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Startup Stage: FigFinder AI wants to simplify trip planning for travelers and agents
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FigFinder AI creates personalized trip guides for travelers, while FigFinder Pro helps travel agents turn client inquiries into structured briefs....
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Founded this year, OutReserve is focused on addressing fragmentation in the outdoor travel space....
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Travelport CTO Andrew Jordan shares his thoughts on AI innovation in the latest installment of PhocusWire's AI Transformation in Travel series....
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The white-label, in-destination loyalty solution is licensed to airlines on an annual basis....
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Sejal Amin, CTO of Priceline, discusses Priceline's AI strategy, company education, employee buy-in and more....
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The CEO discusses Mews' acquisition strategy, his dynamic with founder Richard Valtr and the company's recent reorg in an interview with PhocusWire's Linda Fox....
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Skyscanner's chief AI officer Piero Sierra shares his thoughts on AI's impact, agentic potential and other areas of technological innovation in PhocusWire's latest AI Transformation in Travel interview....
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The AI-powered travel assistant connects to email and automatically identifies travel details to build a traveler profile....
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BreckenWander launched in June, offering travelers an option to see the final price at the beginning of the booking phase....
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AI transformation in travel: Ante Dagelić of Travelier
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Ante Dagelić, VP of AI at Travelier, discusses how the company is adapting to new technology in the latest installment of PhocusWire's AI Transformation in Travel series....
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Canary Technologies CEO Harman Singh Narula discusses the company's strengths and the future of travel in conversation with PhocusWire....
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Singapore-based Fikäfi integrates with hotels' systems to simplify workflow and payment collection....
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AI transformation in travel: Javier Cabrerizo of HBX Group
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August 12, 2026
Javier Cabrerizo, chief strategy, transformation and AI officer for HBX Group, sat down with PhocusWire as part of our AI Transformation in Travel series....
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Strut builds properties a booking engine on their own site and builds a guest network with stay history and contact information...
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