Keep up with all the latest people, product and partner news from around the global travel industry in PhocusWire's weekly roundup.... Read More

Corporate travel is dealing with pressure from employees, a more stringent government and regulatory environment and stronger climate science as it continues to look for ways to operate more sustainably.   ... Read More

Developers entering the “Hospitality and Travel Challenge” have to demonstrate how decentralized identity technology combined with traditional travel technology can create a more frictionless, personalized and connected travel journey.  ... Read More

Toyota's new funding is on top of $394 million in prior investments it made in Joby and is part of its effort to transform air travel.  ... Read More

Hospitality businesses need to walk a line between the use of data analytics to inform decisions and providing good service to guests.... Read More

Truely intends to release B2B2C services for major travel operators, airlines, airports, online travel agencies and service providers with $3.5 million in fresh funding.... Read More

Priceline's Penny chatbot can “hear” and understand user questions, predict needs based on historical interactions and "speak" its response.... Read More

RentalReady's AI agent, Maia, will handle guest communication and assist with upselling, reviews, tasks and revenue management.... Read More

Industry leaders from Accor, Sabre, Cloudbeds, Navan, MakeMyTrip and more share their thoughts on generative AI and whether it has lived up to expectations thus far.... Read More

Founded in 2020, Hotelverse provides its digital twin technology to dozens of hotels including some that are part of Hyatt, RIU Hotels and Radisson Hotel Group.  ... Read More

Air Doctor has a network of 20,000 multilingual doctors and healthcare specialists in 84 countries across the world, which travelers can access through its app for virtual and in-person appointments.... Read More

Cendyn said the pairing of Knowland's meeting and event data with its own sales CRM, proposals and Grouprev technologies will enable hotels to drive group bookings from a single solution.  ... Read More

The acquisition broadens HotelRunner's offering, enabling it to help travel agencies, tour operators and destination management companies solve challenges with distribution as well as direct and offline sales.  ... Read More

Phocuswright research has found that the travel industry anticipates disruptions due to changes and gatekeepers as governments are regulating Big Tech with the EU's Digital Markets Act.  ... Read More

Check out who received investment and the deals that were done in PhocusWire's Q3 roundup of funding and M&A activity.... Read More