Selene Brophy travel tips

Amid the experience sector’s digital transformation, a notable trend is emerging: the importance of direct bookings, with smaller tour operators looking to capitalize on the next wave for experience travel businesses.

TUI Group has consolidated its digital activities in Portugal by opening a new tech center in Porto.

Adventure booking platform TourRadar has added two new partners, Local Adventures and TRAVLR, to its business-to-business tool for selling organized multi-day adventure travel.

Search for a tour or activity for your next trip and you'll get a list of ideas – but no real sense of what you'll truly experience or how it will make you feel. GetYourGuide CEO Johannes Reck thinks AI will fix that.

Every company in the travel industry is racing to build a “killer AI app,” but it isn’t clear which companies will win: today’s dominant players or cutting-edge startups.

Glenn Fogel, Booking Holdings CEO confirmed Wednesday that Booking.com has extended its contract with eTraveli and would continue to build its fledgling flight business as it is set to appeal the European Commission’s objection to the acquisition.

Sandemans Tours has partnered with TripAdmit to integrate its digital tipping and reviews platform, TipDirect, across its network of guides in more than 30 cities across Europe, North America, and the Middle East.

Travel startup Dharma has launched a multi-day tour experience based on Netflix’s popular series“Emily in Paris.”

Bookings have surged for Klook, one of Asia’s leading online marketplaces for travel experiences.

Flight Centre Travel Group has appointed John van den Heuvel as president of its Corporate Traveler USA Division, as the company places significant focus on growth in the region.

The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) has seen over 12,000 downloads of its Travel Advisor Career Overview guide to becoming a travel agent since it made the resource free.

“Morocco is open, Morocco is safe, and Morocco is still an incredible place to visit.”

Young travelers are hungry for adventure, and it’s taking them to Africa. 

TUI-owned FirstChoice.co.uk has relaunched as a vibrant new travel and experiences booking platform as the brand looks to strengthen its position with the flexible, independent traveler.

South Africa’s ministry of tourism and Airbnb have announced a partnership to regulate the country’s short-term rental industry.

The impact of Morocco’s deadly earthquake is still being assessed as emergency services continue rescue operations. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake has claimed more than 2,000 lives, and thousands more are injured, after the natural disaster struck about 50 miles outside of Marrakesh in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco on Friday.

The high-end, experiential travel show Pure Life Experience, meant to take place in Marrakesh from 10 to 13 September, has been canceled.

The corporate division of Flight Centre Travel Group is outperforming the company’s leisure travel bookings, pointing to a comeback for a sector that has suffered significant cutbacks during the pandemic.

TUI Group wants to shift more than 50% of its bookings to its TUI App, an ambitious long-term goal for Europe’s largest holiday package tour operator, given that app bookings account for less than 10% of its sales in key markets like the UK and Germany. 

Earning miles and points is easy for consumers who sign up for credit cards or special rewards programs. But knowing where and how to use those points to make their travel dreams come true has proven much more challenging – an estimated $30 billion in loyalty points go unredeemed each year.  

Turo, the peer-to-peer car rental startup, has seen an uptick in electric vehicle use for summer road trips.