2015 Archives

This week's crop of travel startup funding, all in one place.

There's no magic to making a startup work, but there are definitely ways to radically improve your chances.

Recent tragic incidents have affected tourism around the world, but IATA's overall growth numbers reflect the public's continued desire to travel.

Savings for travel managers in the car rental space will likely be offset by airfare and hotel room rate increases worldwide.

Etihad is defining what modern First Class is for commercial airlines.

The rest of the travel industry -- or at least the big players that matter -- have caught up to HotelTonight, the first mover in the same-day mobile hotel-booking space. Heavily funded, HotelTonight is seeking an exit that makes its investors whole.

The biggest things that Lola have going for it are co-founders Paul English and Bill O'Donnell and their track record in travel tech and mobile. Apart from that, Lola faces headwinds in really going against the grain of instant bookings and digital-only travel. It's a very ambitious project with huge challenges.

Virtual events, the Internet of Things, crowdsourced marketing, and globalizing knowledge are just some of the trends fundamentally reworking the meetings and convention user experience.

Michael Klein spoke about the need to simplify user experience and why integrating digital experiences at physical locations is key for creating an integrated strategy.