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Hot 25 Startups 2021: SanSee Systems
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: SanSee Systems
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2020
SanSee Systems is a hygiene screening and certification company serving the tours and attractions industry.... Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2021: Sebiya
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Sebiya
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2020
Sebiya is an all-in-one guest experience system designed to empower vacation rental companies with the technology needed to provide full-service, digital travel experiences for their guests.... Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2021: Smooss
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Smooss
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2020
Smooss helps travel companies increase revenue and improve customer experience with its solutions designed on top of reservation systems.... Read More
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Space Perspective
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2020
Space Perspective is a human space flight company created to provide an opportunity for all people – not just astronauts - to see Earth as a planet from space.... Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2021: Tentrr
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Tentrr
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2020
Tentrr connects private landowners who want to share their property with campers looking for unique private camping experiences.... Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2021: Tripkicks
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Tripkicks
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2020
Tripkicks integrates with corporate online booking tools, so travelers can see real-time insights and alerts about their travel while booking their trip.... Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2021: Troop Travel
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Troop Travel
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2020
Troop Travel is a platform to help travel and events managers make informed decisions about the best destination for convening their globally-distributed teams.... Read More
Hot 25 Startups 2021: Trueface
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Trueface
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2020
Trueface provides on-premise computer vision solutions that automatically make sense of camera data and turn it into actionable information, for things such as facial recognition, age verification and weapon detection.... Read More
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
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