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Airlines brace for summer chaos as wider tech issues remain
News / Technology
Airlines brace for summer chaos as wider tech issues remain
By Linda Fox | April 11, 2023
Schiphol Airport is capping its passenger numbers at 66,000 per day in May while Lufthansa said in February that it was reducing its 2023 summer schedule by 34,000 flights.... Read More
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Uber-owned Careem spins out super app with $400M investment
By Mitra Sorrells | April 11, 2023
Careem will split into two business units - Careem Rides and Careem Technologies, which will manage development of its super app.... Read More
Istanbul property
News / Startups
Turkish property management company Missafir lands investment at $26M valuation
By Derek Catron | April 11, 2023
Ege Yapi Technology Ventures, one of Turkey’s largest real estate developers, took part in the funding as a strategic investor.  ... Read More
Sustainable aviation fuel
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Aviation industry invests in SAF to reach climate targets
By Kathryn Walson | April 10, 2023
With development of hydrogen- and electric-powered planes for long-haul flights too far off, airlines look to investments in sustainable aviation fuel to help meet carbon emissions goals.... Read More
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News / Online
4 key areas impacting the U.S. air market
By Phocuswright Research | April 10, 2023
 While supply chain issues, staffing shortages and recession jitters hinder airlines from returning to pre-pandemic passenger volumes, slow-but-steady growth is still anticipated throughout the forecast period.... Read More
Yanolja acquires Innsoft
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Yanolja acquires Innsoft to target North American hospitality market
By Kathryn Walson | April 10, 2023
North America’s transition to a digital-based operating environment has been slow, Korea-based Yanolja Cloud said, and it aims to expand the adoption rate of SaaS-based hospitality solutions.... Read More
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News / Startups
Japan’s SmartRyde raises $3.4M as it expands airport transfer marketplace
By Mitra Sorrells | April 9, 2023
Along with the funding, SmartRyde has created an API so online travel agencies and airlines can connect directly to its global network to easily offer pre-booked airport transfers in their booking flows.... Read More
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Opinion / Technology
ChatGPT means radically improved travel sales conversion
By Terry Jones | April 7, 2023
Travelocity founder Terry Jones says his past work creating Wayblazer makes him confident ChatGPT and other forms of generative AI will permanently disrupt the user interface in travel.... Read More
ONDA investment
News / Startups
ONDA invests in Hoteliers.Guru to expand Southeast Asia reach
By Kathryn Walson | April 7, 2023
South Korea-based ONDA said the investment in Thailand-based Hoteliers.Guru “will lead the digital transformation of global hotels.”... Read More
Thames River lovetovisit
News / Startups
Lovetovisit.com gets £2.1M to fund expansion
By Derek Catron | April 7, 2023
Funding includes £250,000 from Zip World, which offers zip lines and other adventures across the United Kingdom.... Read More
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News / Distribution
Air Canada enables access to NDC content through Amadeus
By Mitra Sorrells | April 6, 2023
Air Canada will use Altéa NDC, Amadeus’ IT solution, to display enhanced content and offers.... Read More
Airbnb grows Entrepreneurship Academy
News / Startups
Airbnb grows Entrepreneurship Academy
By Linda Fox | April 6, 2023
The aim of the program is to bring people from diverse and underrepresented communities to host on Airbnb in conjunction with local partners.... Read More
Viator's Ben Drew on further growth, educating consumers
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Viator's Ben Drew on further growth, educating consumers
By Linda Fox | April 6, 2023
Viator president Ben Drew attributes its recent growth to “changing almost everything about the business” in the past three years.... Read More
Flybondi Argentina
News / Technology
Flybondi, TravelX partner to issue tickets as an NFT
By Derek Catron | April 6, 2023
Flybondi passengers that activate the NFT version of their ticket can transfer or sell the ticket up to 72 hours before departure.   ... Read More
China travel
News / Online
6 trends for appealing to emerging Chinese travel market
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebinTravel | April 6, 2023
The recent China Arising event makes clear the gates are wide open for Chinese travelers, who are ready to explore the world again.  ... Read More
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