Tech-enabled vacation rentals platform Vacasa has bought Oasis Collections for an undisclosed sum, gaining access to new international markets and bringing its total inventory to some 10,600 properties. The move comes just under twelve months since Vacasa picked up more than $100 million in a Series B round. At…
WizzAir turns to SITA to track down lost bags
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Low cost airline WizzAir has introduced SITA WorldTracer to help speed up the process of reuniting passengers with mishandled luggage. The airline, based in Hungary, served 29.6 million passengers during its 2018 financial year, up 24.7% from the previous year. SITA’s WorldTracer is a global reporting and matching service…
Trainline seeks obvious and not so obvious skills from its data science team
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Sponsored by EyeForTravel In the past year alone, the data team at Trainline has grown from ten to around 50 people. Fergus Weldon, Trainline’s director of data science, and EyeforTravel Amsterdam keynoter, explains: “All of that data investment goes into building innovations to make journeys simpler, smarter and smoother…
This is a roundup of announcements related to people moves and business expansions in travel in October 2018 Monday 1 October Netflights new boss Andrew Shelton, who left his role as managing director for Cheapflights after its sale to Booking Holdings (Priceline Group as was), has taken on the…
Golden Week getaway, Meituan’s HK listing, Alibaba’s hotel robot and more China news and trends
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Around seven million Chinese are expected to travel abroad during the Golden Week, Meituan was listed in Hong Kong and Alibaba’s develops AI-driven service robots for hotels. All this and more… Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day travel During the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday (September 22-24), Chinese tourists made nearly…