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Podcast: Payam Safa of Bellhop on building a transparent transportation network

By Nick Vivion | January 23, 2018

There's been quite the pivot for mobile concierge startup Bellhop. The startup recently moved into providing a "best fare" search layer across on-demand transportation apps. It's basically a meta-laye Read More

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Amadeus debuts AI chatbot for Asia Pacific

By Mitra Sorrells | January 12, 2018

Amadeus is making further inroads into the Asia Pacific online travel market with the launch of a natural language chatbot for the LINE app, a free messaging platform popular in the region. Read More

News / Technology

Four focus areas for travel marketers to unlock the mobile opportunity

By Viewpoints | January 11, 2018

This is a viewpoint from Nancy Hall, senior vice president at Conversant. Earlier this year, digital travel sales in the US were forecasted to reach $189.62 billion, of which 40% were estimated to Read More

News / Online

Didi moves west in 99 ride-hail service buy in Brazil

By Kevin May | January 4, 2018

The pincer movement around Uber is growing, as Chinese giant Didi is confirmed as the new owner of Brazilian brand 99. Read More

Notated News / Technology

Apple plots multi-product app experience

By Mark Gurman - Bloomberg | December 27, 2017

Apple has plans to allow a single set of apps that work equally well across its family of devices: iPhones, iPads and Macs. Read More

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QOTW: Something to do with those Gatekeepers

By PhocusWire | December 22, 2017

Quote from Kieron Branagan, CEO at OpenJaw Technologies. Read More

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Passenger experience top priority for connected aircraft by 2020

By Jill Menze | December 20, 2017

Airlines are committing to enhancing the passenger experience by upping their investment in connected onboard services by 2020. Read More

News / Startups

It sucks to launch a travel startup (but you still should)

By Jenny Silber - VoyagerHQ | December 4, 2017

Starting a company in the travel industry is hard. 96% of travel companies fail in the first 5 years (as opposed to the 88% cross-industry standard). Read More

News / Technology

Gaining control for airline passengers

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | December 1, 2017

As airline passengers increasingly look toward technology to achieve a seamless traveling experience, a survey from IATA also indicates travelers are aiming to gain more personal control as well. Read More

News / Online

Hitlist on travel trends, mobile apps, Google

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 20, 2017

Gillian Morris, founder and CEO of Hitlist, talks about travel trends, Google's metasearch reign and mobile apps. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 5

By Kevin May | November 16, 2017

Fresh from selling Trip.com to Ctrip, Travis Katz joins the PundIT Show with two other luminaries to discuss various matters of state. Read More

Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair - Barbara Dalibard of SITA

By Kevin May | November 12, 2017

The aviation technology company is nearly 70 years old and, amongst other things, works with airports and airlines on their passenger service Read More

News / Technology

India: travel tech’s final frontier

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 9, 2017

With more than 800 million Indians on mobile platforms – and 430 million Indians on laptop platforms – travel tech’s penetration in the Southaast Asian market is more important than ever. Read More

News

VIDEO: Asia leads the pack of digital travelers

By Kevin May | November 8, 2017

India, China and Indonesia have come out on top in a list of countries with the most digitally savvy travelers. Read More

News / Technology

Travelport dives into digital traveler differences

By Marisa Garcia | November 8, 2017

Travelport has published research into digital traveler behaviour with spotlights on various regional differences and highlighting priorities and pain points for travelers. Global trends The distrib Read More

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