[ad_1] The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given TBO Tek Limited (TBO) the go-ahead for its initial public offering. The B2B travel distribution company connects buyers and suppliers across 100 countries with products including air, hotel, rail, car rental, cruise, packages and more.  The company will open its IPO Wednesday through Friday […]

[ad_1] Skift Take Many tourism board CEOs command high compensation. Here’s Skift’s first major look at the pay packages U.S. destination marketing executives, looking at the city, state, and national levels. Dawit Habtemariam Many American tourism marketers are well-paid. Visit California CEO Caroline Beteta recently collected more than $1.5 million in compensation. Brand USA CEO […]

[ad_1] Travellers from Britain are the world’s biggest early birds when it comes to making holiday plans for 2025, according to Sabre booking data. Seemingly keen to escape chilly British weather and ensure they have a trip to look forward to next year, more Brits than any other nation have already booked their 2025 getaway. […]

[ad_1] Travel group booking startup Joyned announced Thursday the launch of an artificial intelligence planner, allowing users to share information while providing vendors with additional insight into what information consumers are seeking. The newest addition to Joyned’s platform enables users to discuss, decide and book together, straight from the vendor’s website. With research suggesting that […]

[ad_1] Skift Take Expedia Group websites from the U.S. mainland to Puerto Rico, India and Dubai were experiencing outages. Dennis Schaal Many Expedia Group websites in the U.S. and other locations around the world were down Sunday afternoon Eastern Daylight Time for at least several hours. In a statement to Skift late Sunday afternoon, Expedia […]

[ad_1] The organisers of Arabian Travel Market 2024 (ATM) and representatives from the exhibition’s strategic partners, which include the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), Emirates, IHG Hotels & Resorts, and Al Rais Travel, have outlined their plans for the event, which takes place from Monday, May 6, to Thursday, May 9, 2024 at […]

[ad_1] On the heels of its $130 million Series F funding just weeks ago, Guesty has acquired Rentals United. “We see this as a natural fit for two industry-leading players that harnesses great synergy for [short-term rental] and vacation rental property managers,” said Amiad Soto, CEO and co-founder of Guesty, which operates in more than 80 […]

[ad_1] Skift Take It’s not a good sign for the U.S. if Chinese tourists — the destination’s biggest spending market in 2019 — aren’t interested in visas. Dawit Habtemariam Chinese tourists aren’t rushing to get a U.S. visitor visa like they did before the pandemic, according to a State Department official speaking Saturday at IPW, […]

[ad_1] Fourth from left (Front row): Dato‘ Fam Lee Ee, Chairman of AirAsia X; Datuk Captain Chester Voo, Deputy Group CEO (Airline Operations) of AirAsia Aviation Group; Bo Lingam, Group CEO of AirAsia Aviation Group; Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, CEO of Capital A, Vissoth Nam, CEO of AirAsia Cambodia at the send off ceremony for […]

[ad_1] A flyer who plead guilty to interfering with a flight crew will be on the hook for paying United Airlines for diverting his flight from the U.K. to Newark after threatening to “mess up the plane.” A British national who has been held in custody since his arrest in the U.S. will be responsible […]