Machine Learning

News / Online

Phocuswright analysts share their travel industry predictions for 2024

By Morgan Hines | January 2, 2024

As Phocuswright analysts look ahead, they share a myriad of predictions for 2024 including some regarding business travel, pricing and much more. Read More

News / Online

Top Travel Industry Predictions for 2024

By Morgan Hines | January 2, 2024

Leaders from across the travel industry share their thoughts on what the industry should be watching and working on in 2024. Read More

News / Startups

Smartpricing secures €13M to expand team, launch new products

By Linda Fox | December 15, 2023

Smartpricing uses its proprietary algorithm to process data on market, price as well as hotel historic data to help hoteliers increase turnover. Read More

Interview / Startups

Weeva - Launch Pitch at the Phocuswright Conference 2023

By PhocusWire | December 14, 2023

Weeva, one of PhocusWire's Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024, is a holistic business sustainability management company. Read More

News / Technology

ATPCO acquires travel data analytics startup 3Victors

By Morgan Hines | December 12, 2023

ATPCO said the acquisition expands its data with real-time capabilities to further enhance its creation of tools that support the future of modern airline retailing. Read More

News / Technology

Google’s Vowinkel on the power of generative AI for travel marketers

By Mitra Sorrells | December 12, 2023

While artificial intelligence and machine learning have been integral to Google’s offerings for years, 2023 brought a new concept to the fore: generative AI. Read More

News / Technology

Flight Centre Travel Group creates global “AI Center of Excellence”

By Mitra Sorrells | December 11, 2023

FCTG said the new division will focus on promoting, adopting and integrating AI into the company’s corporate divisions to enrich customer experiences, boost employee productivity and more. Read More

News / Online

Why travel’s experiences sector isn’t likely to operate like others

By Morgan Hines | December 4, 2023

As the experiences category continues to grow in the travel world, experts look at its future during a Center Stage discussion at The Phocuswright Conference 2023. Read More

Interview / Technology

RePushti by Qtech - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2023

By PhocusWire | November 28, 2023

RePushti by Qtech Software is an SaaS-based solution that uses generative artificial intelligence and machine learning to re-verify hotel bookings. Read More

News / Technology

Airbnb acquires GamePlanner.AI

By Morgan Hines | November 14, 2023

Airbnb emphasizes artificial intelligence focus with a near $200 million acquisition. Read More

News / Technology

OTA Insight expands capabilities through single platform, rebrands to Lighthouse

By Linda Fox | November 9, 2023

Following acquisitions in 2022 and earlier this year the company felt it had outgrown the OTA Insight name. The unified platform offers wider business intelligence capabilities, including more... Read More

Opinion / Technology

Multimodal AI and the UX revolution in travel

By Christian Watts – Magpie | November 1, 2023

The shift to multimodal GenAI opens the door to mind-boggling possibilities for travel and other fields. Is this the end of the phone? Read More

News / Online

Q&A: Mondee’s vice chairman talks AI strategy, acquisitions, going public

By Morgan Hines | October 19, 2023

Mondee is combining AI with human support to help anyone sell travel - and the newly-public company has big plans for growth. Read More

News / Technology

Everything, everywhere, all at once – trends in hospitality tech

By Klaus Kohlmayr — IDeaS | October 17, 2023

2023 has brought technology trends to travel that surprised, enlightened and perhaps even terrified us, but we know that with great upheaval comes great change. Read More