Martin Cowen

Martin Cowen News

News / Technology

Former Expedia exec heralds voice as the next big thing

By Martin Cowen | November 16, 2016

Listen up, voice search is being tipped to have as big an impact on the travel industry as mobile. Or,... Read More

News / Technology

Travelers who take selfies remember their trips better, study claims

By Sean O'Neil | November 15, 2016

The conventional wisdom is that taking pictures reduces a traveler's chance of remembering a trip's... Read More

News / Technology

Travel startup Lola acquires Room 77, the hotel metasearch platform

By Sean O'Neil | November 15, 2016

Travel technology startup Lola has acquired Room 77, the hotel metasearch platform. Terms of the deal... Read More

News / Distribution

NDC for hotels? Amadeus calls for industry to adopt its IT standards

By Sean O'Neil | November 15, 2016

The hotel industry is fragmented, and so are the standards it uses to categorize its data. The... Read More

News / Technology

Expedia brings its web test tubes to the UK

By Linda Fox | November 14, 2016

Expedia Inc has created a "usability lab" based in London, its first outside of the US. The role of... Read More

News

Vacasa tops up its Series A to $40 million

By Sean O'Neil | November 14, 2016

Vacation rental management company Vacasa has expanded its Series A financing of $35 million to $40... Read More

News / Technology

A pat down by robots coming soon to airport security?

By Linda Fox | November 14, 2016

Robots and artificial intelligence are being tipped to take over security processes at airports and... Read More

News / Technology

Lufthansa brings Mildred to the chat table

By Linda Fox | November 11, 2016

Lufthansa is the latest to join the chatbot rush with its Mildred assistant on Facebook Messenger. The... Read More

News / Distribution

Startup pitch: MindYourFleet offers car rental firms a platform to compete with Uber/Ola

By Martin Cowen | November 11, 2016

In the era of Uber, car rental firms are having the rethink how they operate, when they are the best... Read More

News

Startup pitch: Beewake helps hotels sell out rooms in increments to business travelers

By Sean O'Neil | November 9, 2016

As of 2015, many properties started renting hotel rooms effectively by-the-hour, instead by the day.... Read More

Load More Martin Cowen News

Most Popular
Latest Stories

Latest Stories

Event

The Phocuswright Conference 2026

News / Distribution

PROS launches airline retailing platform Kairos, starting with product catalog and inventory tools

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: TravelSnap.AI turns guest video reviews into booking opportunities

News / Startups

Where are they now? Checking in with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023

News / Technology

ATPCO tackles challenge of matching AI travel requests to airline products

November 17-19, 2026

The Phocuswright Conference 2026

The Phocuswright Conference 2026, November 17-19, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Register Now.... Register Now

October 12, 2026

PROS launches airline retailing platform Kairos, starting with product catalog and inventory tools

PROS outlined key features of the Kairos platform and plans to expand agentic capabilities.... Read More

October 12, 2026

Startup Stage: TravelSnap.AI turns guest video reviews into booking opportunities

The platform uses AI to collect, translate and publish guest video reviews to help travel... Read More