Daily Travel Startup Watch: Vecto, SamBoat and More

There are wide discrepancies in data quality for hotel transactions across global regions, with the largest occurring in Asia-Pacific. Because hotels and agencies need to harness data quality to thrive, they must take a more nuanced regional approach to monitoring potential issues.

Amazon’s customer payment system is the picture of modernity, simplicity, and convenience. The travel industry pales in comparison, but that’s changing. Flywire is among the fintech companies jumping at the opportunity.

After years of strategic pivots and playing catch-up, the hotel giant is cleaning house, doubling down on luxury, and expanding in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

"I’m not saying we’re bringing Las Vegas to Ras Al Khaimah, but..." says a VP of the upcoming Wynn Al Marjan Island.

If you believe the marketing hype, Qantas’ new Project Sunrise flights will “overcome the tyranny of distance.” Before it does that, it has another challenge to tackle back on terra firma – aircraft manufacturing delays.