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Articles tagged “online travel”

Online Travel

Skift India Report: Online Travel Agencies Wield Power of Celebrity Endorsements

Bollywood's influence on marketing is undeniable. Online travel agencies are cleverly leveraging this by enlisting Bollywood celebrities to sell travel. Let there be lights, camera and action!

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 months ago

Skift India Report: Online Travel Agencies Wield Power of Celebrity Endorsements

Online Travel

Skift India Report: MakeMyTrip Partners with Cricket Fans to Elevate Homestay Standards

Bringing cricket superfans into the picture as "quality assurance ambassadors" makes total sense because these die-hard sports enthusiasts are the ones who'll be hitting the road to catch their favorite matches. It's like MakeMyTrip saying, "Let's cater to the people who are at the heart of the action."

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 months ago

Skift India Report: MakeMyTrip Partners with Cricket Fans to Elevate Homestay Standards

Short-Term Rentals

New York’s Short-Term Rental Rules Fuel Shadow Market of ‘Airbnb Alternatives’

If you follow the money in New York City's pressurized short-term rental industry, it's going underground or to venues with few protections for guests and hosts.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

New York’s Short-Term Rental Rules Fuel Shadow Market of ‘Airbnb Alternatives’

Airlines

Skift India Report: Airfares Set to Go Up as Indigo Levies Fuel Charge

India's largest airline has introduced a distance-dependent fuel surcharge and other airlines are expected to follow suit. Doubt that will have much effect on India's consistently growing aviation sector.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 months ago

Skift India Report: Airfares Set to Go Up as Indigo Levies Fuel Charge

Tour Operators

How Tour Operators are Navigating Direct Bookings: 3 Growing Trends

The lack of digital connectivity in the tours and activities sector concerns more than racing to get more tour operators online. It is about adding the right digital approach for that particular tour operator's business.

Selene Brophy | 2 months ago

How Tour Operators are Navigating Direct Bookings: 3 Growing Trends

Travel Technology

How Whatsapp Flows Could Pave the Way for Personalized Travel Experiences

WhatsApp's evolving suite of services and its impact on businesses demonstrate the platform's potential to reshape customer engagement and service. The future of customer interactions appears increasingly promising.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 months ago

How Whatsapp Flows Could Pave the Way for Personalized Travel Experiences

Travel Technology

Microsoft AI Upgrades: How They Help Tourists, Event Planners, and Business Travelers

Few of these features seem to have been designed with travel front-of-mind, except for the corporate booking tool — that's getting close to what travelers are asking for.

Justin Dawes | 2 months ago

Microsoft AI Upgrades: How They Help Tourists, Event Planners, and Business Travelers

Travel Technology

Google Updates Bard With Travel Info to Rival ChatGPT Plus – We Tested It Out

ChatGPT Plus is ahead of Google Bard on the timeline of tech releases, but Bard seems to be ahead with usability.

Justin Dawes | 2 months ago

Google Updates Bard With Travel Info to Rival ChatGPT Plus – We Tested It Out

Startups

Mindtrip Raises $7 Million for AI Trip Planner: Startup Funding Roundup

AI trip planners, alternative jet fuel, the metaverse, next-generation chargers for airline passengers: There is a big variety of travel tech startups raising money lately.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

Mindtrip Raises $7 Million for AI Trip Planner: Startup Funding Roundup

News Blog

Vacasa Announces Reverse Stock Split

Property manager Vacasa announced its intent to conduct a one-for-20 reverse stock split that's geared to get its share price higher than $1 per share and therefore to be continued to trade on Nasdaq. A vacation rental that Vacasa manages. Source: Vacasa Its shares were trading for $0.48 midday on Friday. The reverse stock split,…

Dennis Schaal | 3 months ago