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American Express to acquire Center
By Michael B. Baker
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March 7, 2025
American Express said it plans to "create a seamless expense management platform" combining Center's software and Amex's corporate and small business cards.
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Corsair Capital acquires majority share of IDnow
By Morgan Hines
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March 7, 2025
IDnow, which was founded in 2014, creates artificial intelligence-powered identification verification technologies that cater to brands across sectors including the travel sector.
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Cendyn, Daytrip, Shiji, TUI and more...
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March 7, 2025
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Will metasearch remain relevant with agentic AI's rise?
By Morgan Hines
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March 6, 2025
With OpenAI’s January launch of Operator, a tool that can book travel, questions have emerged on what changes will come and what industry sectors will be most affected.
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Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity: How worried should travel brands be?
By Mark Frary
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March 5, 2025
IT budgets are increasing but some experts say they may not be focused on the right areas.
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Mews raises $75M to expand in U.S., Europe
By Morgan Hines
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March 4, 2025
The funding was led by Tiger Global, with input from existing investors including Kinnevik, Battery Ventures and Goldman Sachs Alternatives.
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Alexa+ could earn “top-of-the-funnel” spot in travel research
By Morgan Hines
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March 4, 2025
Travel brands including Tripadvisor and Uber have partnered with Amazon for the debut of its reimagined voice assistant.
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Startup Stage: Walkway helps activity providers grow through its AI-powered platform
By Linda Fox
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March 3, 2025
Walkway helps experience providers price with confidence, track competitors, understand the market and uncover new ways to increase revenue.
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Revolutionary travel management companies do exist
By Riaan van Schoor - Agentivity
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March 3, 2025
Agentivity's co-founder Riaan van Schoor gives his response to a viewpoint published last week suggesting that the world of TMCs is broken and only a revolution will fix it.
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Property management provider Apaleo creates marketplace for hospitality AI agents
By Morgan Hines
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February 26, 2025
Apaleo said it has created Agent Hub to help hoteliers and tech developers share, adopt, discover and build solutions based on AI.
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Airline IT spend hits $37 billion in 2024
By Linda Fox
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February 26, 2025
SITA's latest airline investment report reveals cybersecurity, data analysis and passenger management are the top areas carriers plan to devote IT resources to this year.
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CEO Spotlight: Eric Goldreyer of Savvy
By Morgan Hines
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February 26, 2025
Eric Goldreyer has spent three decades in the travel industry, with a focus on short-term rentals as founder of BedandBreakfast.com back in 1995 and later co-founder of TurnKey Vacation Rentals.
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British Airways shares progress on tech elements of £7B transformation
By Linda Fox
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February 25, 2025
The airline is working to enhance the customer experience through a new website and mobile app while a new payment platform and revenue management system will also help drive efficiency.
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Sabre attributes Q4 gains to bookings growth, reduced tech expense
By Linda Fox
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February 20, 2025
Sabre said it is positioned for double digit growth in distribution bookings and central reservation system transactions in 2025.
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STARTUP STAGE: Mendel wants to be the go-to corporate travel platform for Latin America
By Morgan Hines
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February 13, 2025
Founded in 2021 and based in Mexico City, the company provides a corporate travel platform that includes online booking, expense management and payments.
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