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Record online direct bookings are driving innovation in hospitality, survey finds
By Morgan Hines & Derek Catron
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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....
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Dott and Tier plan joint entity forming European micromobility leader
By Linda Fox
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January 10, 2024
Subject to several conditions, the transaction bringing together micromobility businesses Dott and Tier should be completed in early March....
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Travel app downloads, time spent on mobile up in 2023
By Mitra Sorrells
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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. ...
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Amtrav dishes data on American Airlines NDC strategy
By Linda Fox
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January 10, 2024
In April 2023, American Airlines removed many of its lowest fares from traditional distribution channels enabling only working with NDC channels to access the content....
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Tripadvisor's Goldberg talks strategy, AI potential and digital marketing
By Linda Fox
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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....
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AI-powered travel content platform Lokalee raises $5.6M
By Morgan Hines
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January 9, 2024
Lokalee plans to accelerate its product development and its expansion into European markets with the new funding....
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AirDNA moves into short-term rental property management arena with Uplisting acquisition
By Mitra Sorrells
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January 9, 2024
Financial terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed. Uplisting founder Vincent Breslin will remain involved as a founder and advisor....
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Phocuswright Europe 2024 – early-bird price ends January 31
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January 9, 2024
Led by the theme of You, Me & The Machine, Phocuswright Europe will convene the industry’s best and brightest in Barcelona, June 10-12, to share their learnings and strategize for the future....
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Travel tech isn’t cheap. Falling behind may be even costlier
By Derek Catron
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January 9, 2024
Given the growing importance and availability of data, experts say it’s more important than ever for travel companies to be current in their technology. ...
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Gray Dawes Group acquires travel management company VCK Travel
By Linda Fox
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January 8, 2024
Gray Dawes Group, a U.K.-based corporate travel management specialist, has made its third acquisition in less than a year....
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Operto acquires guest experiences tech provider Dack
By Linda Fox
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January 8, 2024
The acquisition of Dack follows Operto's acquisition of VRScheduler in 2021 and STAYmyway in 2022....
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Do travelers connect overtourism and sustainability?
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January 8, 2024
Overtourism taxes travelers, destinations and locals alike. Often overlooked as a key sustainability facet, crowd management and visitor volume control have become vital in the current conservation and green development conversations....
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How global consumer trends are impacting travel
By Linda Fox
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January 8, 2024
We look at how Euromonitor's global consumer trends are playing out in the travel industry....
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AI platform translates hotel guests’ speech into actionable data and insights
By Arvindh Yuvaraj - WebinTravel
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January 5, 2024
Founded in 2019, Aiello has three products that work together and use artificial intelligence to “understand” hotel guests the way a human staff member would....
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Travel veterans Kaufer, Lugli, Misunas on GenAI, social media, diversity and more
By Mitra Sorrells
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January 5, 2024
While Flo Lugli, Kathy Misunas and Steve Kaufer are no longer in operational roles in travel, they are still very tuned in to what is happening across the industry. ...
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