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Runnr.ai secures €1M to scale hotel guest communications startup

By Linda Fox | January 18, 2024

The investment will go towards helping hotels deliver personalized services, improve efficiency for front desks and find upsell opportunities. Read More

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How travel and financial institutions are tapping into the experiences trend

By Linda Fox | January 17, 2024

Senior executives from Capital One, Choice and Hilton share perspectives on providing consumers with the experiences they want and how technology is increasingly playing a role. Read More

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TerraPay - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2023

By PhocusWire | January 11, 2024

Founded in 2014, TerraPay offers issuing, acquiring, pay-out and international money transfer capabilities to clients worldwide. Read More

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Record online direct bookings are driving innovation in hospitality, survey finds

By Morgan Hines & Derek Catron | January 11, 2024

The hotel industry is making strides when it comes to digitalization, but there's still plenty of room to grow, according to a recent report from H2c. Read More

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Dott and Tier plan joint entity forming European micromobility leader

By Linda Fox | January 10, 2024

Subject to several conditions, the transaction bringing together micromobility businesses Dott and Tier should be completed in early March. Read More

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Travel app downloads, time spent on mobile up in 2023

By Mitra Sorrells | January 10, 2024

According to Data.ai's "State of Mobile 2024" report, in 2023 travel app downloads numbered just more than 3 billion – up 13% from 2.7 billion in 2022. Read More

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Tripadvisor's Goldberg talks strategy, AI potential and digital marketing

By Linda Fox | January 10, 2024

At The Phocuswright Conference 2023, Tripadvisor CEO Matt Goldberg discussed the importance of the brands working together and how its generative AI initiatives are developing. Read More

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Operto acquires guest experiences tech provider Dack

By Linda Fox | January 8, 2024

The acquisition of Dack follows Operto's acquisition of VRScheduler in 2021 and STAYmyway in 2022. Read More

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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

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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

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Yanolja on how cloud-based solutions can power innovation across hospitality

By PhocusWire | December 20, 2023

Jong Yoon Kim, CEO of Yanolja and Yanolja Cloud, explained how cloud-based solutions in combination with artificial intelligence can drive efficiency and evenue for suppliers while improving the... Read More

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Were travel experts right with their 2023 predictions?

By PhocusWire | December 19, 2023

Every year we ask industry executives and pundits to forecast what might happen across travel technology and distribution in the months to come. Here we look back on what was predicted for 2023 and what... Read More

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How hotels can use ancillaries to drive personalization and loyalty

By PhocusWire | December 18, 2023

Plusgrade’s Paul Rantilla discusses the company’s recent acquisitions of Upstay and Points, and how it is now accelerating efforts to help hospitality companies drive revenue through ancillaries. 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

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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

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