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UnTours Foundation plans $10M investment for better tourism future | PhocusWire
The foundation's partners include Expedia Group, TUI Care Foundation, Adventure Travel Trade Association, Flywire and B Tourism.
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Flight Centre Travel Group to acquire Scott Dunn to tap luxury markets | PhocusWire
Founded in 1986, Scott Dunn has 200 full-time employees, and its two main markets are the United Kingdom and the United States, with a small presence in Asia.
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Wave of class action lawsuits provide warning for travel brands | PhocusWire
Spirit and Jetblue airlines and Carnival Corporation are among the brands hit recently with class action lawsuits related to their use of session replay software.
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Freed Group expands footprint in travel with acquisition of Connexus | PhocusWire
Freed co-founder and CEO Abel Zhao says the acquisition will bring opportunities "spanning travel services, e-commerce, marketing services and brand loyalty programs..."
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How much are hotels losing by not controlling prices? | PhocusWire
Analysis by Mirai finds that hotels that reduce disparities and improve pricing compared to OTAs almost automatically get more impressions, clicks and direct bookings.  
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Fever adds $110M to coffers to boost content | PhocusWire
The investment in New York and Madrid-based Fever was led by Goldman Sachs with a number of other investors also participating.
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Holdbar secures $1M for tours and activities tech platform | PhocusWire
Holdbar is developing a software platform to help tours and activities operators distribute their products and services as well as to drive efficiency.
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Jayride acquires assets of AirportShuttles.com | PhocusWire
Jayride says the acquisition is a fit with its "growth strategy, enhancing scale and accelerating path to cash flow positive."
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Vipper lands €2M for multimodal platform development | PhocusWire
Vipper, founded in 2018, aims to simplify the booking of rail, bus and flight tickets on one platform.
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ALERTS: New deals, products, partnerships and hires in digital travel | PhocusWire
The backbone of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry is powered by technology and digital services. Here we capture new deals and partnerships, product launches and important hires all in one place.
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Autonomous vehicles break into tours and attractions | PhocusWire
GoCar is preparing to roll out self-driving electric vehicles, with a Las Vegas demonstration tentatively scheduled for March 10.  
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Increased business travel and spending anticipated in 2023 | PhocusWire
Business travel spending is at 68% of pre-COVID levels for domestic bookings and 58% for international.
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Future traveler segments and the forces forging them | PhocusWire
A new Amadeus study defines different groups of travelers and gauges their attitudes toward travel in 2033.
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Mobile gross bookings projected to surge in NE Asia led by South Korea | PhocusWire
South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau are preparing for a travel rebound with the rebuilding of air connectivity across Asia Pacific markets.
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From AI to Google: 5 truths for travel marketers in 2023 | PhocusWire
Generative AI can be a friend - or a foe - and don't look for Google to be unseated as the top search engine for travelers.
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Q&A: EV Hotels’ vision to serve “technology travelers” | PhocusWire
EV Hotels bills itself as the first smart hotel brand with experiences in crypto and NFT.  
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Presenting the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023 | PhocusWire
PhocusWire presents the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023 - our annual list of new companies in travel, tourism and hospitality that we think will make a mark next year.
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Kindred taps dating app tech for home swaps | PhocusWire
Unlike on vacation rental platforms, all Kindred members must host their own home so “everyone has skin in the game,” according to the startup.
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Trivago sees big opportunity in direct hotel booking | PhocusWire
Trivago says that the “value of metasearch has increased” in the current environment as consumers are more interested in comparing offers and searching for savings.
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STARTUP STAGE: Herdify enables hyper-targeted marketing for travel brands | PhocusWire
The company was founded in 2021 by a former Microsoft strategist, and the executive team includes former Red Carnation Hotels chief marketing officer Victoria Murden.
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Sojo secures $6.2M to improve STR amenity automation | PhocusWire
Ballast Point Ventures led the round, which also included Jason Sprenkle, CEO of business intelligence company Key Data Dashboard.
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Uber, Lyft earnings may bode well for travel trends | PhocusWire
Both companies anticipate gross bookings to grow 20 to 24% year over year in the current quarter. 
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What’s next for travel in Asia? | PhocusWire
Northstar Travel Group thought leaders discuss the reopening of China, travel tech developments and more.  
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UNWTO Gastronomy Tourism Forum Highlights Talent Development and Waste Reduction
‘Gastronomy Tourism for People and Planet: Innovate, Empower and Preserve’ was the theme as national and international experts met in Nara for the 7th UNWTO Forum on Gastronomy Tourism.
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Transforming Tourism by Measuring its Sustainability
One hundred experts from around the world gathered at UNWTO Headquarters to develop the next standard for Measuring the Sustainability of Tourism (MST).
