Andrew Loewen and Randy Schartner, co-founders of Hotelsbycity.com and former Priceline executives, just announced their latest project: Plannin, a global travel booking platform that empowers creators to monetize their hotel recommendations and share travel-focused content. As the creator economy continues to ramp up in value, estimated to generate $ 250 billion in revenue, Plannin wants […]
Indianapolis Colts will travel third-fewest miles in 2024 NFL season
The Indianapolis Colts have nine road games in 2024 but won’t be traveling as much as the rest of the league. They have 11,497 miles of travel ahead of them, which is the third-fewest in the NFL. In comparison to the 2023 season, that is 4,906 fewer miles they traveled during the first year under […]
Lions schedule: Where Detroit ranks in travel miles among rest of NFL
One of the underrated aspects of a team’s schedule is how much traveling it will have to do in a season, as that can create extra wear and tear on the players. Knowing that, how many miles will the Detroit Lions travel in 2024? According to the Boston Herald’s Bill Speros, the Lions will travel […]
Fisker loses customers’ money, Robinhood launches a credit card, and Google generates travel itineraries
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter recapping the notable happenings in tech over the past few days. This week, TC’s auto reporter Sean O’Kane revealed how EV startup Fisker temporarily lost track of millions of dollars in customer payments as it scaled up deliveries, leading to an internal audit that started […]
Google wants to use generative AI to build travel itineraries for your vacations
As we inch towards the summer holidays, Google is announcing a slate of travel updates that place it squarely in the travel planning process and give it a lot more insight into purchasing intent in the travel sector. First up, Google is rolling out an update to its Search Generative Experience (SGE) that will allow users […]