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American Express to acquire Center
News / Technology
American Express to acquire Center
By Michael B. Baker | March 7, 2025
American Express said it plans to "create a seamless expense management platform" combining Center's software and Amex's corporate and small business cards.... Read More
Corsair Capital acquires majority share of IDnow
News / Technology
Corsair Capital acquires majority share of IDnow
By Morgan Hines | March 7, 2025
IDnow, which was founded in 2014, creates artificial intelligence-powered identification verification technologies that cater to brands across sectors including the travel sector.... Read More
Conversational AI provider Kleio receives €3M in funding
News / Startups
Conversational AI provider Kleio receives €3M in funding
By Morgan Hines | March 7, 2025
The 2024-founded company will use the new capital to drive adoption, increase the range of skills its AI agents can complete and train AI models for sales.... Read More
Booking.com shares progress on AI initiatives
News / Technology
Booking.com shares progress on AI initiatives
By Linda Fox | March 7, 2025
Booking.com's senior vice president of accommodations shared details of the company's strategy for using AI and what is has planned for the future.... Read More
Travel websites littered with accessibility issues
News / Online
Travel websites littered with accessibility issues
By Morgan Hines | March 6, 2025
The 2025 Digital Accessibility Index found an average of 297 accessibility issues per webpage during Q4 of 2024 across 400,000 pages on 15,000 websites in different industries including hospitality.... Read More
Will metasearch remain relevant with agentic AI's rise?
News / Technology
Will metasearch remain relevant with agentic AI's rise?
By Morgan Hines | March 6, 2025
With OpenAI’s January launch of Operator, a tool that can book travel, questions have emerged on what changes will come and what industry sectors will be most affected.... Read More
Selina properties being converted to Socialtels under new owner
News / Technology
Selina properties being converted to Socialtels under new owner
By Jeffrey Weinstein - Hotel Investment Today | March 5, 2025
Collective Hospitality is reimagining the "digital nomad" brand it bought out of insolvency with a new name, a smaller footprint and a goal to partner with a big brand.... Read More
Trip.com Group, WTTC provide glimpse of future technology game changers
News / Technology
Trip.com Group, WTTC provide glimpse of future technology game changers
By Linda Fox | March 5, 2025
The Trip.com Group/WTTC study is divided into four trend areas-digital technologies, financial technologies, future of mobility and breakthrough innovations- and evaluates why the trends are important to travel... Read More
Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity: How worried should travel brands be?
News / Technology
Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity: How worried should travel brands be?
By Mark Frary | March 5, 2025
IT budgets are increasing but some experts say they may not be focused on the right areas.... Read More
Mews raises $75M to expand in U.S., Europe
News / Technology
Mews raises $75M to expand in U.S., Europe
By Morgan Hines | March 4, 2025
The funding was led by Tiger Global, with input from existing investors including Kinnevik, Battery Ventures and Goldman Sachs Alternatives.... Read More
Summer launches asset management for short-term rentals
News / Technology
Summer launches asset management for short-term rentals
By Morgan Hines | March 4, 2025
SummerOS centralizes revenue forecasting, underwriting, market intelligence and portfolio insights for short-term rentals in one place. ... Read More
Alexa+ could earn “top-of-the-funnel” spot in travel research
News / Technology
Alexa+ could earn “top-of-the-funnel” spot in travel research
By Morgan Hines | March 4, 2025
Travel brands including Tripadvisor and Uber have partnered with Amazon for the debut of its reimagined voice assistant.... Read More
Expedia Group makes job cuts
News / Online
Expedia Group makes job cuts
By Morgan Hines | March 3, 2025
The job cuts come about a year after the online travel agency announced up to 1,500 layoffs in February 2024.... Read More
Phocuswright and WiT return to the Middle East as the region's tourism grows
News / Technology
Phocuswright and WiT return to the Middle East as the region's tourism grows
By PhocusWire | March 3, 2025
Phocuswright and WiT Middle East is returning to the Grand Plaza Movenpick Media City in Dubai on April 25.... Read More
Startup Stage: Walkway helps activity providers grow through its AI-powered platform
Interview / Startups
Startup Stage: Walkway helps activity providers grow through its AI-powered platform
By Linda Fox | March 3, 2025
Walkway helps experience providers price with confidence, track competitors, understand the market and uncover new ways to increase revenue.... Read More
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