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Online Travel
Cleartrip's agency business is recording fast growth, a sign of its growing stake in the online travel sector in India.
Bulbul Dhawan | 3 weeks ago
News Blog
Travel Counsellors, a UK-based tech platform for travel agents, has acquired Planisto, a similar company that specializes in trip planning and booking. Terms and acquisition price were not disclosed. Travel Counsellors provides a platform that home-based leisure and corporate travel agents can use for trip planning and booking. Users who make bookings through the platform…
Justin Dawes | 3 months ago
Travel Agents
In an exclusive, the leading group of U.S. travel advisors responds to claims by American Airlines that they're Luddites. The group says the carrier's effort to force them to adopt its preferred technology for booking flights is too fast and that, essentially, it's a bully.
Selene Brophy | 4 months ago
Hotels
Diluting its short-term rental business is one thing Airbnb won't need to worry about if it indeed increases its hotel offerings in New York City.
Dennis Schaal | 4 months ago
Luxury
Internova Travel Group is owned by private equity firm Certares, and its CEO is the brother of Certares' CEO. How they are thinking about company strategy reflects insight into broader trends among the luxury travel agencies.
Dawit Habtemariam | 5 months ago
Tour Operators
Some experiences can take place in a day. Others need at least a week. It requires complex travel planning, but the adventure far outweighs these challenges, which is why TourRadar wants to extend its travel product reach to more travel companies, especially online travel agencies.
Selene Brophy | 6 months ago
Startups
Zeelo is helping corporate clients make shuttle routes more efficient, and Teleport is making the visa submission process a little less tedious.
Justin Dawes | 7 months ago
Travel Technology
Mondee is venturing down an unbeaten path by targeting travel influencers, and it seems to be making investors a little uneasy.
Travelport has completed the integration of corporate booking tool Deem, which it acquired earlier this year. Travelport — along with its two larger competitors, public companies Amadeus and Sabre — primarily act as marketplaces to connect airlines and travel agents. While Amadeus and Sabre have had in-house corporate travel booking tools in recent years, Travelport…
Tourism
The younger demographics actively engaging with travel agents underscores the need for adaptation. Agents are blending traditional and digital methods to connect with clients, staying relevant by catering to their evolving preferences.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 8 months ago