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News / Technology
Marriott partners with robotics startup to reimagine guest rooms
By Jill Menze | January 18, 2022
As part of the hotel’s new Marriott Design Lab, Marriott is partnering with Ori to create flexible and multi-functional guest rooms.... Read More
Singapore Airlines creates lab for digital push
News / Technology
Singapore Airlines creates lab for digital push
By Linda Fox | January 18, 2022
The lab is described as a £24 million “research facility to develop cutting-edge solutions" across passenger services, revenue management and operations.... Read More
Transport companies made headlines for innovation in 2021
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Transport companies made headlines for innovation in 2021
By Linda Fox | January 18, 2022
Some travel companies are savvy when it comes to generating buzz, while others are truly innovative.... Read More
VIDEO: TourRadar on the B2B opportunity in multi-day tours
News / Online
VIDEO: TourRadar on the B2B opportunity in multi-day tours
By PhocusWire | January 18, 2022
CEO Travis Pittman discusses how the pandemic enabled TourRadar to reset and look at product growth opportunities.... Read More
STARTUP STAGE: Staypia uses AI to give travelers maximum discount on hotels
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Staypia uses AI to give travelers maximum discount on hotels
By Jill Menze | January 18, 2022
Staypia searches for the lowest price for 3.16 million hotels and beats that by as much as 30% more in discount.... Read More
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News / Online
VIDEO: SXM Media on travel marketing through audio
By Mitra Sorrells | January 18, 2022
Podcasts and audio streaming can give travel brands a captive audience for advertising.... Read More
VIDEO: Uplift on riding the buy-now-pay-later wave
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VIDEO: Uplift on riding the buy-now-pay-later wave
By PhocusWire | January 14, 2022
CEO Brian Barth discusses how the concept might evolve next, usage rates of the services, partner trends and how subscription models fit in.... Read More
WATCH: Digital travel revenues bounce back as recovery kicks in
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WATCH: Digital travel revenues bounce back as recovery kicks in
By PhocusWire | January 14, 2022
Most of the publicly traded digital travel companies posted significant upticks in their results in Q3 2021, especially in revenue as customers took trips for the first time since the onset of the pandemic.... Read More
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Interview / Technology
Sounding Off: A major - and overdue - power shift is coming to travel
By PhocusWire | January 14, 2022
Self-sovereign decentralized identity solutions are coming to travel and will give consumers much-needed control over their personal data.... Read More
Origin raises $5M for membership-based trip-planning app
News / Startups
Origin raises $5M for membership-based trip-planning app
By Jill Menze | January 14, 2022
Origin's travel curators have local expertise and use machine learning to help travelers find, plan and book their trips, including flights, accommodation and experiences.... Read More
Report reveals poor gender diversity at top of travel tech
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Report reveals poor gender diversity at top of travel tech
By Kevin May | January 13, 2022
Just 12.5% of the top 350 travel technology companies are led by a woman, with a similar figure for chair roles held by women, new research has shown.... Read More
Airline tech chiefs prioritize investment in cybersecurity, cloud services
News / Technology
Airline tech chiefs prioritize investment in cybersecurity, cloud services
By Linda Fox | January 13, 2022
SITA’s 2021 Air Transport IT Insights study reveals 61% of airlines see IT investment increasing in 2022 while 55% of airports expect to spend more.... Read More
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Airports trade group displeased about 5G agreement
By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | January 13, 2022
Airports Council International North America CEO Kevin Burke said the list of airports getting a 5G buffer zone is largely irrelevant.... Read More
VIDEO: How hotel marketing tactics are shifting
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VIDEO: How hotel marketing tactics are shifting
By PhocusWire | January 12, 2022
PhocusWire talks to Peter O'Connor, professor of strategy at the University of South Australia, on hotels are nurturing direct bookers and how distribution is swinging back in favor of OTAs.... Read More
Tripadvisor study finds travelers seeking new destinations and experiences in 2022
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Tripadvisor study finds travelers seeking new destinations and experiences in 2022
By Linda Fox | January 12, 2022
Tripadvisor research reveals more than a third of travelers in the U.S., U.K, Australia, Japan and Singapore want to travel to new destinations in 2022.... Read More
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