Brownell Travel

PhocusWire | February 03, 2020

OYO Vacation Homes is showing no signs of scaling back its European ambitions with an acquisition disclosed that will add 17,000 properties to its portfolio. The move comes as part of a sale that began in December 2019 when Germany-based E-Domizil, a travel aggregator, acquired Wolters Reisen from TUI Group for an undisclosed fee. The Wolters Reisen business had three parts - TUI's holiday home online travel agency, a roundtrip tour operator and holiday homes tour operator - and OYO, five we...

Industry Outlook

prnewswire | May 23, 2023

United today became the first U.S. airline to support Live Activities for iPhone, giving customers real-time access to their boarding pass, gate and seat number, and countdown clock to departure time on their Lock Screen or while unlocked in the Dynamic Island, all without opening the United app. United customers check their mobile boarding pass and flight status nearly 800,000 times each day, and this new feature makes it even easier and faster for United flyers to receive timely...

Hospitality Trends

Travel Weekly | November 23, 2020

When the Covid-19 pandemic started sending seismic stuns through the worldwide travel industry, the hospitality organization Sonder looked for first to take up some slack. However, the San Francisco-based organization likewise observed chances. Sonder offers a blend of lodgings and private rentals and supports its customers with touchless hospitality - a mix that left it preferable situated over most during the emergency. As movement went to a close to stop, Sonder directed its co...

Commercial Travel

Mastercard | January 21, 2022

Mastercard announced the establishment of a new Tourism Innovation Hub in Spain, with the support of the Spanish Government. The Hub, based in Madrid and which will open in the second quarter of 2022, will develop solutions to support a sustainable and inclusive recovery for the global tourism sector through innovation, research and collaboration across the ecosystem. The initiative was ratified today, at the FITUR International Tourism Fair, between Reyes Maroto, Spain’s Minister of...