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Hotel Manager lands £2.2M to grow team, enhance platform

By Kathryn Walson | May 16, 2023

The London-based startup said the capital enables it to “fuel aggressive growth and build upon its multi-award winning product.” Read More

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Startups selected for first round of Global Startup Pitch

By PhocusWire | May 15, 2023

The judging criteria applied to the startups throughout the competition include viability, customer appeal, technical innovation, sustainability, team and the X factor. Read More

News / Technology

Why it's time for travel companies to address "technical debt"

By Derek Catron | May 15, 2023

WhileChatGPT and AI are cool, travel businesses can't get the full benefit of new technologies until they replace their antiquated systems, experts at at Hotelbeds’ MarketHub Americas conference said.... Read More

News / Startups

Connected trip company Worldia raises €25M for global expansion

By Kathryn Walson | May 15, 2023

The Paris-based company plans to make its packaging technology available to travel distributors across Europe and North America and to hire people in research and development. Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus sees growth across distribution and IT units

By Linda Fox | May 9, 2023

The company reported a 43% increase in group revenue to €1.3 billion with adjusted profit up 188% to €273 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Read More

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Sabre repositions for revenue opportunities, cost savings

By Linda Fox | May 4, 2023

Job losses are part of the strategy to bring down costs, according to a statement from president and CEO Kurt Ekert, who said the team would be impacted. Read More

News / Technology

Fixing the digital trust issue in ChatGPT for travel

By Mitra Sorrells | April 27, 2023

Experts in the field of decentralized identity say verifiable credentials combined with a decentralized communications protocol can enable the full power of ChatGPT to act as a virtual assistant for... Read More

News / Online

As airfares soar, train bookings rise

By Kathryn Walson | April 26, 2023

Omio has compared its search and booking data from Q1 2019 with Q1 2023, finding a 20% increase in total train bookings and a 54% decrease in total flight bookings. Read More

News / Distribution

Travelport tech chief talks moving the needle on NDC

By Linda Fox | April 19, 2023

Tom Kershaw, chief product and technology officer at Travelport, talks about the current state of NDC, real progress in 2023 and moving the needle on adoption. Read More

News / Technology

Worldline tests metaverse as new channel for hotel sales

By Mitra Sorrells | April 18, 2023

Worldline has created a virtual “shopping mall” in Decentraland, and a luxury hotel in Switzerland is the first of its travel merchants to create a storefront. Read More

News / Startups

Thynk lands $13M for hotel sales and operations tech

By Linda Fox | April 14, 2023

The investment will speed up research and development as well as being put towards expansion in Europe, America and the Middle East. Read More

Interview / Online

CEO Spotlight - Kenneth Purcell of iSeatz

By Kathryn Walson | April 13, 2023

Kenneth Purcell founded iSeatz to automate the restaurant reservation process for hotel guests, and it has since expanded to connect hospitality, airline and financial services brands with a wide... Read More

News / Online

Yanolja acquires Innsoft to target North American hospitality market

By Kathryn Walson | April 10, 2023

North America’s transition to a digital-based operating environment has been slow, Korea-based Yanolja Cloud said, and it aims to expand the adoption rate of SaaS-based hospitality solutions. Read More

News / Startups

ONDA invests in Hoteliers.Guru to expand Southeast Asia reach

By Kathryn Walson | April 7, 2023

South Korea-based ONDA said the investment in Thailand-based Hoteliers.Guru “will lead the digital transformation of global hotels.” Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Holdbar offers tech to help activities providers boost bookings

By Linda Fox | April 5, 2023

The startup offers tours, activities and providers of small accommodations with a technology solution covering sales, marketing and administration. Read More

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