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Record online direct bookings are driving innovation in hospitality, survey finds
News / Technology
Record online direct bookings are driving innovation in hospitality, survey finds
By Morgan Hines & Derek Catron | 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. Read More
Operto acquires guest experiences tech provider Dack
News / Technology
Operto acquires guest experiences tech provider Dack
By Linda Fox | January 8, 2024
The acquisition of Dack follows Operto's acquisition of VRScheduler in 2021 and STAYmyway in 2022. Read More
How global consumer trends are impacting travel
News / Distribution
How global consumer trends are impacting travel
By Linda Fox | January 8, 2024
We look at how Euromonitor's global consumer trends are playing out in the travel industry. Read More
Justt - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2023
Interview / Startups
Justt - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2023
By PhocusWire | 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... Read More
Top Travel Industry Predictions for 2024
News / Online
Top Travel Industry Predictions for 2024
By Morgan Hines | January 2, 2024
Leaders from across the travel industry share their thoughts on what the industry should be watching and working on in 2024. Read More
Three ways generative AI is improving the travel industry
News / Technology
Three ways generative AI is improving the travel industry
By Morgan Hines | 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... Read More
HomeToGo updates on AI developments, M&A strategy
News / Technology
HomeToGo updates on AI developments, M&A strategy
By Linda Fox | December 12, 2023
HomeToGo has laid out how it plans to integrate further AI initiatives in 2024 as well as make more investments. Read More
ATPCO acquires travel data analytics startup 3Victors
News / Technology
ATPCO acquires travel data analytics startup 3Victors
By Morgan Hines | 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. Read More
Sabre reports revenue gains in Q3 but losses increase
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Sabre reports revenue gains in Q3 but losses increase
By Linda Fox | November 2, 2023
Sabre president and CEO Kurt Ekert said the financial results exceeded expectations. Read More
Everything, everywhere, all at once – trends in hospitality tech
News / Technology
Everything, everywhere, all at once – trends in hospitality tech
By Klaus Kohlmayr — IDeaS | 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. Read More
Sabre investigation finds no security concerns from alleged ransomware attack
News / Technology
Sabre investigation finds no security concerns from alleged ransomware attack
By Derek Catron | 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.   Read More
Airbnb is partnering with Breezeway
News / Online
Airbnb is partnering with Breezeway
By Morgan Hines | September 5, 2023
Breezeway is linking up with short-term rental platform Airbnb as its new software partner. Read More
How the digital guest journey is unlocking the next era of hospitality
News / Technology
How the digital guest journey is unlocking the next era of hospitality
By Harman Singh Narula – Canary Technologies | 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... Read More
Are airline patents a mark of industry innovation?
News / Technology
Are airline patents a mark of industry innovation?
By Linda Fox | 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... Read More
How cloud services help expand Amazon’s role in travel
News / Technology
How cloud services help expand Amazon’s role in travel
By Derek Catron | 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.   Read More
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