W Hotels launches its own record label, W Records

5th December 2018

In the autumn, glitzy chain W Hotels launched its own record label, W Records. Marisa Cannon reports on why this hospitality brand – part of Marriott Internat...

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Airbnb sees surge in popularity among business travellers

30th November 2018

Airbnb's business travel portal Airbnb for Work (recently rebranded from Airbnb for Business) is seeing exponential growth. Between 2015 and 2016, reservations ...

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Toronto’s trendy East Room co-working space set to expand

29th March 2018

Located in Toronto's up-and-coming Riverside district, three year-old co-working space East Room is in the process of expanding. Operating out of an 1920s in...

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Virgin Atlantic unveils festive crowdfunding platform for dream trips

4th November 2017

Tapping into the trend for favouring experiences over material possessions, Virgin Atlantic has launched a new crowdfunding platform called "Where I Want for Ch...

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Why WeSwap wants travellers to exchange money with strangers

30th September 2017

Jared Jesner, founder and CEO of peer-to-peer travel money service WeSwap, speaks to Globetrender about his innovative foreign currency exchange app, and why cr...

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Uber launches clean air plan for greener cities

17th September 2017

In a bid to reduce pollution across the world's cities, on-demand taxi service Uber has announced that it intends to make sure every Uber X car in its London ne...

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Seven European travel tech start-ups to watch

17th September 2017

With 200 travel tech businesses attracting £2.5 billion of funding in 2016 and more than three quarters of UK holidaymakers booking holidays online during 2016...

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CityStasher: new left luggage app lets you travel light

19th July 2017

CityStasher is a travel tech start-up that is tapping into a new niche within the sharing economy – left luggage. After downloading the app, you can search fo...

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Why travel companies are investing in start-ups

29th June 2017

Marriott Hotels, Eurostar, IAG and Boeing are four companies that have recently announced initiatives to invest and support the growth of start-ups, demonstrati...

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Ian Schrager’s new Public hotel represents ‘luxury for all’

26th June 2017

A new hotel brand from legendary hotelier Ian Schrager has arrived in New York this month with the opening of Public on Chrystie Street in the Bowery, on the Lo...

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How Crystal Cruises is redefining ultra-luxury holidays

22nd June 2017

Crystal Cruises is the most decorated luxury cruise company in the industry. Now, a ‘new chapter’ sees Crystal expand its fleet to include river boats, ya...

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Millennial-only ships: why cruises are becoming cool

1st June 2017

The typical booker of cruises has traditionally been aged 50 or over, and travelled to destinations such as the Bahamas, Hawaii and Mexico. But all that is chan...

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Surprise travel: taking trips to mystery destinations

9th May 2017

Have you ever turned up at an airport without knowing where you’re going on holiday? Rose Dykins reports on the 'surprise travel' trend that allows you to do ...

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Why Royal Caribbean is recruiting an Instagram intern

31st January 2017

American cruise company Royal Caribbean is searching for a summer Instagram intern to show off how amazing its voyages are. Hannah Hastings reports With applic...

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Why Airbnb is branching into flights and experiential Trips

14th January 2017

Ben Brown reports on why Airbnb is expanding into flight booking services and experiential travel with the launch of its new Trips platform, taking the sharing ...

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New Jo & Joe hotel brand embodies ‘joie de vivre’ trend

8th January 2017

French group Accorhotels is launching a new concept called Jo & Joe, which will embody the fledgling trend for "joie de vivre" in its day-glo, pop-art desig...

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Why co-living is transforming the way we work and travel

8th January 2017

From WeLive to Roam, a host of new companies are setting up modern co-living communes around the world for sociable entrepreneurs. Jenny Southan reports We've ...

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Shoreditch Platform: new PAYG co-working space opens in London

6th November 2016

Ben Brown reports on a new creative co-working space, which opened in London's Shoreditch in the autumn, and offers an innovative pay-as-you-go membership schem...

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Sharing economy: meet Antlos, the Airbnb for yacht holidays

19th October 2016

Antlos, a new online platform that connects travellers with skippers, is allowing the easy and affordable charter of yachts, in a similar way to booking an apar...

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Exploring Los Angeles with the ‘People Walker’

24th September 2016

In Los Angeles – the city where no-one walks – a fledgling trend has been born. Meet Chuck McCarthy, the "People Walker" whose unique side-hustle has opened...

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Artificial intelligence: can a travel bot book my holiday?

30th July 2016

Travel companies such as Kayak, Hipmunk, Expedia and Skyscanner have all recently launched 'bots' with artificial intelligence to help customers book trips onli...

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Caring capitalism: concept airline POP will give profits to charity

7th July 2016

POP, which stands for People Over Profit, is a concept airline that intends to donate 51 per cent of its net profits to charity, and is relying on crowdfunding ...

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Why ‘personalisation’ will make airlines and hotels rich

6th July 2016

A survey of British consumers has revealed people are willing to spend up to £61 on hotel and airline extras that personalise their trip – be it champagne on...

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Extreme travel: four adventures for the very brave

2nd July 2016

The trend for "extreme travel" is gaining traction, with tour companies such as Total Management creating thrilling packages for only the bravest of travellers....

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