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Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023: NeoKe
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023: NeoKe
By PhocusWire | November 15, 2022
NeoKe is a digital identity infrastructure empowering friction-free travel around the world.... Read More
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023: Selfbook
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023: Selfbook
By PhocusWire | November 15, 2022
Selfbook increases conversions and boosts revenue by providing a seamless checkout experience and accepting digital wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay.... Read More
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Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023: StatusMatch
By PhocusWire | November 15, 2022
StatusMatch is a service that enables major airline and hotel brands to acquire new high-value customers through a structured, co-branded platform.... Read More
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Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023: Swayed
By PhocusWire | November 15, 2022
By using guests’ device location, behavioral and transactional data, Swayed builds real-time intelligence on how people are spending time and money during their stay and then sends contextual and personalized touch points to guests.... Read More
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Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023: TravelX
By PhocusWire | November 15, 2022
TravelX is a blockchain-based distribution protocol that allows airlines to more efficiently manage their inventory and tokenize their inventory into NFTs.... Read More
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Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023: Zytlyn
By PhocusWire | November 15, 2022
Zytlyn allows companies to control the future with predictive insights, to improve decision making, while redefining commercial planning and operations across the travel industries.  ... Read More
Presenting the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023
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Presenting the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023
By PhocusWire | November 15, 2022
PhocusWire presents the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023 - our annual list of new companies in travel, tourism and hospitality that we think will make a mark next year.... Read More
How travel companies are advancing the diversity agenda
News / Online
How travel companies are advancing the diversity agenda
By Kathryn Walson | November 15, 2022
Diversity advocates share their observations on the state of DEI in the travel industry and where improvements can be made.... Read More
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Opinion / Online
How experiences will drive trip planning in 3 charts
By Douglas Quinby - Arival | November 15, 2022
The shift in demand toward experiences will reshape how and when consumers plan and purchase their travel.... Read More
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News / Technology
Amadeus looks to payments opportunity, unveils Outpayce subsidiary
By Linda Fox | November 14, 2022
Amadeus is establishing a separate payments business called Outpayce for its B2B payments as well its merchant services.... Read More
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News / Distribution
Accelya appoints ex-Sabre boss as CEO
By Linda Fox | November 14, 2022
Sam Gilliland was CEO of Sabre for 10 years until 2013 and has since spent time across roles in private equity, financial services and fintech.... Read More
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Uber adds Viator content, expands Uber Travel to 10K cities
By Mitra Sorrells | November 14, 2022
The Uber app now enables booking of a curated collection of Viator experiences in 14 cities around the United States, with the bookings fully managed by Viator. ... Read More
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New initiative forms to foster collaboration on climate change
By Kathryn Walson | November 14, 2022
The global TT4T initiative aims to engage the travel tech community in developing new solutions, which will be pilot-tested and refined through destination-level partners.... Read More
Booking's acquisition of ETraveli could hit regulatory snags
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Booking's acquisition of ETraveli could hit regulatory snags
By Linda Fox | November 11, 2022
A year ago Booking Holdings announced its €1.6 billion takeover of ETraveli, whose brands include Gotogate, Flygresor, Seat24, Mytrip, virtual interlining technology provider TripStack and Flight Network.... Read More
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Where are they now? Revisiting the Hot 25 Startups for 2022
By Kathryn Walson | November 11, 2022
In preparation for Tuesday's publication of PhocusWire's Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2023, we checked in with the companies that made the cut one year ago.... Read More
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