Since the “consumer journey” has changed massively in recent years, Google has created what was being billed at the recent “Council meeting” as a Playbook for travel.
Research house eMarketer has forecast that online travel will reach some $216 billion in sales in the APAC region in 2017, compared to $200 billion for North America.
Chinese OTA Tuniu is taking on rivals Ctrip and Qunar for a bigger share of the country's online tourism market by expanding its services to flight and hotel bookings.
A recent Guardian column poured scorn on TripAdvisor and its apparent mishandling of reviews and misrepresentation of local businesses. However, TripAdvisor CEO said the power of community and the scale of TripAdvisor’s global reach helps make travel for everyone better in the long term.
Blank-check company Terrapin 3 Acquisition has agreed to buy India-based online travel business Yatra Online Inc. in a deal with a USD 218 million enterprise value.
Booking.com has finally carried out a pilot project of a new service on its mobile app, providing search and booking of tours, activities and attractions.
Travel has always been influenced by new technologies,the popularity of Pokemon Go could in fact be the harbinger of a revolution in travel.
Currency exchange marketplace WeSwap has announced funding of $10m led by Ascot Capital Partners.