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TAKE A SURVEY: The outlook for tours and attractions

By PhocusWire | September 19, 2022

Phocuswright and Arival are conducting a survey on the outlook for tours, experiences and attractions. Read More

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Ixigo, Amadeus latest to add new fintech and payment options

By Linda Fox | September 16, 2022

Insurance products and buy-now-pay-later options are becoming more widespread in travel. Read More

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Travel planning app Orbzii acquires Pluto

By Kathryn Walson | September 15, 2022

Orbzii will take over ownership of Pluto’s mobile app, website and community of users. Read More

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How payments can maximize the airline retailing opportunity

By Jill Menze | September 15, 2022

According to a new report from McKinsey, airlines stand to earn an additional $14 billion on top of the $40 billion airline retailing opportunity by strategically addressing payments. Read More

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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts introduces mobile tipping app

By Kathryn Walson | September 15, 2022

Once a hotel opts-in to the béné platform, guests can tip the employee of their choice by scanning a QR code during their stay. Read More

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Tiqets, Klook to share content across platforms

By Mitra Sorrells | September 13, 2022

For Tiqets, this is the second collaboration in about two months with an Asia-based company, following its announcement in July of an integration with Trip.com Group. Read More

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Could gamification help corporate travel go green?

By Linda Fox | September 12, 2022

Iomob’s WheelCoin app uses gamification and tokenization to nudge corporate travelers into making sustainable choices. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Aloke Bajpai of Ixigo

By Linda Fox | September 8, 2022

Aloke Bajpai founded India-based Ixigo in 2007 alongside co-founder Rajnish Kumar to improve the travel booking process for consumers through technology. Read More

News / Startups

U.K. startup wi-Q lands £3 million to digitalize payments in hospitality

By Jill Menze | September 8, 2022

Founded in 2014, wi-Q aims to help hospitality and leisure companies improve the guest experience via its mobile ordering and payments solutions. Read More

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Why the travel industry should care about SSI and DID

By PhocusWire | September 2, 2022

Nick Price explains how technology to enable self-sovereign, digital identity will be commonplace in the next decade. Read More

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Google to phase out Book on Google for flights

By Jill Menze | September 1, 2022

The decision comes after Google shuttered its Book on Google option for hotels earlier this year. Read More

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Royal Caribbean begins rollout of Starlink internet service

By Linda Fox | September 1, 2022

The broadband internet service from the Elon Musk-founded company is to be installed on all Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises ships. Read More

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OTAs see marketing efficiency improvement in Q2

By Mitra Sorrells | August 31, 2022

Booking Holdings, Expedia Group and Airbnb all increased their marketing spend in Q2 of this year compared to 2021, but it decreased as a percentage of revenue. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

It’s time for travel businesses to rethink how they transact

By Johannes Koeppel - WeTravel | August 29, 2022

While technology advancements have, for many years, provided non-linear transaction models for consumers and businesses, the pandemic drastically changed the way we transact – forever. Read More