→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Better pet travel experience. Amsterdam-based Pawtrip is joining forces with BermudAir to make it easier for people to travel with their pets. It is upgrading its service by using Pawtrip’s advanced software, which is designed to work well with […]
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Group Travel just got Better
→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. It’s time for our weekly roundup of the top travel stories: Improving travel planning with AI. Belgium-based startup Wetime is making its online travel planning platform better by adding AI features. They are working together with Packet Ship, a […]
🌱 Fresh Funds, Partnerships & Mobility Startups
→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Here’s your weekly roundup of the latest trends, innovations, and startup news in travel: Boosting the things people like to do. Holibob secures new funding to enhance its eCommerce engine for travel experiences. The UK-based company helps destinations and travel brands […]
🎉 Celebrating 150 editions of FutureTravel 🎉
→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s head to this week’s top news: Travelsoft wide expansion continues. After the acquisition of French travel publication L’echo Touristique a few weeks ago, TravelgateX announced yesterday that it is joining Travelsoft. This strategic move aims to consolidate TravelgateX’s position as a […]
Eleven. Trillion. Dollars.
→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Here’s your weekly roundup of the latest trends, innovations, and startup news in travel: Eleven. Trillion. Dollars. In 2024, the travel industry is set to hit a record high with $11 trillion in earnings, and it’s expected to soar to […]
When fiction changes real-world tourism
What do Eat, Pray, Love, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and Emily in Paris have in common? These cinematic productions had multimillion-dollar budgets and profits, massive audience success, and legions of fans, indeed. And all of them were created in very specific locations that became more visited, frequented, and began to receive tourism that did […]
The Hidden Route on Google Maps
Barcelona, like many popular travel destinations, faces the challenges of overtourism. The city is proactive, experimenting with different strategies to keep daily life pleasant for residents while still welcoming tourists. An interesting step Barcelona recently took was to remove a bus route that includes a well-known tourist spot from Google Maps. This wasn’t just any […]
Program to Create Sustainable Businesses
→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Here’s your weekly roundup of the latest trends, innovations, and startup news in travel: Thinking about making travel better for the planet? Travel4Impact, launched by Amadeus and IE University, is a fully funded program designed just for small and medium businesses eager to […]
World’s Most-Loved Airports
→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. This edition is arriving just in time for your weekly roundup of the travel industry’s top news, trends, and startup stories: The expansion saga. Just weeks after acquiring Portuguese startup Vision-Box, Amadeus is now broadening its horizons with the acquisition of Voxel, an e-invoicing […]
Shuffling the Leadership Deck
People often call my attention that there is something a bit off about the travel industry – and once you know it, you can’t unsee it. Despite women being the ones behind more than 70% of travel purchases and making up 55% of the industry, they barely snag more than 8% of those top-tier board […]
Meet the city saying hello to the multiverse
As the concept of the metaverse gained momentum, many brands found themselves in a race to establish their presence in this new universe. But amidst the frenzy, it becomes crucial to question the motives behind such pursuits. Does it truly align with the brand, its business objectives, and future aspirations? Or is it merely a […]
Fresh weekly roundup: reports, trends & startups
→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s head to this week’s curation of the top news in trends, innovation and startups shaping the travel industry. The road so far: travel industry insights. Another year, another great “The State of Travel” report from Skift. The 2023 edition reveals […]
Norwegian’s surprise acquisition ✈️
→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s dive into this week’s curated selection of the top news in innovation, trends, and startups that are shaping the travel industry. Norwegian’s surprise acquisition. Norwegian’s acquisition of regional carrier Widerøe has surprised industry experts, marking a significant milestone in Norwegian aviation […]
Meet Jacqueline Davidson from Aerospace Xelerated, Speaking at FutureTravel Summit
We are thrilled to announce that Jacqueline Davidson, Programme Director at Aerospace Xelerated and Principal of Global Accelerators & Innovation Programs at Boeing, will join us as a speaker at the FutureTravel Summit in Barcelona on October 27th, 2023. Jacqueline Davidson is an exceptional professional at the forefront of driving innovation and transformation in the […]
The Golden Ticket for Travel Startups 🏆
→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s dive into this week’s top news: Next level for experience businesses. Beyonk, a leading software solutions provider for experience businesses, secures $5.8M in funding to support rapid international growth. The investment will drive organic expansion, maximizing client revenue through product […]
Boost loyalty to boost revenue 💸
→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Here is your weekly curation of the top news about innovation, trends and startups shaping the travel industry: Mapping adventures: food, travel, and outdoors. Israel-based social mapping platform Atly has raised $18 million in funding from investors such as Target Global, Tal […]