Bakuun launches B-Portal for hotel and agency bookings

 

SINGAPORE – Bakuun has launched B-Portal, a white-label direct booking platform designed to provide hotels with a self-service channel for their contracted offline travel agencies.

Booking.com faces antitrust probe over commercial practices in Italy

 

The Italian Competition Authority has launched a new antitrust investigation into Booking.com, scrutinizing its hotel ranking practices on the platform.

Hospitality tech provider warns clunky chatbots are killing conversions

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Βooking platform Profitroom has warned that hotel and pub-with-rooms operators risk losing revenue due to outdated chatbots on their websites. The alert comes as SiteMinder’s Changing Traveller Report 2025 reveals that 52 per cent of consumers have abandoned an online booking due to a poor digital experience. A figure that has risen three per cent in the last year.

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 Another financial quarter, another $4.5 billion invested in marketing by the online travel giants, Airbnb, Booking Holdings, Expedia Group and Trip.com Group.

Unbaggaged partnered with Bookster, to make an enhanced customer experience

 Unbaggaged, a trusted name in luggage storage solutions announce a strategic partnership with Bookster, a leading online holiday booking system and management software for self-catering websites and holiday rentals. This collaboration is set to redefine travel convenience for valued customers.

New booking platform offers access to non-public discounts on hotels and travel experiences

SOUTH JORDAN, UTAH – Travelpass Group, a leading provider of travel technology and booking solutions, announces the launch of its new trip-planning platform, a wanderlust-inspired site that delivers both public and private discounted room rates and curated experiences for all explorers. By leveraging a multi-supplier network of hotels, Travelpass.com unlocks lodging prices and serves up support, inspiration and community along the journey.

Shiji ReviewPro launches ‘The Hotelier’s Guide to Booking.com’ to boost hotel reputation

 

BERLIN, GERMANY – The team at Shiji ReviewPro has released a new guide to help hoteliers improve their reputation on Booking.com, one of the leading travel booking websites globally. Titled “The Hotelier’s Guide to Booking.com”, the guide provides valuable insights into the importance of reputation and how to improve review scores, resulting in better visibility and increased bookings.

GIATA and 2HUB announce global collaboration

 

BERLIN - GIATA, a global leader in content solutions in the travel industry, announced a partnership with 2HUB, one of the fastest growing B2B travel booking platforms that provides a superior booking experience for travel agents with top travel deals, wide range of properties, flexibility and convenience.

Tripadvisor's year in review: Unpacking all the good in 2022

 

NEEDHAM, MASS. - With borders open and flight routes reinstated (almost) all over the world, this year will forever be known as the great travel reboot. In 2022, travelers learned how to travel again - exploring new terrain, rediscovering favorite places, and making the most of long layovers. As we end the year on a high, Tripadvisor looks back over the past year, unpacking all the good that was found along the way, at the trips that were taken and all the stories and memories that were brought back.

TripStax set to acquire Hotelzon

 TripStax, the dynamic business travel technology disruptor, has signed an agreement to acquire Hotelzon as of 1st December 2022. Established in 1972, Hotelzon is a leading B2B hotel booking platform providing efficient tools for over 370,000 users globally, including travel agencies, corporations and event management companies, to simplify the corporate hotel booking process.

With $15M in Series A Funding, TrovaTrip expands

 PORTLAND, OREGON - TrovaTrip, the first travel planning and booking platform enabling creators to host epic adventures around the globe with their communities, announces its $15 million Series A financing. The round was led by Seattle-based Madrona with participation from existing investors, PSL Ventures, Oregon Venture Fund, Elevate Capital and Portland Seed Fund.

Expedia’s Increased Focus on Its Partner Business Is Starting to Pay Off

Expedia Group's strategy to reshape the company is starting to come together, as shown in its partner business. But the grand master plan is a multiyear endeavor.

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Uplisting teams up with Dtravel to offer direct bookings for crypto payment

 

NEW YORK - Uplisting, the technology platform that enables short-term rental managers and businesses to seamlessly organize their properties and bookings, has announced its integration with Dtravel, a direct booking ecosystem powered by smart contracts that offers payment in cryptocurrency as well as traditional methods.

Avolar Travel partners with ZentrumHub to build a hotel booking platform

MIAMI - ZentrumHub, a PaaS-based travel technology company has announced its collaboration with Avolartravel.com, a leading travel agency in the North American region. This partnership will enable Avolartravel to launch its hotel booking platform in less than two weeks. 

Bedsonline supports its clients in the face of soaring booking demand

 

Bedsonline’s latest figures show that booking demand is stronger than ever, with a 123% increase in gross sales in United States FY 2022 compared to the same period in 2019.

Artificial intelligence electrifies Lightning online booking for CTM

 

Corporate Travel Management (CTM) has launched proprietary artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities in the company’s award-winning online booking tool, Lightning, to power personalized search results for each traveler’s booking.

Dtravel processes first travel booking on the Blockchain

 

Dtravel, a decentralized short-term rental travel ecosystem, achieved a significant milestone in the travel industry by processing the world’s first hospitality booking on the blockchain using smart contract technology.

Bookaway Group aims to help more bus and ferry operators sell online with latest acquisition and new product launch

 

Today, as only 10% of bus, ferry, and rail tickets are booked digitally, the ground transportation sector remains the weak link in a travel ecosystem, where airline, hotel, and destination experiences can be easily planned, booked and serviced online.

easyGuide announces a £1 million airtime-for-equity investment from UKTV Ventures

 

LONDON – easyGuide, a B2C ticketing platform for things to do around the world, has announced that it has received a £1 million investment from UKTV Ventures, an investment fund by commercial broadcaster UKTV, whose parent company is BBC Studios.

WeTravel launches Women in Travel Vertical in its Academy

 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - WeTravel -  a leading all-in-one booking and payments platform built for the multi-day travel industry - launched a Women in Travel Vertical in its WeTravel Academy to provide current, travel-specific resources to better support and represent those who identify as women in the travel industry, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Five for equality in tourism by empowering all women and girls.