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STARTUP STAGE: Jurny provides contactless tech solutions for hotels and short-term rentals

By Mitra Sorrells | September 3, 2020

The company launched in June, has raised more than $4.9 million and has 370 units on its platform and more than 2,500 additional units in the pipeline. Read More

Interview / Distribution

Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with... Jerome Wise

By PhocusWire | August 27, 2020

In a series of interviews with executives participating in the online event in September, PhocusWire finds out what they have learned from the COVID-19 crisis. Next up: TravelClick's Jerome Wise. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: New Reality With... Elliott Ferguson of Destination D.C.

By PhocusWire | August 26, 2020

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Elliott Ferguson, CEO of Destination D.C, one of the most high-profile destination and tourism organizations in the world. Read More

News / Technology

Google expedites launch of contactless guest system for hotels in response to COVID

By Mitra Sorrells | August 26, 2020

The solution has been a pilot since 2018 but Google says it expedited the global launch because of the pandemic. Read More

News / Online

Carnival is latest travel brand hit with ransomware attack

By Mitra Sorrells | August 18, 2020

The world's largest cruise operator is investigating an attack that accessed both guest and employee data. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: New Reality With... Rohit Talwar of Fast Future

By PhocusWire | August 17, 2020

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Rohit Talwar, CEO at Fast Future, one of the world's leading organizations looking at the fields of futures and foresight. Read More

News / Technology

Boosting customer experience comes ahead of providing pandemic information to travelers

By Kevin May | August 17, 2020

Big data and analytics also scored the highest among the 11 technology-related options for brands, both in terms of previous impact and most likely to affect the business between now and 2025. Read More

News / Technology

Q&A: How border control technology could ease the spread of COVID-19

By Mitra Sorrells | August 17, 2020

SITA border management director Peter Sutcliffe explains how technology traditionally used to find criminals is being developed to stop the spread of COVID-19. Read More

News / Technology

Technology and governments (sorry) have vital roles to play in tourism's recovery

By Kevin May | August 11, 2020

The role of digital services, governments and regional organizations will be forced to come to the fore if the globe is to get back to the $9 trillion tourism economy it had pre-pandemic. Read More

News / Technology

Airside gets $13M to accelerate digital travel identity tech

By Kevin May | August 10, 2020

The company works with airlines, cruise lines, hotels and other sectors of the industry on a platform that stores and maintains a database of photographs and other personal information of customers. Read More

Opinion / Technology

10 ways APIs can revolutionize aviation post-coronavirus

By Jonathan Weinberg | August 10, 2020

Here are 10 ways APIs could revolutionize how airports and airlines work together as well as with suppliers and passengers. Read More

News / Technology

CWT admits data security incident but stays quiet on alleged ransom payment

By Linda Fox | August 4, 2020

The company acknowledges it had been prey to a cyber incident but will not provide further details, including whether it had reportedly paid off the ransomware hackers. Read More

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The real cost of issuing an interline ticket

By Gaurav Agarwal | August 3, 2020

As airlines take measured steps towards recovery in a post-COVID world, the aviation industry faces a stark new reality. A reality that includes smaller networks, reduced frequencies and... Read More