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Q&A: Trust, truth and transparency at the heart of TUI Group’s blockchain work

By Mitra Sorrells | February 21, 2018

TUI Group was one of the first travel brands to make headlines for its adoption of blockchain. Read More

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Travelport looks to 2021 for major business goals

By Kevin May | February 20, 2018

Travelport is targeting a number of major milestones over the course of the next three years - outside of the core GDS segment of the business. Read More

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Webjet opens blockchain marketplace to external partners

By Mitra Sorrells | February 20, 2018

Webjet is expanding its blockchain initiative, Rezchain, to four companies: Thomas Cook, DidaTravel, Mitra Global and Far East Hospitality. Read More

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Sabre posts record revenue for 2017 despite slowing growth

By Kevin May | February 14, 2018

Sabre saw revenues hit more than $3.5 billion during 2017, in what the company claims was a "transformational year" for the business. Read More

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Q&A: How blockchain is helping Webjet improve efficiency, cut costs for hotel bookings

By Mitra Sorrells | February 14, 2018

When Microsoft announced in November 2016 that it was working with Australia-based online travel agency Webjet to build a blockchain proof-of-concept solution, the term “blockchain” was still relatively... Read More

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Hotels admit steep reliance on online travel agencies

By Kevin May | February 13, 2018

Hotels have a high dependency on online travel agencies to distribute their inventory, with almost every other channel deemed to be low on same scale. Read More

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Routehappy gets second GDS deal as Amadeus signs

By Kevin May | February 12, 2018

Amadeus will include airline information such as amenities, cabin services and seat provision to travel agencies after inking a deal with Routehappy. Read More

News / Startups

Travel tech entrepreneur launches blockchain system for non-airline services

By Mitra Sorrells | February 12, 2018

A new blockchain-based travel billing and settlement platform is in the works. Read More

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Rental tech providers Hostfully and Orbirental merge

By Kevin May | January 31, 2018

Two vacation rental technology startups have agreed to combine companies, three years on from their inception in the U.S. Read More

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What hotels really want from reservation systems

By Jill Menze | January 25, 2018

The sustained quest for personalization underlies decisions being made all across the travel industry - including how hotels choose to approach their central reservation systems (CRSs). Read More

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Video: How a travel startup uses Blockchain as part of a wider service

By Kevin May | January 23, 2018

For all the talk of Blockchain-led services on the verge of disrupting the travel industry, there still seems to be very few brands putting it at the heart of what they do. Read More

News / Technology

Helix buys attractions tech startup Booking Boss

By Kevin May | January 15, 2018

Australia-based Booking Boss, provider of booking and ticketing tools to operators in tours and activities, has sold to Helix Leisure. Read More

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IHG starts major Amadeus tech move with Kimpton

By Kevin May | January 11, 2018

Kimpton is the first group of properties within the InterContinental Hotels Group to switch over to the long-awaited platform provided by Amadeus. Read More

News / Startups

Video: Three approaches to running a travel startup

By Kevin May | January 9, 2018

One has taken in around $450 million funding. Another hasn't brought in any outside capital investment. The other a modest $1.5 million. Read More

Opinion / Technology

PhocusWire Forecast 2018: Our view on Technology

By PhocusWire | December 20, 2017

The problem with technology as a term in the travel industry is that it’s now so ubiquitous that it becomes difficult to single out what developments are the most important for 2018. Read More

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