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What NFTs and the metaverse mean for airline loyalty programs
By Joseph Vito DeLuca - Kambr
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January 19, 2022
While NFT and metaverse technologies are in their infancy, they have the potential to reimagine airline loyalty programs.
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Airports trade group displeased about 5G agreement
By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly
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January 13, 2022
Airports Council International North America CEO Kevin Burke said the list of airports getting a 5G buffer zone is largely irrelevant.
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VIDEO: The intersection of politics, policy and planning
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January 6, 2022
Behavioral shifts, new business models, political divides, legislation and regulations complicate destination management, creating a ripple effect throughout the travel ecosystem.
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Travel startup founders on the complexities of fundraising
By Mitra Sorrells
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January 6, 2022
With investors showing more interest in travel, founders explain how they make decisions about fundraising.
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Clear acquires virtual queuing tech company Whyline
By Jill Menze
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January 5, 2022
Whyline’s software allows users to see live wait-times to enter a queue remotely.
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VIDEO: Travel applications of decentralized digital ID
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January 5, 2022
In the recent PhocusWire Pulse: Emerging Innovation online event, two experts explain how SSI and DDID will transform the travel experience.
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VIDEO: Buddy - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021
By PhocusWire
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December 17, 2021
Buddy's insurance gateway connects platforms with any insurance product to include in your booking path.
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PhocusWire Pulse: Emerging Innovation
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December 15, 2021
For our ninth event this year, we focus on emerging innovation as it relates to technology and processes impacting on the travel, tourism and hospitality sector in 2022.
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Weather tech shines as Sensible Weather raises $4M, Tomorrow.io plots SPAC IPO
By Jill Menze
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December 13, 2021
Sensible Weather offers consumers assurance when booking, while JetBlue Technology Ventures-backed Tomorrow.io minimizes operational airport disruptions.
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VIDEO: Amadeus on recovery trends and startup areas to watch
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December 9, 2021
Seasonality as been impacted and a much later decision process on destinations from consumers is a new reality, with direct implications for technology and specifically artificial intelligence.
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Easol lands $25M for experiences tech platform
By Linda Fox
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December 8, 2021
The investment was led by Tiger Global and follows seed funding of $4.5 million announced earlier this year.
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VIDEO: Concur founder Steve Singh on next-gen business travel
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December 8, 2021
Investor Steve Singh discusses why he's optimistic about the future of business travel - and how both the technology architecture and the business models will change in the years ahead.
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VIDEO: NoiseAware - Summit pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021
By PhocusWire
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December 7, 2021
A sensor + software platform developed to measure noise levels, detect sustained disruptive noise, and resolve noise nuisances in short-term rentals, hotels and multifamily residences.
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VIDEO: MyStay - Summit pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021
By PhocusWire
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December 6, 2021
85% of guests are asking for a new concept of reception based on contactless access, so why there are only 3% of properties with online check-in, payments, e-keys?
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VIDEO: Accenture on being agile, data-driven and prepared for the future
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December 2, 2021
If we accept personalization, digitalization and decentralized processes are going to be movements to adopt over the next five to 10 years, positioning and structuring a business now would be a sensible...
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