Former Transparent co-founder Pierre Becerril and two others have created Directo to drive direct bookings for hotels and accommodation providers and help travelers access better deals.... Read More

Private equity firm GrowthCurve Capital says it plans to apply its data science and artificial intelligence experience to help Duetto grow.... Read More

Dozens of hospitality technology vendors released new and updated products this week during HITEC, the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference, which wraps up today in Charlotte.  ... Read More

Lufthansa Group's customer experience lead Tamur Goudarzi Pour shares its priorities for the next few months as well as its bigger vision for a PNR-free world.... Read More

Fetcherr, a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2023, has signed a string of airlines for its AI-powered pricing and forecasting tools in recent months.... Read More

As travel companies shift from marveling at the surging potential of artificial intelligence, a walk across the Charlotte Convention Center’s massive exhibit hall showed countless examples of how companies are applying those advances.... Read More

Founded in 2008 and based in Madrid, Civitatis offers 90,000 activities across 160 countries. The company said it had 10 million customers in 2023.... Read More

 The NFC mobile key is now in use at the company’s Clarion Hotel Post in Sweden and has been created in partnership with Vingcard and Zaplox.... Read More

The startup said it will use the new capital to grow its commercial team as it aims to work with 1,000 hotels and 100,000 short-term rentals worldwide.  ... Read More

Accelya said FLX Select can help airlines implement NDC offer generation and order creation in 90 days.    ... Read More

For travelers who use social media for trip planning, platforms are one of the most popular online resources used for finding trip ideas, second only to general search by a close margin.... Read More

Some say the hotel supply in Barcelona will not be enough to fulfill demand once STRs are gone from the city and that could have a detrimental ripple effect on tourism and local residents.  ... Read More

By doubling down on digitalization today, travel and hospitality professionals can gain an early insight into a technology that will completely turn their industry on its head.  ... Read More

Visa's Commercial Pay is a suite of B2B payment solutions, to help improve cashflow for businesses and eliminate outdated manual processes.... Read More

Expedia Group's chief commercial officer and president of travel partners and media, Greg Schulze, explained the company's plans to fuel growth during a session at Phocuswright Europe.... Read More