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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Volara
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Volara
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2020
Volara provides custom voice-based solutions to the hospitality industry, using its proprietary software that creates a hotel business tool running on hardware like the Amazon Echo and Google Nest Hub, among others.... Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2021: Vouch
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Vouch
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2020
Vouch provides hotels with an app-less, chat-based digital concierge that uses artificial intelligence to provide round-the-clock services for hotel guests.... Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2021: Wayaj
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Wayaj
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2020
Wayaj promotes a sustainable tourism industry by providing resources and tools that travelers and travel operators can use to inform their decision-making process and choices.... Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2021: Zamna
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Zamna
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2020
Zamna empowers airlines to verify a passenger’s identity prior to arriving at an airport, creating both a better passenger experience and better security.... Read More
Marriott notes revenue and occupancy improvement led by China
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Marriott notes revenue and occupancy improvement led by China
By Donna Airoldi - BTN | November 9, 2020
The hotel giant reported revenue per available room improvement in Q3 2020, with third-quarter occupancy at 35%, a drop of 40.8% from 2019. Average daily rate fell 26.4% to $117.44.... Read More
Sabre reports revenue loss of $312M, says IT business revenue exceeds distribution
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Sabre reports revenue loss of $312M, says IT business revenue exceeds distribution
By Linda Fox | November 6, 2020
Sabre says revenue for its IT Solutions business has exceeded its distribution business in Q3 2020 earnings.... Read More
Sounding Off: Booking early is great but not in the DNA of attractions
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Sounding Off: Booking early is great but not in the DNA of attractions
By PhocusWire | November 6, 2020
Attractions are at an inherent disadvantage when it comes to their attempts to foster direct relationships and upsell opportunities in advance of a trip. But 2020 might change that.... Read More
Uber reports loss of $1B, mobility bookings gradually improving
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Uber reports loss of $1B, mobility bookings gradually improving
By Linda Fox | November 6, 2020
The company says gross bookings are down 10% to $15 billion year-on-year with mobility gross bookings down 50%.... Read More
Amadeus credits domestic travel restart for small financial improvement
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Amadeus credits domestic travel restart for small financial improvement
By Kevin May | November 6, 2020
The Spain-based company posted a 60% slump in revenue for the first nine months of 2020 to €1.7 billion.... Read More
InPhocus, episode 27 - Pack your duffel bag, we're going to America
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InPhocus, episode 27 - Pack your duffel bag, we're going to America
By PhocusWire | November 6, 2020
We speak to Duffel CEO Steve Domin and its new hire Tyler Trerotola, who is tasked with taking the airline distribution startup to the U.S.... Read More
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Where are they now? Revisiting the Hot 25 Startups for 2020
By Mitra Sorrells | November 6, 2020
Find out how these startups have shifted priorities, created new partnerships and adjusted their products to meet the challenges created by COVID-19.... Read More
Booking Holdings sees uptick in Q3 bookings driven by domestic travel
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Booking Holdings sees uptick in Q3 bookings driven by domestic travel
By Jill Menze | November 5, 2020
Despite the coronavirus pandemic continuing to “weigh heavily” on Booking Holdings’ financial performance, the online travel giant saw marked improvement in the third quarter of 2020 compared to Q2 of this year.... Read More
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Tripadvisor sees signs of recovery, reports positive EBITDA in Q3 2020
By Mitra Sorrells | November 5, 2020
Total revenue for the quarter was $151 million and adjusted EBITDA turned positive in Q3 to $15 million.... Read More
How I Got Here, episode 49 - Alex Mans of Flyr
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How I Got Here, episode 49 - Alex Mans of Flyr
By PhocusWire | November 5, 2020
Alex Mans talks to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of PhocusWire about building a company that is bringing the tech behind the scenes at airlines into the modern era.... Read More
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Hilton encouraged by improvements, upbeat on current trends
By Linda Fox | November 5, 2020
Hilton has seen encouraging trends in the third quarter of 2020, which it expects will continue into the final few months of the year.... Read More
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