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Mobile Phones Overtake Desktops as Consumers’ Preferred Travel Booking Tool

Mobile Phones Overtake Desktops as Consumers’ Preferred Travel Booking Tool
Mobile Phones Overtake Desktops as Consumers’ Preferred Travel Booking Tool
April 04, 2025  |  Travel Payments

Travel agents have long gone the way of video store clerks, and consumers haven’t walked into an airport or hotel to make a flight or...

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UK TravelTech Firms Streamline API Connections for Booking Websites
UK TravelTech Firms Streamline API Connections for Booking Websites
January 09, 2023  |  API

On the surface, booking a hotel online appears simple and straightforward. But behind the scenes, numerous technically mediated interconnections between booking websites and hotels are...

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Amex Invests in Hotel Software Firm Selfbook
Amex Invests in Hotel Software Firm Selfbook
December 08, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Hotel payment software platform Selfbook has landed a strategic investment from Amex Ventures. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Data Point: Travel App Bookings Up 16% in Q2
Data Point: Travel App Bookings Up 16% in Q2
September 23, 2022  |  Travel Payments

When they say “pent-up travel demand” they mean it, as consumer use of airline booking apps and websites rose by double digits in the second...

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Google Offers Free Hotel Booking Links in Search and Maps
Google Offers Free Hotel Booking Links in Search and Maps
March 30, 2022  |  Google

Google is offering free hotel booking links on Search and Maps, an expansion of the program it debuted in 2021, a blog post noted Tuesday...

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OYO May Not See Profits In China, India Until 2022
OYO May Not See Profits In China, India Until 2022
November 25, 2019  |  Startups

India-based OYO has filed a valuation report with India’s ministry of corporate affairs indicating that the company did not expect to turn a profit until 2022,...

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Expedia Sued By Nustay Over Antitrust Claims
Expedia Sued By Nustay Over Antitrust Claims
June 12, 2019  |  Legal

Online travel booking startup Nustay has filed a complaint with the European Union’s antitrust regulator, the European Commission, accusing Expedia Group and Booking Holdings of...

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Airbnb Invests Up To $200M In India’s OYO Hotels & Homes
Airbnb Invests Up To $200M In India’s OYO Hotels & Homes
April 01, 2019  |  Investments

Airbnb, the home sharing company, said Monday (April 1) it is investing in OYO Hotels & Homes, the India-based hotel booking company. Get the Full...

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Reimagining Hotel Booking Experiences Via Curated Mobile Apps
Reimagining Hotel Booking Experiences Via Curated Mobile Apps
March 04, 2019  |  Retail

To help define travel for the next generation of adventurers, Porter & Sail is combining discovery and booking it leans toward full-platform experiences. The app...

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