2016 Archives

December is officially this year's top month for the highest total amount of travel startup funding thanks to two mega rounds for ride-hailing startups but the verdict is still out about the venture capital situation for the full year.

Tune in to hear about Google's recent moves and future ambitions for travel.

These are the newest travel startups from AngelList vying for travelers’ interest and investors’ attention.

Cruise operators are counting on Cuba to stir up new interest in long-established Caribbean sailings. That could ultimately increase demand and prices for cruises that are typically budget-friendly. But as Carnival's CEO said, adding Cuba as a destination may not do much for the bottom line at first.

The terms aren't as generous as Delta wanted, but the carrier still should be able to get plenty out of its partnership with Mexico's only full-service airline.

More evidence is mounting that Trump's infrastructure investment push won't be a traditional spending plan. Chao will likely have a major challenge in managing a plan cobbled together from a variety of financial incentives and other mechanisms.

Destinations are determining the need to focus more on the impact and value of meetings on their cities over the long term.

A prudent strategy for Airbnb might be to initially partner with an online travel agency in an affiliate relationship so it can access flights for its customers. In that way, Airbnb could test whether its users want to book flights on the site without taking the big risks involved in making a large acquisition, which could always come later.

The BestCities Global Alliance and Dubai Business Events are focusing more on how convention bureaus can collaborate with association conference organizers to create a longer legacy impact of business events for both the organizations and host destinations.