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15 vital points for travel startups to consider in their mid-pandemic strategy

By Kevin May | September 8, 2020

Insert a near-shutdown of the industry due to COVID-19 this year and you can multiply the existing challenges for travel startups tenfold. But they should think about these tips as they look ahead. Read More

Interview / Distribution

VIDEO: Biztribution - Summit pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2020

By PhocusWire | September 4, 2020

Reinventing air distribution: empowering stakeholders to reduce costs and regain governance. Read More

News / Technology

InPhocus, episode 18 - Innovators are primed and ready

By PhocusWire | July 17, 2020

The reset that everyone is going through gives startups (already born or just ideas) and new technology an opportunity to make their case. Read More

News / Technology

WEBINAR REPLAY! Everything you need to know about open and secure travel marketplaces

By PhocusWire | July 2, 2020

This free webinar is your chance to understand how the distribution model is changing and how players across the industries are seizing the opportunity to think in a new, deeper and more secure... Read More

Opinion

Immunity passport debate shows we need a trusted guardian for digital identities

By Andersen Cheng - Nomidio | May 18, 2020

The global response to COVID-19 has sparked intense debate about the balance between protection and privacy. Should privacy be sacrificed in order to slow transmission of the virus? Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Aeroband is developing a blockchain platform for apps serving aviation

By Linda Fox | March 13, 2020

Malta-based Aeroband is seeking to sign a contract with a major airline within a year and hopes for investment in its first app in the coming months. Read More

News / Technology

How blockchain is reinventing travel loyalty programs for both brands and consumers

By Mitra Sorrells | February 28, 2020

Companies such as Loyyal, Qiibee and Kornchain are accelerating development of blockchain solutions for loyalty and rewards, and executives say they expect widespread adoption in the next five to 10... Read More

News / Startups

Golden shots and wild cards - how IAG brings startups through Hangar 51

By Linda Fox | February 26, 2020

In the coming weeks, British Airways parent company IAG will enter the fifth year of its Hangar 51 accelerator program. Read More

Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair LIVE – Mike Premo of ARC

By Mitra Sorrells | December 19, 2019

Mike Premo has been CEO of ARC (Airlines Reporting Corporation) since 2011 and has announced he will retire at the end of 2020. Read More

News / Distribution

Hahn Air issues first airline ticket via Winding Tree blockchain

By Mitra Sorrells | November 19, 2019

Germany's Hahn Air says it has issued the first blockchain-powered air ticket. Read More

News / Technology

Airports look to emerging technology (even blockchain) to drive much-needed efficiency

By Linda Fox | November 12, 2019

Airlines and airports are using emerging tech such as LIDAR and blockchain to improve efficiency and prepare for growth. Read More

News / Technology

The Phocuswright Conference 2019 preview - A future not fully understood

By PhocusWire | November 8, 2019

Will the brands that dominate now still be there in a future still yet to be fully defined? Yes and no. That's why the next era for the digital travel economy promises to be such a thrilling ride... Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Q&A: Western Union on a complex but manageable world of currencies and payments

By PhocusWire | October 7, 2019

PhocusWire spoke to Jonathan Lee, Western Union's director for enterprise payment partnerships, to learn more about its analysis and views on the world of currencies and payments in the travel industry. Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: AirBaltic on NDC, Blockchain and other emerging tech

By Linda Fox | October 4, 2019

PhocusWire talked to airBaltic boss Martin Gauss about emerging tech, NDC and wider distribution challenges at the World Aviation Festival 2019. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: IBM on airlines needing to maximize how they use data

By Kevin May | September 25, 2019

Airlines are sitting on mountains of data, but they - as passenger requirements and technology improve - are perhaps not getting the most out of it. Read More

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