Articles tagged “tickets”

Tourism

Paris’ Louvre Entrance Fee Spike Foreshadows Pricey 2024 Olympic Games

Visitors to Paris will need to have deeper pockets as the city readies to host the Olympic Games next year.

Paris’ Louvre Entrance Fee Spike Foreshadows Pricey 2024 Olympic Games

Startups

Fairlyne Raises $3 Million for Travel Ticket Resale Platform: Startup Funding Roundup

Fairlyne wants to help travelers resell their unwanted airline tickets, and Boddy wants to help people access gyms while they're traveling.

Fairlyne Raises $3 Million for Travel Ticket Resale Platform: Startup Funding Roundup

Startups

Viatu Raises $1 Million to Book Eco-Friendly Trips in Africa

The startups featured want to sell eco-friendly trips to Africa, e-bike rides in London, and train ticket upgrades throughout the UK.

Viatu Raises $1 Million to Book Eco-Friendly Trips in Africa

Online Travel

Google Launches Attractions Tickets Globally on Mobile

Eventually, Google's new Tickets feature may turn out to be one of the most important developments in a long time for the tours and activities sector. Google will certainly move to monetize the feature with paid ads, and it will ultimately expand to tours, and other products, too.

Google Launches Attractions Tickets Globally on Mobile

Airlines

Airlines Will Tap New Tech in These Uncertain Times to Make It Easier to Change Restricted Tickets

Many travelers no longer want to take some trips this year for various reasons, even if their flights haven't been canceled. A new automated solution will speed up the pace at which airlines can rebook passengers by overriding the restrictions on tickets bought before the crisis.

Airlines Will Tap New Tech in These Uncertain Times to Make It Easier to Change Restricted Tickets

Meetings

Coronavirus Concerns Overshadow Eventbrite’s Strong Year-End Finish

Eventbrite closed 2019 stronger than expected, but the company's stock still stumbled after last week's earnings call. The events industry is clearly at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus Concerns Overshadow Eventbrite’s Strong Year-End Finish

Meetings

Selling Event Tickets on Social Media Is Here to Stay

Instagram already offers ticketing services in its app, and it seems like Snapchat is well on its way. Beyond selling tickets, though, both platforms are also jockeying to become the premier platform for augmented reality technology and content as the sector develops.

Selling Event Tickets on Social Media Is Here to Stay

Airlines

The travel industry maverick fighting to change how we buy airline tickets

Like or dislike his ideas, and there are plenty of people in each camp, Jim Davidson stirs things up with his advocacy, and the travel industry is a much better enterprise for his presence. Disruption is never neat, and it comes in all shapes, sizes and bobbleheads.

The travel industry maverick fighting to change how we buy airline tickets