookings and 58% for international.
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A new Amadeus study defines different groups of travelers and gauges their attitudes toward travel in 2033.
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South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau are preparing for a travel rebound with the rebuilding of air connectivity across Asia Pacific markets.
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Generative AI can be a friend - or a foe - and don't look for Google to be unseated as the top search engine for travelers.
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EV Hotels bills itself as the first smart hotel brand with experiences in crypto and NFT.  
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PhocusWire presents the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023 - our annual list of new companies in travel, tourism and hospitality that we think will make a mark next year.
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Unlike on vacation rental platforms, all Kindred members must host their own home so “everyone has skin in the game,” according to the startup.
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Trivago says that the “value of metasearch has increased” in the current environment as consumers are more interested in comparing offers and searching for savings.
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The company was founded in 2021 by a former Microsoft strategist, and the executive team includes former Red Carnation Hotels chief marketing officer Victoria Murden.
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Ballast Point Ventures led the round, which also included Jason Sprenkle, CEO of business intelligence company Key Data Dashboard.
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Both companies anticipate gross bookings to grow 20 to 24% year over year in the current quarter. 
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Northstar Travel Group thought leaders discuss the reopening of China, travel tech developments and more.  
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‘Gastronomy Tourism for People and Planet: Innovate, Empower and Preserve’ was the theme as national and international experts met in Nara for the 7th UNWTO Forum on Gastronomy Tourism.
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One hundred experts from around the world gathered at UNWTO Headquarters to develop the next standard for Measuring the Sustainability of Tourism (MST).
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From Austria to Vietnam, 32 destinations from all around the world have been named as ‘Best Tourism Villages 2022’ by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
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The course, which is available through atingi.org, is part of the pioneering ‘Centre Stage’ project which is putting women’s empowerment at the heart of tourism development.
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After stronger than expected recovery in 2022, this year could see international tourism arrivals return to pre-pandemic levels in Europe and the Middle East.
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UNWTO and the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) will partner to promote and retain investment in tourism across the Latin American and Caribbean Region.
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At FITUR 2023, UNWTO served as the bridge between public and private leaders to advance plans to build a more diverse, resilient and sustainable tourism sector.
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UNWTO has welcomed Yucatán’s Tourism Observatory into its International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO).
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UNWTO, Fundación ONCE and the Spanish Association for Standardization UNE have advanced efforts to introduce a comprehensive international standard for accessibility across the whole of the tourism sector.
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UNWTO has announced the winners of its Awake Tourism Challenge, celebrating the start-ups that are reshaping the sector in every global region.
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UNWTO has identified the potential of tourism to drive economic growth and social opportunity across its newest Member State, Antigua and Barbuda.
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The first meeting of the G20 Tourism Working Group to be held under the Indian Presidency placed the focus on the sector’s role in in advancing the 2030 Agenda.
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Temperatures in China's northernmost city plunged to minus 53°C (minus 63.4 degrees Fahrenheit) -- its coldest ever recorded, meteorologists said.
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Thousands of travelers crossed mainland China's borders on Sunday for joyful reunions and long-awaited journeys as authorities relaxed restrictions that had both separated families and isolated the world's most populous country for nearly three
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More than 1,800 flights were canceled and many more delayed on Tuesday as a brutal ice storm continued to hit parts of the South and central United States, bringing a second day of transport problems.
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Dry Tortugas National Park in the Florida Keys is temporarily closed to the public due to an influx of migrants from Cuba.
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Thought your winter was cold? Temperatures in the world's coldest city have plunged to minus 62.7°C (minus 81 Fahrenheit).
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One of California's biggest draws is its state and national parks. But because of the epic winter storms in January, various outdoor recreational areas remain closed, including Los Padres National Forest.
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Ongoing winter weather situations across the US continue to cause flight disruptions, with 2,000 flights already canceled for Wednesday.
| Flight | Airline | From | To | Departure | Arrival | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EK505 | Emirates | DXB | JFK | 09:15 | 14:30 | Delayed (25m) |
| AI101 | Air India | DEL | LHR | 14:30 | 18:45 | On Time |
| QR702 | Qatar Airways | DOH | SIN | 01:45 | 13:55 | Landed |
| BA256 | British Airways | LHR | DXB | 21:15 | 07:30 | On Time |
| SQ421 | Singapore Airlines | SIN | BOM | 10:00 | 13:15 | In Flight |
| LH762 | Lufthansa | FRA | DEL | 13:40 | 01:10 | On Time |
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