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Roomnet innovation lab
News / Technology
Roomnet launches innovation lab to develop hotel tech
By Kathryn Walson | January 20, 2023
Roomnet's new lab is dedicated to testing and integrating cutting-edge technology that it says will... Read More
Delta QandA Travel Weekly
Interview / Online
Q&A: Delta's Ranjan Goswami on personalization through Delta Sync
By Arnie Weissmann - Travel Weekly | January 19, 2023
Travel Weekly editor in chief Arnie Weissmann was at CES and spoke with Goswami about how Sync will... Read More
Save now buy later travel
News / Online
Could “save now buy later” take off in travel?
By Kathryn Walson | January 19, 2023
With SNBL, a traveler creates an account to save toward a goal - such as a trip - and their savings... Read More
chatbot funding rounds AI
News / Online
Two chatbot companies serving travel secure funding for expansion
By Kathryn Walson | January 17, 2023
Dallas-based Inbenta has landed $40 million, while New York-based NLX has scored $4.6... Read More
Ticketing attractions op-ed 3
Opinion / Online
Why travel and experience providers need to take note of the Ticketmaster crisis
By Frank Belzer - Icon Park | January 13, 2023
The age of paper tickets had its limitations, but in many ways, it was not much worse for the... Read More
grounded flights U.S.
News / Online
Grounding of flights in U.S. produces aftershocks for travel and hospitality
By Kathryn Walson | January 11, 2023
Although temporary, Wednesday’s flight stoppage calls attention to the need for updated technology as... Read More
Planet acquisitions hospitality
News / Online
Planet expands hospitality footprint with three acquisitions
By Kathryn Walson | January 11, 2023
Planet's president of hospitality is Lennert De Jong, who joined the company in September after 16... Read More
Levenverse hotel room
News / Online
Travel companies explore metaverse with eye on future
By Kathryn Walson | January 10, 2023
Some travel and hospital companies are getting in on the ground floor of the metaverse to take a lead... Read More
Away Together main 2
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Away Together aims to elevate guest experience
By Kathryn Walson | January 9, 2023
The Away Together platform allows for accommodations to communicate with their guests as well as for... Read More
Apptopia report image
News / Online
Booking.com, Vrbo and Expedia gain ground in U.S. app downloads
By Kathryn Walson | January 6, 2023
Apptopia says Expedia's app downloads nearly doubled year-over-year to 16.6 million and it, along with... Read More
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