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Sabre CEO Sean Menke: Future of NDC is a "wild guess," but we remain committed

By Jill Menze | July 1, 2019

Speaking at the Sabre Technology Exchange event last week, Sabre CEO Sean Menke says the travel technology company has embarked on an “audacious” goal to “lead a new market for personalized travel” by... Read More

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Sabre broadens hospitality offerings with retail push, new lodging APIs

By Jill Menze | June 27, 2019

At the Sabre Technology Exchange, the company detailed how hotels can benefit from its Intelligent Retailing platform and announced the launch of Content Services for Lodging. Read More

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TripActions raises again, $250M round going to aggressive growth plan

By Mitra Sorrells | June 27, 2019

This latest investment comes less than eight months after TripActions' Series C round last November which brought in $154 million. Read More

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Hotel C-suite buzz: Disruptive Google, data security and emerging tech

By Mitra Sorrells | June 27, 2019

Cybersecurity, emerging technology and Google were some of the topics discussed by a trio of hospitality chiefs at the HITEC conference in Minneapolis. Read More

Interview / Online

Q&A: How an emerging market online travel agency facilitates payments - offline

By Jill Menze | June 26, 2019

One of Flymya's biggest hurdles is payments: Only 2% of the population has a credit or debit card, plus money can’t be transferred electronically between banks - meaning the company must employ a... Read More

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Airbnb rebrands top tier to Airbnb Luxe, adds dedicated concierge services

By Mitra Sorrells | June 25, 2019

Airbnb is renaming its luxury tier of properties as Airbnb Luxe and is providing a dedicated concierge with each booking. Read More

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A tale of two airlines battling disruption with technology

By Linda Fox | June 25, 2019

The cost of disruption to airlines is around 8% of revenue, or $60 billion to the industry, every year. Little wonder then they turning to technology to address disruption from weather events to... Read More

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Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom: “War over the best booking experience is almost over”

By Jill Menze | June 25, 2019

Speaking at Expedia Group's first Research Summit, Mark Okerstrom said the next "vector of innovation" happens after bookings are made. Read More

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BeMyGuest raises new round in bid to bolster activity supplier tech

By Kevin May | June 24, 2019

The Singapore-based company has not disclosed the level of investment but says it is "more than sufficient to support the company through its next growth phase." Read More

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REPORT: How mobility as a service is bringing rail to the forefront

By PhocusWire | June 24, 2019

Rail may not have moved as quickly into the digital age as other segments of travel but now is the time to capitalize on some of the early initiatives. Read More

News / Startups

Duffel raises $21.5M for yet-to-launch distribution platform

By Jill Menze | June 21, 2019

Benchmark, which has invested in companies including Uber, Twitter and Snap, led the Series A round, with participation from Blossom Capital and Index Ventures, which participated in Duffel’s $4.7... Read More

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Etraveli Group acquires TripStack, Flight Network in effort to build North American presence

By Linda Fox | June 20, 2019

The Sweden-based company, whose brands include Gotogate, Seat24 and Flygresor, says the move will boost its presence in North America as well as extend its airline integration capabilities. Read More

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Hopper ramps up hotel booking with global private rates and price tracking

By Kevin May | June 20, 2019

Eighteen months on from its initial launch, Hopper is applying some of the secret sauce learned from flights to its hotel search and booking service. Read More

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VIDEO: Awaze on a vacation rental sector that is growing up

By Kevin May | June 19, 2019

Henrik Kjellberg explains how the wider vacation rental market is adapting to consumer trends, what Awaze is doing to protect itself from the competition and where the sector needs to evolve Read More

Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair LIVE - Mat Orrego of Cornerstone

By Kevin May | June 18, 2019

Alongside running CIS since 1992, Orrego is an active supporter of the travel startup world through his work with RunUp Labs and as a regular and vocal judge at pitch competitions. Read More

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