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North American airlines focused on cybersecurity, AI investments
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May 5, 2025
Seventy-seven percent of airlines in North America identified cybersecurity as one of their “top three IT priorities” for investment in 2025, according to a report from SITA.
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Startup Stage: GuestOS provides an AI-powered concierge for hospitality, tourism, events
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May 5, 2025
GuestOS provides 24/7 multilingual voice support through a single phone number, giving guests instant access to hotel services, tour bookings and recommendations.
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Hostelworld builds on social strategy to connect travelers
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May 1, 2025
Hostelworld's "global trip plan marketplace" will encourage travelers to download the app and build a proprietary data set for its AI models.
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Rapid Fire with Björn Bender of Rail Europe
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May 1, 2025
On June 11, Rail Europe CEO Björn Bender will take part in an executive panel, “The Great Ground Shift,” which will focus on ground transportation’s ongoing transformation.
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Singapore Airlines partners with OpenAI
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April 25, 2025
The pair are working to develop solutions to better service customers and streamline operations for airline staff.
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Will the tours and activities sector turn to autonomous experiences?
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April 25, 2025
Like the rest of the travel industry, the future of the tours and activities sector is likely to be altered by artificial intelligence, though exactly how remains to be seen.
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Modern travel agency Fora Travel raises $60M
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April 24, 2025
Fora CEO Evan Frank said the latest round of funding will be used "to modernize the travel industry for good."
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Rapid Fire with Florent Bannwarth of BlaBlaCar
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April 24, 2025
BlaBlaCar's Florent Bannwarth shares how the company is using AI to connect drivers with potential passengers to increase carpooling opportunities as well as the wider opportunity for the industry.
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Startup Stage: Hotel Data AI wants to improve hotels' efficiency, online visibility
By Abby Crotty
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April 21, 2025
Founded in 2024, Hotel Data AI aims to assist hotels with their online presence by optimizing content.
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CEO Spotlight: Fred Bean of HotelPORT
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April 16, 2025
Hospitality distribution solutions company HotelPORT provides solutions for hoteliers to ensure accurate representation of property content shown through online travel agencies, tour operators and other...
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Latin America-based corporate travel startup Onfly raises $40M
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April 15, 2025
Brazil-based Onfly, founded in 2018, aims to streamline and digitize corporate travel and expense management, now working with more than 2,000 companies.
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Cloudbeds launches lab to drive innovation
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April 15, 2025
The company’s division launches with two new solutions, Signal and Engage, built on Cloudbeds Intelligence.
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How travel businesses choose the right AI model
By Mark Frary
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April 14, 2025
The world of AI is expanding rapidly, creating both solutions and concerns for travel companies.
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HostAI becomes Conduit, raises $3.1M
By Morgan Hines
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April 11, 2025
Conduit, which started out calling itself “Shopify for Travel,” has grown from a tool for automated guest messaging for STRs “into something much bigger.”
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How AI bridges the gap between insight and action
By Markus Stumpe - AIntensify
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April 7, 2025
AIntensify CEO Markus Stumpe explores the importance of a specialist approach to AI adoption.
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