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Travel app Hopper raises $96M from Capital One to double down on social commerce

TechCrunch

Evidently, the downturn hasn’t soured investors on the travel industry. Travel booking startup Hopper today announced that it closed a $96 million follow-on investment from Capital One, bringing the company’s total raised to $740 million. Hopper differentiates itself from rival travel services (e.g.

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Avoiding a Stay at a Haunted Hotel And Why We Need a Travel App for That

CIO

Imagine booking a room at a small, charming, off-the-beaten-path hotel on the Hawaiian island of Kauai using a popular mobile travel app, only to discover that the room is… haunted! As Dana told it, she went to bed at midnight after a long travel day. Believe me, Dana’s rather unique customer adventure is worth a blog all its own.)

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Real-time flight rewards search engine point.me raises $2M to scale its travel tool

TechCrunch

The tool, which is now launching out of beta, searches routes on more than 150 airlines to uncover reward travel options that the company says would have been difficult to find otherwise. In 2011, Morvitz was traveling frequently, earning lots of credit card points and airline miles along the way. That led to the creation of point.me

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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

Altexsoft

In the last few years (and especially after the pandemic), travel trends have dramatically shifted and multiple studies prove it. TripAdvisor‘s “Travel in 2022: A Look Ahead” Report. Moreover, half of Gen Z respondents said they want to get out of their comfort zone and crave a sense of risk and excitement while traveling.

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Closed User Groups in Travel: Benefits, Examples, and Best Practices to Enable a CUG Strategy

Altexsoft

As a travel business, it’s not enough to just offer a variety of travel options to your customers. By creating exclusive travel experiences for a select group of clients, you can increase customer loyalty, repeat purchase rate, and revenue. Travel clubs. Members of corporate travel programs. Group travelers.

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Travel Analytics: Data Sources, Use Cases, and Real-Life Examples

Altexsoft

In the continuously changing travel industry, data-driven insights are revolutionizing decision-making processes. Beyond its fundamental role in elevating customer experience, travel analytics has a valuable impact on revenue growth and cultivating a competitive edge. Travel data: external and internal sources.

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Sandeepkumar Gupta Values His Team and the Power of Blogging

Perficient

Sandeepkumar came to Perficient in 2022 and is incredibly valued for his Sitecore knowledge and blogging contributions. As a result, I was able to do some research in Sitecore and share my findings via blog posts. Maintaining monthly blogging has been key. What has your experience going through the MVP process taught you?