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Can You Be A Good Host? Airbnb Offers A Free Year In Sicily
Airbnb, the online short-term rental platform, is giving away a free one-year stay in a newly renovated property in Sicily’s small rural village of Sambuca.
Hybrid high speed passenger boats to revolutionise sustainable river travel
Uber Boat by Thames Clippers is building the UK’s first hybrid high speed passenger ferries, set to launch in London in autumn 2022 and spring 2023.
Home swapping: The 2022 travel trend you need to know about
Even though going on holiday involves a few extra steps thanks to the pandemic, travel is quickly getting back into business – and most Brits can’t wait to start exploring the world again!
Traveltech for Scotland unveils free course to boost travel industry
Traveltech for Scotland has launched a free online course to help tourism and hospitality businesses find and use the right digital technologies
Klook, ZA Tech cements commitment to innovate insurance in travel
Klook and ZA Tech Global Limited ("ZA Tech"), the technology venture founded by ZA International and backed by Softbank's Vision Fund 1, has announced a joint venture (JV) that will accelerate the availability and accessibility of travel-related insurance to consumers across the globe.
#StayForTheDay campaign to boost winter bookings at local hotels
Brits are being encouraged to embrace the ‘daycation’ trend to give hotels a boost this winter.
What does the future of travel look like?
Andrew Bate, CEO of Safely, talks about how continued uncertainty around travel restrictions and high vacation rental demand will impact travel choices this year
Industry veteran and 2020 Skal International USA President David Ryan joins Vacaay
International travel tech platform, Vacaay, continues its rise with another critical hire, industry veteran David Ryan.
Conference programme revealed! Blue chips and startups to share Travel Forward stage at WTM London
Travel Forward, the global event for travel technology co-located with WTM London, has revealed the line-up for this year’s conference programme which features one of the travel industry’s most exciting start-up competitions
Streamlining booking process for tours, activities and attractions, the Livn way
Mark Rizzuto, CEO of Sydney-based technology platform Livn talks about the rapid changes taking place within this untapped vertical and how Livn is facilitating improvement in back-end technologies
What’s more important to Brits than low Covid rates for summer holiday in 2021? Weather and cheap flights
The top factors for Brits choosing a designation for their long-awaited post-COVID vacation are weather (45%), location on the green list (44%), cheap flights (42%) and a good exchange rate (33%),
Microsoft continues to dabble in travel with its potential OYO investment
Indian hospitality start-up OYO found a new godfather as reports claimed that software giant Microsoft is in advanced talks to buy some stakes in the budget hotel chain ahead of its impending public offering.
Technology key for reviving domestic tourism in India, says tourism minister
Members of Confederation of Hospitality, Technology and Tourism Industry (CHATT) recently met with G Kishan Reddy, minister for tourism and culture and offered strong support to the Ministry’s work to revive tourism
UNWTO launches digital tools to revitalise tourism
UNWTO has partnered with MUST Travel & Tech to place a digital tool at the service of tourism, allowing users to share their experiences to promote the reactivation of travel
Sabre becomes first GDS to offer microstays
Sabre and BYHOURS have signed a new agreement to provide Sabre’s agency community with relevant content that will allow them to sell rooms by the hour through the BYHOURS’ Sabre Red App
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