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SeaPort Airlines to offer daily flights between Seattle’s Boeing Field and Spokane

The air travel option, starting March 9, could potentially link commuters out of the Seattle region’s major tech hub with companies and clients building out the tech scene in Eastern Washington. Read More

‘We’re experimenting aggressively’: How Expedia sees AI reshaping travel — and its own business

Expedia is responding to the AI era by making sure it’s testing new ways to reach travelers — and also using it aggressively inside its own business. Read More

Expedia quarterly revenue climbs 11% to $3.55B; shares fall 3%

Expedia’s B2B arm remained a major growth engine. Read More

Filing: Expedia Group layoffs impact 162 workers in Washington state

A variety of roles will be impacted, including product managers, software development engineers, user experience designers, data engineers, content designers, and others. Read More

Travel startup founder trades banking for basecamps, and makes bucket-list treks more inclusive

Preeti Suri is co-founder and CEO of Bellevue, Wash.-based AdventureTripr, a travel marketplace leveraging technology and AI to help facilitate multi-day outdoor excursions. Read More

Otto, led by former Expedia exec, rolls out AI agent for business travelers that mimics an executive assistant

Otto was founded by longtime travel industry veterans and is built to learn and understand an individual’s travel habits — airline and hotel preferences, seat choices, loyalty programs, and more. Read More

Expedia watching government shutdown ‘very closely’ as shares surge after Q3 earnings top estimates

Expedia is monitoring potential disruptions from the ongoing U.S. government shutdown and related FAA-ordered flight cancellations. The Seattle-based company is… Read More

CLEAR to launch biometric ‘eGates’ at Seattle airport to speed security in time for World Cup

Security company CLEAR is partnering with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to launch new biometric “eGates” at select airports across… Read More

Expedia stock soars 15% as B2B momentum fuels revenue growth

Expedia Group topped estimates for its second quarter earnings with $3.8 billion in revenue, up 6% year-over-year, and adjusted net… Read More

United joins other airlines in offering facial recognition as ID option at Seattle airport

United is the latest airline to offer TSA PreCheck Touchless ID as a service for its customers who are traveling… Read More

New Expedia feature uses AI to help travelers plan and book trips based off shared Instagram Reels

Don’t just scroll past those influencers soaking up all the sun at far-off destinations in your Instagram feed. Build an… Read More

Orbite's Brienna Rommes in classroom

A taste of space on Earth: Astronaut training startup raises $4M to market way-out experiences

Seattle-based Orbite says that it’s completed a $4 million funding round and sealed a strategic deal with Accor, one of… Read More

A mom and son with tech roots at the University of Washington launch trip-mapping startup

When I was searching for a hotel earlier this year for a volleyball tournament, I could easily find information on… Read More

TSA introduces new facial recognition tech at Seattle airport to speed security screening

Facial recognition technology intended to speed the security screening process is being introduced at TSA checkpoints at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.… Read More

Expedia vet leads stealthy Madrona Venture Labs spinout building an AI agent for business travelers

A group of longtime travel industry veterans are teaming up on a new Seattle-based startup called Otto that is developing… Read More

Spectators at Gas Works Park for 2017 solar eclipse

Three options for seeing the solar eclipse, from expensive to iffy to absolutely free

After a seven-year gap, a total solar eclipse is once again due to make a coast-to-coast run across North America,… Read More

Seattle vanlife gurus see tech and AI’s potential as a copilot, to boost human connections on road trips

With all the makings of a buddy road trip adventure, two longtime Seattle friends and tech veterans have teamed up… Read More

Travel planning startup led by longtime tech investor combines human insight and AI

Kirkland, Wash.-based travel tech company Steller raised $5 million to launch a new planning feature in its app called “Trips”… Read More

End of the road for Cabana: Seattle travel startup shuts down camper van rental business

Cabana, the Seattle-based startup that rode the pandemic-fueled “vanlife” travel craze to more than $16 million in funding, shut down… Read More

Orbite customers on zero-G airplane flight

Orbite begins the launch countdown for its commercial astronaut training programs

After getting its start in Seattle and testing its business model in France and Florida, a space travel venture called… Read More

Cyberattack takes out key travel information on Washington state transportation website and app

The Washington State Department of Transportation is blaming a “cybersecurity incident” for taking out parts of its website and app… Read More

Plane flying for KinectAir

Katie Buss and Ben Howard take command at KinectAir travel service as co-CEOs

Retired Air Force Col. Katie Buss and tech entrepreneur Ben Howard have taken the helm as co-CEOs of Vancouver, Wash.-based… Read More

On the EV road again: A year after using an electric Mustang, father and son try a Tesla for long drive

Last summer, Aaron Blank and his son hit the road between Seattle and Los Angeles for a baseball-fueled journey that… Read More

Expedia Group says ‘surplus of top-tier tech talent’ is boosting its strategic hiring efforts

Expedia Group’s earnings report Thursday included an interesting nugget about its technology hiring efforts, indicating that the Seattle-based online travel… Read More

Expedia Group rolls out new travel loyalty program that includes Vrbo, Hotels.com — here’s how it works

Seattle-based travel giant Expedia Group this week debuted its new unified loyalty program that rewards customers for using its flagship… Read More

Expedia’s new ChatGPT travel planning tool is a litmus test for the future of AI and humanity

For many travelers, technology long ago supplanted travel agents for the basic booking of flights, hotels, and excursions. But how… Read More

T-Mobile inks deal with Delta to bring in-flight Wi-Fi for all customers

T-Mobile is expanding its airline partnerships via a new deal with Delta Air Lines. The Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier announced… Read More

Expedia provides online help to those seeking shelter as they flee Hurricane Ian in Florida

As Hurricane Ian bears down on Florida this week, numerous state agencies are mobilizing to respond. Seattle-based travel giant Expedia… Read More

TrovaTrip, which matches travel group hosts with travelers, lands $15M

TrovaTrip, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that runs a marketplace for group travel, raised $15 million in a Series A round… Read More

Alaska Airlines to roll out electronic bag tags to save time (and paper) at the airport

Smart travelers have all sorts of tips and tricks for saving time and effort at the airport. The smartest ones… Read More

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