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Phocuswright Europe 2023: Innovative travel products from around the globe

By PhocusWire | May 18, 2023

Hear from leaders from Expedia Group, Fliggy, HometoGo and Wego about innovative products that are driving the travel industry forward.... Read More

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AI Insights: Generative AI in travel distribution

By PhocusWire | May 17, 2023

Travelport’s chief product and technology officer Tom Kershaw answers our questions about how the company is working with generative artificial intelligence technology. ... Read More

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Earnings roundup: HomeToGo, MakeMyTrip

By Linda Fox | May 17, 2023

HomeToGo and MakeMyTrip report their Q1 2023 and full-year 2023 earnings, respectively.... Read More

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How Expedia is thinking about growth in vacation rentals

By Linda Fox | May 17, 2023

Tim Rosolio, vice president for vacation rental partner success at Expedia Group, talks about inventory pressure, technology gaps and more flexible cancellation policies for vacation rentals.... Read More

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Rise in mishandled baggage spotlights need for automation, study finds

By Kathryn Walson | May 17, 2023

After more than a decade of declining rates, the incidence of mishandled bags shot up by 75% last year as airlines and airports grappled with a surge in passengers.... Read More

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Yanolja Cloud acquires B2B travel tech firm Go Global Travel

By Mitra Sorrells | May 17, 2023

Founded in 2000, Go Global Travel is a B2B technology company that provides distribution of travel products including hotel and resort rooms, airline tickets and car rentals.... Read More

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Hotel Manager lands £2.2M to grow team, enhance platform

By Kathryn Walson | May 16, 2023

The London-based startup said the capital enables it to “fuel aggressive growth and build upon its multi-award winning product.”... Read More

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Travel tech founders consider effects of bank failures

By Kathryn Walson | May 16, 2023

Travel tech CEOs offer advice to founders as a string of recent bank failures in the U.S. has raised concerns about funding for travel startups.... Read More

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Blackstone to sell interest in travel tech’s IBS Software

By Derek Catron | May 16, 2023

The private equity giant invested $170 million for a minority stake in IBS Software in 2015. It’s agreed to sell its interests to Apax Partners for about $450 million. ... Read More

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Mondee acquires Consolid and Interep to strengthen position in Latin America

By Kathryn Walson | May 16, 2023

Travel marketplace and tech platform Mondee went public last summer under the ticker symbol MOND.... Read More

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Startups selected for first round of Global Startup Pitch

By PhocusWire | May 15, 2023

The judging criteria applied to the startups throughout the competition include viability, customer appeal, technical innovation, sustainability, team and the X factor. ... Read More

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Why it's time for travel companies to address "technical debt"

By Derek Catron | May 15, 2023

WhileChatGPT and AI are cool, travel businesses can't get the full benefit of new technologies until they replace their antiquated systems, experts at at Hotelbeds’ MarketHub Americas conference said. ... Read More

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Seamless but secure: ChatGPT and data protection in travel

By Mitra Sorrells | May 15, 2023

Join us for PhocusWire's next LinkedIn Audio Event as we discuss this topic with executives from Hopper, MakeMyTrip, Microsoft and Indicio.... Read More

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Connected trip company Worldia raises €25M for global expansion

By Kathryn Walson | May 15, 2023

The Paris-based company plans to make its packaging technology available to travel distributors across Europe and North America and to hire people in research and development.... Read More