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Interview / Startups
Video: @Hotel - Phocuswright Conference Launch innovator
By PhocusWire | November 30, 2022
 @Hotel is a hotel booking platform for Instagram from Tripscout. Read More
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News / Online
Hilton, Adobe challenge students to reimagine travel booking
By Mitra Sorrells | November 29, 2022
The winning team examined how consumers are making decisions digitally across devices and recommended how to increase online bookings and customer loyalty. Read More
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News / Online
Review analysis reveals decline in hotel guest satisfaction
By Kathryn Walson | November 29, 2022
Hotels included in the report range from three to five stars and represent five major regions: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean. Read More
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Opinion / Technology
12 reasons travel should care about autonomous vehicles
By Alex Bainbridge - Autoura | November 29, 2022
Autoura CEO Alex Bainbridge explains why the airline, hotel, experiences and travel retail sectors should care about autonomous vehicles Read More
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From Our Partners / Technology
Video: Key trends driving success in hospitality
By PhocusWire | November 29, 2022
Amadeus Hospitality’s Michael Yeomans explains how the company is investing in technology to support hoteliers of all types for the long term.   Read More
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From Our Partners / Technology
Video: Worldline on the value of a local payment strategy for travel
By PhocusWire | November 23, 2022
Worldline head of global travel solutions Laurie Gablehouse explains the importance of a global payment strategy for brands that want to attract international travelers.   Read More
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News / Online
MakeMyTrip’s Magow on opportunities for growth in India
By PhocusWire | November 23, 2022
MakeMyTrip doesn’t aspire to be “the cheapest in the market all the time,” said co-founder and group CEO Rajesh Magow at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More
2023 trends in hospitality from a road warrior’s perspective
Opinion / Online
2023 trends in hospitality from a road warrior’s perspective
By Klaus Kohlmayr - IDeaS | November 22, 2022
While the last few years have been difficult, the road ahead is littered with uncertainty. Read More
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Interview / Online
STARTUP STAGE: LIFE wants to turn hotel reservations into NFTs
By Jill Menze | November 22, 2022
LIFE is an online booking platform offering hotel reservations and experiences that will be digitized and converted into tradable, collectible NFTs. Read More
Pundits divided on the outlook for travel in 2023
News / Online
Pundits divided on the outlook for travel in 2023
By PhocusWire | November 21, 2022
Travel industry experts with decades of experience join forces at The Phocuswright Conference to try to make sense of current and future trends. Read More
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News / Technology
SHR acquires hotel tech provider Avvio
By Mitra Sorrells | November 18, 2022
Founded in 2002, Avvio launched an artificial intelligence-powered booking engine in 2017, Allora, that provides personalized offers to guests from booking through check-in. Read More
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News / Startups
The Phocuswright Conference 2022 Innovation: Summit and Launch winners
By PhocusWire | November 17, 2022
Four startups came out on top in Phocuswright's Launch and Summit competitions at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More
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From Our Partners / Technology
Amadeus boosts platform strategy with three new deals in North America
By PhocusWire | November 16, 2022
Amadeus' executive vice president for air distribution and global online, Sam Abdou, stops by the PhocusWire studio to discuss opportunities for future innovation.   Read More
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Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023: Aeronology
By PhocusWire | November 15, 2022
Aeronology has created a simple, full-service “point of sale” travel booking platform for travel advisors, universities, government and corporate organizations. Read More
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Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023: Aidaptive
By PhocusWire | November 15, 2022
Powered by Jarvis ML, Aidaptive’s predictive personalization engine gives online businesses the power to automatically predict the affinity and intent of prospective customers and then deliver... Read More
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