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SITA acquires Materna IPS
By Morgan Hines
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May 21, 2024
David Lavorel, CEO of SITA, said the acquisition marks “an exciting new era of travel.”...
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Seasonality helps Trip.com Group drive Q1 revenue
By Linda Fox
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May 21, 2024
Revenue from accommodation reservations increased 29% to $623 million while transportation ticketing revenue was up 20% to $692 million....
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Minimizing hallucinations in generative AI and large language models
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May 21, 2024
This is a preview of Phocuswright's full report - From Buzzword to Bottom Line: Keeping Pace with Gen AI in Travel...
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Marriott's revenue and tech chief on travel retail ambition
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May 21, 2024
Marriott International chief revenue and technology officer Drew Pinto discusses the hotel giant's strategy to replace its CRS, PMS and loyalty platform and its approach to newer technologies....
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Cover Genius lands $80M to fund growth and technology investment
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May 20, 2024
The company plans to put the funds toward further growth and technology investment, “including improved digital insurance distribution solutions, deploying artificial intelligence claims handling and expanding the protection solutions on the platform.”...
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Korea-based credit card company creates travel booking portal
By D.J. Catron
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May 20, 2024
The travel portal for Lotte Card customers will offer flights, accommodations and car rentals powered by HTS, Hopper's B2B solution....
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Airbnb is removing 5,000 Experiences, canceling future reservations
By Mitra Sorrells
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May 18, 2024
Less than one month after its launch of Icons, Airbnb sent an email to tour and experience operators around the world that their listings are being pulled from the platform. ...
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Expedia Group CTO Rathi Murthy out due to “violation of company policy”
By Mitra Sorrells
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May 17, 2024
Murthy and one of the company's senior vice presidents are out, and the company said it is actively searching to fill the roles....
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Despegar reports Q1 gains, AI enhancements
By Linda Fox
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May 17, 2024
The company said its Sofia AI assistant now includes hotel recommendations and enables users to search by city and dates as well as budget and key amenities....
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Simard to cease operations
By Michael B. Baker – Business Travel News
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May 17, 2024
Simard was launched in 2021 by Winding Tree founder Pedro Renaud Anderson and travel technology consultant Matthieu Tahon to develop corporate use cases built from the Winding Tree blockchain....
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European tourism under fire – new ETC chief steps up to face the challenges
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT
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May 17, 2024
Beyond numbers, destinations need to rethink what they really want from tourism, says Miguel Sanz Castedo, president of the European Tourism Commission. ...
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Barry Diller on AI, the future of Expedia Group and the transformative power of travel
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May 16, 2024
Expedia Group chairman and senior executive Barry Diller said he believes the world is seeing the beginning of the company's "next evolution" with Ariane Gorin as CEO....
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Holidu snaps up Clubrural in latest acquisition
By Linda Fox
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May 15, 2024
Madrid, Spain-based Clubrural, which was founded in 1997, has a portfolio of 28,000 homes and apartments. It said its website attracts 15 million visitors annually....
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Trip.com Group partners with Rezdy to widen tour and activities offering
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May 14, 2024
Using Rezdy’s API, the partnership will enable activities' providers in the Trip.com Group ecosystem to connect and promote their tours to consumers....
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Google unveils Gemini’s new trip planning capabilities
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May 14, 2024
Google’s new version of Gemini uses spatial data and reasoning to prioritize and make decisions while building a personal itinerary....
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