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Hopper Secures $175 Million Growth Investment Led By GPI Capital

2021-08-23 by Phil Butler

The Hopper Logo

Canada travel technology business Hopper has just finalized a $175 million Series G funding round led by New York-based GPI Capital.

Tags: 2021 funding, booking technology, cloud tools, Fintech, GPI, hopper, Khai Ha, Price Freeze for Hotels, tech funding, travel data, travel research, travel tech, travel technology 2021, Travel Technology Europe, Travel Technology Update

Tripadvisor Now Lets Hotels Participate Directly in Membership Program

2021-03-13 by Argophilia Travel News

Tripadvisor Plus

Now hotels and B&Bs can expand their visibility and reach by participating directly in Tripadvisor Plus, a new membership program for travelers.

Tags: membership programs, OTAs, travel clubs, travel programs, travel tech, travel technology, TripAdvisor, Tripadvisor Plus, Tripadvisor®

Will Travelport’s New Tech Help the Company Regain Market Share?

2021-02-24 by Phil Butler

Travelport logo

Travelport rebrands in preparation for a much anticipated new tech rollout. All concerned wonder if the company can truly innovate.

Tags: aggregators, airlines, Apollo, Elliott Management Corporation, Elliott Opportunity II Corp., GDS, GDS companies, Greg Webb, Paul Singer, retail travel Amadeus, Sabre, Sabre holdings, stocks, travel aggregators, travel bookings, travel tech, travel technology, Worldspan

TPConnects Certified as Emirates’ Technology Partner

2021-02-22 by Argophilia Travel News

Emirates Airlines

Travel Agents will save the GDS distribution surcharge ranging between USD 14 and 25 per ticket depending on sector length recently announced by Emirates to mitigate the higher cost Emirates incurs through GDS distribution, from 01 July 2021.

Tags: airline news, Emirates, Emirates Airlines, Emirates Gateway, IATA, tech, technology provider, TPConnects, travel tech

Skyscanner Changes Leadership – Hyperfocuses on the Post Covid Period

2021-02-03 by Phil Butler

Skyscanner logo

Last month Skyscanner appoints Microsoft veteran John Mangelaars to lead the company, and fixes focus on a post-pandemic surge.

Tags: airline data, Big Data, client data, data company, data intelligence, digital marketing, flights, marketing, Skyscanner, travel tech

eRevMax and Hotel Technology Provider RevSol Announce Partnership

2021-01-22 by Argophilia Travel News

RevSol

RevSol, a Kenya based hospitality technology solutions provider, has partnered with hotel distribution technology leader eRevMax.

Tags: Africa hospitlity, Africa hotels, Africa Travel, eRevMax, hospitality tech, hospitality technology, online distribution, OTAs, RateTiger, RevSol, travel tech

Euromonitor Says: “Rethink Travel Via Regenerative Tourism and Tech”

2020-11-13 by Argophilia Travel News

euromonitor

Euromonitor research says leaders need to rethink tourism via regenerative tourism and technology.

Tags: Businesswire, COVID lockdown, Euromonitor, health tourism, regenerative tourism, technology, tourism tech, travel tech

Global Travel and Tours Taps Sabre As Exclusive Tech Provider

2020-09-08 by Delia Gavrilescu

Suhaib Kidwai

Bahrain travel agency Global Travel and Tours has signed an exclusive multi-year agreement with Sabre Corporation.

Tags: Bahrain, digital travel, Global Travel and Tours, Sabre, Sabre Corporation, tech solutions, travel tech, travel technology

A Sabre Corporation Statement About Merger Agreement with Farelogix

2020-05-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Sabre

Sabre Corporation issued a statement recently from Sabre President and CEO Sean Menke regarding its merger agreement with Farelogix.

Tags: airfares, CMA, Farelogix, mergers, Sabre, Sabre Corporation, technology, technology providers, travel tech

GuruWalk Snags €1 Million Seed Funding to Serve ‘Free Walking Tours’

2020-01-02 by Phil Butler

GuruWalk

Spanish startup GuruWalk announces obtaining €1 million in seed funding from SeedRocket and other investors to jumpstart free tours.

Tags: city tours, free tours, GuruWalk, startups, tourism, tourism startups, tours, travel startups, travel tech, travel technology

Mobilemoon: The Latest Travel Rage – Solo Trips With Your Phone

2019-08-06 by Argophilia Travel News

phone girl

Data from Expedia’s first Solo Travel Report reveals 60% of travelers plan to take a solo trip within the next two years.

Tags: Expedia, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, mobilemoon, solo travel, Solo Travel Report, Tourism in Greece, travel abroad, travel companion, travel tech, Travel to Greece, Travel Trends, trips

New Research Shows Travel Buyers Not Enamored With Tech

2019-02-15 by Laura Kohlenberger

Business Travel Show

According to research from the Business Travel Show, travel buyers are still not convinced of the efficacy of next-generation technology. The research shows that fully one fifth of the 134 European buyers polled believe that by 2022, bots, Blockchain and alternative realities (AR, VR, MR, XR) will ‘significantly improve booking, saving time and money. Conversely, more […]

Tags: AI, AR, bots, Business Travel Show, travel tech

Davinci TS CEO Says His Company Is Delivering “Next” Group Bookings

2018-12-21 by Phil Butler

Alex Ilyash

Davinci Travel System (Davinci TS), an online B2B platform for booking and managing group hotel reservations, is rapidly gaining traction internationally. In just two years, the Prague-based start-up has exceeded the benchmark of 5,000 partner group hotels in 900+ European cities and over 70+ tour operators. The company’s main goal is to become number one […]

Tags: Alex Ilyash, booking technology, Davinci Travel System, Davinci TS, Group bookings, hotel bookings, Hotel occupancy, hotel reservations, Seedcamp, travel tech

Study Shows Travelers Want Travel Assistance from AI Chatbots

2018-11-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Over 75% of Americans surveyes by AI producer Humley, say they rely heavily on chatbots to imrprove the quality of their travel expereinces.

Tags: AI, chatbots, Expedia, hospitality tech, Humley, Humlley, IBM Watson, Kayak, travel assistants, travel tech, virtual assistant

Infare Launches Innovative Pricing Intelligence Tech

2018-11-20 by Delia Gavrilescu

Turkish Airlines

Infare, a global market leader in pricing intelligence, has launching Pharos, a cutting-edge business intelligence tool for airlines.

Tags: airline fares, airlines, Big Data, data analytics, fare marketing, fares, Infare, Market intelligence, marketing communications, Nils Gelbjerg-Hansen, Pharos, travel tech

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