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Hilton is finding out new ways to tap into one of the fast-growing segments of hospitality — thanks to a student competition.

Hotel booking sites have capitalized on Olympics demand by boosting prices for stays during the Games. But hotels aren’t alone in seizing this opportunity.

Kazakhstan and Iceland have emerged as favored destinations among Chinese tourists, while Thailand continues to struggle with perceptions of safety, according to Dragon Trail International’s latest Chinese consumer sentiment research.

Some tourism agencies are using geolocation mobile data to identify visitors who stay with friends and relatives to hone their marketing efforts.

In some ways the Middle East is a victim of its own success: It weathered the pandemic relatively well, and the luxury market proved resilient. But now as tourism to the region swiftly recovers, the challenge is how do brands operating there stand out when inter-regional competition is so fierce?

Travel companies have been trying to knit together the fragmented pieces of the customer journey for years. 

Seven startups involved in the travel industry have raised nearly $124 million this week.

Hotel executives are the first to admit they’ve been behind the curve with new technology. The problem now is that travelers expect the tech in a hotel to be as good or better than what they have at home.

Sojern, the business-to-business marketing platform for travel companies, is moving into a new sector of hotel services through an acquisition. 

Six travel tech startups reported raising nearly $49 million this week.

This is a story about how questionable data about plunging Airbnb host revenue took on a life of its own, leading to a slew of news articles and social media posts, investor concerns, and one CNBC interview.

It is generally acknowledged by hospitality professionals that the industry is far behind technologically. In a world where consumers are spoiled by high-tech service in banking and retail, hotels often leave guests feeling unsatisfied.

Infare, a Denmark-based provider of airfare data and analysis software, has been acquired. 

From skiplagging to planes diverting over wine, a constant stream of flight drama has filled many people's news streams and social-media pages.

According to USA Today, Orbitz.com suffered a major data breach that may affect up to 800,000 customers who booked during 2016.

By now, you’ve likely heard about the massive data breach of Marriott’s Starwood guest reservation database. If you haven’t: The info of nearly 500 million people may have been compromised in the hack, making it one of the largest breaches of consumer data in history, and one that might have spanned over the past four years.

You might want to increase your budget for your summer vacation—inflation has hit the travel industry.