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Valpas scurries off with €1.6M for bed bug tech solution

By Jill Menze | April 14, 2022

Valpas’ IoT-enabled bed legs trap bed bugs and alert hotel staff.... Read More

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OTA Insight acquires hotel revenue management tech company Kriya RevGen

By Jill Menze | April 14, 2022

OTA Insight and Kriya RevGen will form a business intelligence solution that delivers tailored insights for both hotel-level users and multi-property users.... Read More

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Travalyst coalition companies to display airline emissions data

By Linda Fox | April 13, 2022

The not-for-profit organization says its coalition of travel brands are aligned on a shared framework for collecting and showing flight emissions data.... Read More

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Five acquired by Bosch to further autonomous driving ambitions

By Linda Fox | April 13, 2022

Bosch beat off other bidders to purchase the U.K.-based company and says the two share a "common vision" of automated driving.... Read More

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How a travel insurtech brand returned from an all-time low

By Jill Menze | April 13, 2022

Squaremouth hit a low of 12 sales on April 12, 2020. Two years later, the insurtech company has bounced back thanks to a strong team and innovative technology.... Read More

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Hopper launches online travel agent training course

By Mitra Sorrells | April 13, 2022

Dubbed “Bunny Bootcamp,” the self-guided course includes 160 hours of material and provides simulation activities using a Sabre GDS emulator.... Read More

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My Method... How Vrbo used videos to increase its search visibility

By Shawn Massie - Pacific | April 13, 2022

Vrbo raised its rank and visibility on YouTube and Google using SEO-friendly videos created from its destination guides.... Read More

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The difference between touchless and frictionless travel

By Phocuswright Research | April 12, 2022

For the travel industry, SSI represents a dramatic shift in the way customer information is stored and used.... Read More

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Online activity shows growing recovery for travel

By Mitra Sorrells | April 12, 2022

An analysis by Similarweb shows visits to airline and hospitality websites are up as consumers act on their desire to travel. ... Read More

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Kurt Ekert on how Sabre will disrupt itself to win the market

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | April 12, 2022

The Sabre president explains how the GDS is undergoing its most dramatic digital transformation yet.... Read More

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Leisure retail travel agencies outperforming digital counterparts

By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | April 12, 2022

Since the early days of the pandemic, the leisure travel agency community has made the case that it might drive more share its way due to travel's newly complex regulatory landscape.... Read More

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TravelX, Air Europa launch NFT flight series

By Jill Menze | April 11, 2022

Owners who purchase the NFTs will get special access to an Air Europa flight to Miami Beach.... Read More

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AirAsia and Google unite to push super app potential

By Kevin May | April 11, 2022

Google Cloud tech will be deployed to ensure users can access services at any time and on any device, with external tech companies given the ability to develop new functionality.... Read More