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HomeCamper and Campspace merge to create European leader in micro camping
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July 4, 2024
Peer-to-peer platforms Campspace and Homecamper specialize in camping locations provided by private individuals across Europe with accommodation including yurts, cabins and tents....
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Keep up with all the latest people, product and partner news from around the global travel industry in PhocusWire's weekly roundup....
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Education is necessary for travelers to play a bigger role in mitigating overtourism
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July 3, 2024
Overtourism and sustainability are inherently linked, a connection more travelers need to be educated about, according to experts at Travalyst, TreadRight and the Turisme de Barcelona. ...
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Loyalty platform Heymax.ai raises $2.6 million in seed funding
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July 2, 2024
Loyalty platform Heymax.ai plans to help customers earn one free vacation every year by allowing them to earn Max Miles from their everyday purchases....
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Finding a balance between airlines’ NDC plans and corporate travel needs
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July 2, 2024
Lufthansa Group’s Puck Voorneveld and Michael Harbin of Traverse Technologies speak in the PhocusWire studio about NDC, AI use cases and other topics. ...
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Presenting the top investors in travel tech 2024
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July 2, 2024
For the second year in a row, we have compiled data on the top venture capital investors in travel technology and asked some of those investors to share details on their strategies and outlook....
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STR industry is evolving but remains ripe for opportunity
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July 1, 2024
Despite constraints, STR industry heads believe there are plenty of opportunities including professionalization, consulting and more in the rapidly evolving space....
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GetYourGuide removing tour categories from marketplace
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June 28, 2024
GetYourGuide has told suppliers of self- or mobile-guided audio tours, exploration games and scavenger hunts that it is removing those categories effective July 31....
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Serko, Sabre, Viator, Omio and more
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June 28, 2024
Keep up with all the latest people, product and partner news from around the global travel industry in PhocusWire's weekly roundup....
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The first step to battling overtourism is to focus on density
By Morgan Hines
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June 28, 2024
All destinations are unique - and there’s no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to battling overtourism, but there is one metric that can be useful to pay attention to first in sustainability efforts....
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Directo emerges from stealth with $1M in funding
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June 27, 2024
Former Transparent co-founder Pierre Becerril and two others have created Directo to drive direct bookings for hotels and accommodation providers and help travelers access better deals....
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Duetto acquired by GrowthCurve private equity, plans AI acceleration
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June 27, 2024
Private equity firm GrowthCurve Capital says it plans to apply its data science and artificial intelligence experience to help Duetto grow....
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Shiji, Amadeus, Otelier and more hospitality tech news from HITEC 2024
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June 27, 2024
Dozens of hospitality technology vendors released new and updated products this week during HITEC, the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference, which wraps up today in Charlotte. ...
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How Lufthansa Group is investing in the customer experience
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June 27, 2024
Lufthansa Group's customer experience lead Tamur Goudarzi Pour shares its priorities for the next few months as well as its bigger vision for a PNR-free world....
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Fetcherr boosted by $90M for further growth
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June 26, 2024
Fetcherr, a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2023, has signed a string of airlines for its AI-powered pricing and forecasting tools in recent months....
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