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‘Best Tourism Villages’ of 2022 Named by UNWTO
From Austria to Vietnam, 32 destinations from all around the world have been named as ‘Best Tourism Villages 2022’ by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
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UNWTO Launches Online Gender Equality Training Course
The course, which is available through atingi.org, is part of the pioneering ‘Centre Stage’ project which is putting women’s empowerment at the heart of tourism development.
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Tourism Set to Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels in Some Regions in 2023
After stronger than expected recovery in 2022, this year could see international tourism arrivals return to pre-pandemic levels in Europe and the Middle East.
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UNWTO and Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) Partner Around Tourism Investments
UNWTO and the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) will partner to promote and retain investment in tourism across the Latin American and Caribbean Region.
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UNWTO at FITUR 2023: Investing in a Diverse, Sustainable Future for Tourism
At FITUR 2023, UNWTO served as the bridge between public and private leaders to advance plans to build a more diverse, resilient and sustainable tourism sector.
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Mexico’s Yucatán State Joins the UNWTO Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories
UNWTO has welcomed Yucatán’s Tourism Observatory into its International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO).
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UNWTO and Partners Advance Shared Accessibility Agenda for Tourism
UNWTO, Fundación ONCE and the Spanish Association for Standardization UNE have advanced efforts to introduce a comprehensive international standard for accessibility across the whole of the tourism sector.
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UNWTO Announces Winning Start-Ups for “Awake Tourism Challenge”
UNWTO has announced the winners of its Awake Tourism Challenge, celebrating the start-ups that are reshaping the sector in every global region.
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UNWTO and Antigua and Barbuda Ambassador Dario Item Share Vision of Tourism for Growth and Opportunity
UNWTO has identified the potential of tourism to drive economic growth and social opportunity across its newest Member State, Antigua and Barbuda.
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G20 Tourism Side Event Focuses on Rural Tourism for Community Empowerment
The first meeting of the G20 Tourism Working Group to be held under the Indian Presidency placed the focus on the sector’s role in in advancing the 2030 Agenda.
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Mohe: China's northernmost city records coldest day ever | CNN Travel
Temperatures in China's northernmost city plunged to minus 53°C (minus 63.4 degrees Fahrenheit) -- its coldest ever recorded, meteorologists said.
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Covid China: After three years of isolation, China opens its gates | CNN Travel
Thousands of travelers crossed mainland China's borders on Sunday for joyful reunions and long-awaited journeys as authorities relaxed restrictions that had both separated families and isolated the world's most populous country for nearly three
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Flights canceled: 1,800 cancellations Tuesday due to weather | CNN Travel
More than 1,800 flights were canceled and many more delayed on Tuesday as a brutal ice storm continued to hit parts of the South and central United States, bringing a second day of transport problems.
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Influx of Cuban migrants in Florida Keys shuts down national park | CNN Travel
Dry Tortugas National Park in the Florida Keys is temporarily closed to the public due to an influx of migrants from Cuba.
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Yakutsk: It's now minus 80 in the world's coldest city | CNN Travel
Thought your winter was cold? Temperatures in the world's coldest city have plunged to minus 62.7°C (minus 81 Fahrenheit).
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Some California's parklands are still closed after series of storms | CNN Travel
One of California's biggest draws is its state and national parks. But because of the epic winter storms in January, various outdoor recreational areas remain closed, including Los Padres National Forest.
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Flight cancellations and delays continue into Wednesday | CNN Travel
Ongoing winter weather situations across the US continue to cause flight disruptions, with 2,000 flights already canceled for Wednesday.
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Gaziantep Castle: Ancient structure used by Romans and Byzantines destroyed in Turkey, Syria earthquake | CNN Travel
The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday has leveled Gaziantep Castle, a historic site and tourist attraction in southeastern Turkey.
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Battery fire in United plane cabin sends 4 people to hospital | CNN Travel
A fire from the battery of an electrical device aboard a United Airlines flight forced a Newark-bound plane to return to San Diego on Tuesday and sent four people to the hospital, officials say.
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China's new airline routes for 2023 | CNN Travel
New flights beginning in early 2023 connect mainland China to Johannesburg, Athens, Budapest and other major destinations.
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US National Parks to waive entrance fees for MLK Day, 4 other days in 2023 | CNN Travel
The US National Park Service is back with its offer of five days a year when the entrance fees are waived at every site under its domain in the country. That includes all 63 national parks and more than 420 places in total.
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Qantas plane lands safely after mayday alert | CNN Travel
A Qantas flight landed safely at Sydney Airport Wednesday despite a mayday alert issued on approach.
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Hundreds of flights canceled at Denver airport because of winter storm | CNN Travel
Hundreds of flights have been canceled Wednesday at Denver International Airport (DIA) as a winter storm sweeps across the Rocky Mountain region, according to data from FlightAware.
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