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Where are they now? Checking in with PhocusWire’s Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023

By Morgan Hines | November 6, 2023

Twenty of our Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023 let us know how they’re doing nearly a year after they were named to our list. Read More

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Lanes & Planes lands $35M in Series B funding

By Morgan Hines | October 18, 2023

Software as a Service provider Lanes & Planes secures Series B funding led by Smash Capital as it seeks expansion. Read More

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Sabre investigation finds no security concerns from alleged ransomware attack

By Derek Catron | October 10, 2023

Despite allegations from a ransomware group that it stole sensitive personal information from Sabre, the company said it has found no evidence that customer data has been compromised. Read More

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MDO acquires HelloGM

By Morgan Hines | October 9, 2023

The centralizing hotel data platform is boosting its back-office automation capabilities with its new acquisition. Read More

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Where are they now? Checking in with our Hot 25 Startups of 2019

By Morgan Hines | October 9, 2023

Sanctifly, Stay22, Lumo, Beyond, TravelPerk and GuestReady update PhocusWire on what they’ve been up to since they were named part of PhocusWire’s Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2019. Read More

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Travelsoft welcomes Capza as minority shareholder

By Morgan Hines | October 5, 2023

Travelsoft seeks to bolster travel tech consolidation strategy with Capza’s new minority shareholder status. Read More

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Google, Expedia, Travelport and Wego on AI risks, opportunities

By Mitra Sorrells | October 3, 2023

In a session at WiT Singapore, executives from the four companies discussed concerns such as privacy, hallucinations and bias in relation to generative AI. Read More

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Two new distributors tap TourRadar's API to sell organized adventures

By Morgan Hines | October 2, 2023

As experiences gain dominance in consumers' travel planning, LocalAdventures and Travlr are using TourRadar's API to offer thousands of options to their customers. Read More

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Fetcherr partners with Royal Air Maroc to implement automated pricing

By Morgan Hines | October 2, 2023

The startup is sharing its generative pricing engine with the national carrier of Morocco. Read More

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Delta Air Lines on using AI throughout its business

By Morgan Hines | September 28, 2023

Delta's senior vice president and chief digital officer Eric Phillips shared some of the carrier’s AI strategy, citing a “digital thread" throughout everything it is doing. Read More

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Travelport tech chief talks moving the needle on NDC

By Linda Fox | April 19, 2023

Tom Kershaw, chief product and technology officer at Travelport, talks about the current state of NDC, real progress in 2023 and moving the needle on adoption. Read More

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Can we hardwire happiness into hospitality tech?

By Linda Fox | March 29, 2023

Hotels are providing the opposite of hospitality with long queues, paperwork, poor Wi-Fi and disconnected systems, according to Lennert de Jong, president for hospitality at Planet. Read More

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Reeco checks in with $10M for hotel supplies marketplace

By Linda Fox | March 28, 2023

The investment in the Israel-based company was led by Net Capital Ventures and Joule Ventures while a number of angel investors also participated. Read More

Interview / Technology

Q&A: EV Hotels’ vision to serve “technology travelers”

By Derek Catron | February 9, 2023

EV Hotels bills itself as the first smart hotel brand with experiences in crypto and NFT. Read More

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Hotel tech innovators present solutions for cleaning rooms, digital tipping

By Christina Jelski - Travel Weekly | January 26, 2023

During the ALIS Tech Challenge at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit, several companies pitched new hotel technology solutions to address the industry's labor challenges. Read More

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