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Record online direct bookings are driving innovation in hospitality, survey finds
By Morgan Hines & Derek Catron
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January 11, 2024
The hotel industry is making strides when it comes to digitalization, but there's still plenty of room to grow, according to a recent report from H2c.
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Operto acquires guest experiences tech provider Dack
By Linda Fox
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January 8, 2024
The acquisition of Dack follows Operto's acquisition of VRScheduler in 2021 and STAYmyway in 2022.
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How global consumer trends are impacting travel
By Linda Fox
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January 8, 2024
We look at how Euromonitor's global consumer trends are playing out in the travel industry.
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Justt - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2023
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January 4, 2024
Justt was developed with the intent of dealing with chargebacks for merchants. The company aims to use technology to turn a process that can be complex and frustrating into one that is easier for...
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Top Travel Industry Predictions for 2024
By Morgan Hines
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January 2, 2024
Leaders from across the travel industry share their thoughts on what the industry should be watching and working on in 2024.
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Three ways generative AI is improving the travel industry
By Morgan Hines
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December 18, 2023
In a wide-ranging conversation at The Phocuswright Conference, leaders from Microsoft, Priceline and Amadeus discussed opportunities generative AI presents to the travel industry and how it's changing...
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HomeToGo updates on AI developments, M&A strategy
By Linda Fox
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December 12, 2023
HomeToGo has laid out how it plans to integrate further AI initiatives in 2024 as well as make more investments.
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ATPCO acquires travel data analytics startup 3Victors
By Morgan Hines
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December 12, 2023
ATPCO said the acquisition expands its data with real-time capabilities to further enhance its creation of tools that support the future of modern airline retailing.
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Sabre reports revenue gains in Q3 but losses increase
By Linda Fox
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November 2, 2023
Sabre president and CEO Kurt Ekert said the financial results exceeded expectations.
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Everything, everywhere, all at once – trends in hospitality tech
By Klaus Kohlmayr — IDeaS
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October 17, 2023
2023 has brought technology trends to travel that surprised, enlightened and perhaps even terrified us, but we know that with great upheaval comes great change.
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Sabre investigation finds no security concerns from alleged ransomware attack
By Derek Catron
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October 10, 2023
Despite allegations from a ransomware group that it stole sensitive personal information from Sabre, the company said it has found no evidence that customer data has been compromised.
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Airbnb is partnering with Breezeway
By Morgan Hines
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September 5, 2023
Breezeway is linking up with short-term rental platform Airbnb as its new software partner.
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How the digital guest journey is unlocking the next era of hospitality
By Harman Singh Narula – Canary Technologies
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August 28, 2023
Leading hotels, hospitality brands and management groups are turning to technology solutions to help create more personalized guest-staff interactions, automate rote administrative processes, improve...
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Are airline patents a mark of industry innovation?
By Linda Fox
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August 25, 2023
Lufthansa Innovation Hub's study of airline patents filed over the past 20 years revealed a steady decline since 2016 with financial constraints and outsourcing of innovation among reasons for this...
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How cloud services help expand Amazon’s role in travel
By Derek Catron
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August 22, 2023
Massimo Morin, Amazon Web Services’ global head of travel, shares insights into how AI and other new tech extends the company’s reach into the travel industry.
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