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Articles tagged “travel technology”

Travel Technology

A Founder Who Is Refocusing His Mapping App Toward Generative AI

Matthew Rosenberg is not waiting around for generative AI to push him out of a job. He is attempting to do what the rest of the industry should be doing as well — leveraging new tech to build something for the future.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

A Founder Who Is Refocusing His Mapping App Toward Generative AI

Travel Technology

Mondee Acquires Brazilian Online Travel Marketplace Orinter for $40 Million

Mondee began its journey of expanding offerings via seven acquisitions during the pandemic. Now it's starting another acquisition spree, and all signs point to that being a good move.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Mondee Acquires Brazilian Online Travel Marketplace Orinter for $40 Million

Tourism

Saudi Arabia Starts Issuing Free 4-Day Stopover Transit Visa

From issuing the first tourist visa in September 2019 to the announcement of a free-of-charge four-day stopover transit visa for air travelers, Saudi Arabia has indeed come a long way. And then of course there's the target to attract 100 million tourists per year by 2030.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Saudi Arabia Starts Issuing Free 4-Day Stopover Transit Visa

News Blog

Iberia Tech Failure Causes Delays and Cancellations

Spain’s Iberia has been hit by a computer glitch, affecting its booking and boarding system. “Due to a connectivity issue with our systems, today's flights are experiencing delays,” it said on social media on Saturday. “We apologize to our customers and thank you for your understanding. Everyone at Iberia is working to solve it as…

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Travel Technology

Expedia Group Working With Tech Startups to Make Travel More Accessible

In Expedia’s move to inch the travel industry toward equitability, the company is helping startups solve their own problems and learning from them in the process. And the startups are learning from each other, too.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Expedia Group Working With Tech Startups to Make Travel More Accessible

News Blog

Expedia Group Announces First Cohort for Startup Accelerator Focused on Underserved Travelers

Expedia Group has announced the first group of tech companies taking part in its new Open World Accelerator program. The 12 startups were chosen from hundreds of applicants worldwide focused on building tech products meant to improve accessibility for underserved travelers. Each startup or small business must have been founded in the last 10 years…

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Startups

HotelRunner Raises $6.5 Million for Low-Cost Hospitality Software Offerings

Funding announced this week went to a wide variety of travel tech startups, with involvement in hotels, cruises, messaging, and sustainability.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

HotelRunner Raises $6.5 Million for Low-Cost Hospitality Software Offerings

Online Travel

Booking.com Alums and Other Online Travel Vets Team Up to Disrupt Cruise Bookings

Turning a large proportion of cruise bookings from offline travel agents into online instant bookings would be a big ask. Many of Cruisebound's backers don't need the money, but they will have to prove themselves again nonetheless.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Booking.com Alums and Other Online Travel Vets Team Up to Disrupt Cruise Bookings

News Blog

Southwest Hires Consultant to Assess the Airline’s Tech Systems

The CEO of Southwest Airlines issued a statement to customers with new details about actions the company is taking following the debacle in the last week of December.  The most notable new information that CEO Bob Jordan shared is that the company has created a board committee to review the company’s response during that time,…

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Startups

Patriot Family Homes Raises $60 Million for Short-Term Rentals in Underserved Areas

There is a reference to artificial intelligence by nearly all the startups listed. It is being used to strengthen the services for even the seemingly most basic types of consumer apps.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Patriot Family Homes Raises $60 Million for Short-Term Rentals in Underserved Areas