'New frontier' for STRs / Experiences can boost hotel RevPAR / Startup Stage: VanityPass

 

Today's news on travel tech and distribution. View in browser May 19, 2025 ANCILLARIES IN THE VACATION RENTAL SECTOR: 'THE NEW FRONTIER?' Guests are looking for more from their vacations—what will it take for the STR sector to fully embrace alternative revenue streams? READ MORE Latest News Experiences can increase hotel RevPAR by 55% Turneo, an e-commerce platform for hotels, evaluated publicly available data from 136,000 hotels worldwide. Startup Stage: VanityPass aims to redesign loyalty rewards for younger travelers VanityPass is working to revolutionize the travel perks that often come as part of a credit card loyalty program. Real time availability, pricing in AI will change hospitality distribution: Are you ready? ARI, or availability, rates, inventory, could radically change the hotel booking process with real-time pricing. Speaker Alert: Alix Boulnois of Accor Register now to hear from the chief business, digital and tech officer of Accor at Phocuswright Europe in Barcelona, June 10-12. Trending Stories Prosus completes acquisition of Despegar Meet the 19 finalists of the 2025 Global Startup Pitch PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: TourRadar, Spotnana, Mews and more... Expedia Group leans into B2B arm, adding new APIs, advertising capabilities Tern raises $13M, launches new features Event Calendar MAY 22 THURS The New Age(nts) Trend Series Part 3: Impact on travel distribution Join Phocuswright and industry leaders for a discussion on how generative AI and autonomous agents are poised to revolutionize travel distribution. JUN 10 TUES Global Startup Pitch 2025 The Global Startup Pitch, by WiT, Phocuswright and PhocusWire and supported by American Express Global Business Travel, is back for the fourth year running in its quest to unearth the brightest stars on the gleaming edge of travel tech. JUN 10 TUES Phocuswright Europe 2025 Make plans now to join the most influential travel leaders for pointed one-on-one conversations, critical debate, the next wave of innovation and the best networking in travel in beautiful Barcelona. JUN 25 WED TravelTech Show 2025 Backed by Phocuswright, this is one of Europe's go-to events for discovering fresh suppliers and industry shifts. Beyond an expo, it's a pulse check on travel's latest innovations and trusted names. NOV 18 TUES The Phocuswright Conference 2025 Join the biggest innovators and most influential leaders and decision makers from the global travel industry in San Diego at The Phocuswright Conference. News on ground transportation Trainline acquires rail and bus ticket seller Trenes.com Rapid Fire with Florent Bannwarth of BlaBlaCar Uber reports Q1 revenue increase, ramps up autonomous vehicle partnerships Rapid Fire with Björn Bender of Rail Europe FTC sues Uber citing "deceptive" billing, cancellation policies Privacy | Subscribe | Unsubscribe Northstar Travel Group LLC. 301 Route 17 N., Suite 1150 Rutherford, NJ 07070 USA