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Visit Group acquires hospitality tech provider GODO
By Linda Fox
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June 19, 2025
Visit Group said the deal boosts its presence in the Nordic region and speeds up its strategy to create a platform that helps hotels and experiences drive direct sales, cost efficient distribution and profitability. ...
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The 2025 report included data from 21,000 anonymous survey respondents, representing over 700 hotel brands across 310 cities....
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The evolving role of AI in business travel
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June 18, 2025
In the year since the 2024 Business Travel Show Europe, we have seen a torrent of AI-related announcements and launches in the business travel sector....
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Agilysys, Duetto, Zucchetti North America and more hospitality news from HITEC 2025
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June 17, 2025
At HITEC 2025, technology companies unveiled their latest innovations for the hospitality industry, including several integrating artificial intelligence....
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Exoticca unveils AI-powered SmartFare technology
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June 17, 2025
Exoticca said the technology can filter 6.5 million flights daily by factors including duration, layovers and price, to find the best option for travelers....
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DerbySoft launches flight technology solution
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June 17, 2025
Jason Sui, who co-founded PKFare which was acquired by DerbySoft last year, will take the reins as divisional CEO for flights at DerbySoft....
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Greg O'Hara on AI freeing up time and wishing NDC would happen
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June 17, 2025
Certares founder and senior managing director Greg O'Hara shared his candid opinions on the travel industry in an executive interview at Phocuswright Europe 2025....
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Sabre Hospitality extends AI to booking engine
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June 16, 2025
Sabre Hospitality is helping hotels to improve communications with guests and boost conversions by integrating its Concierge.AI tool with its SynXis booking engine....
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Mary Meeker AI Trends Report: 7 takeaways for the travel industry
By Matthew Parsons
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June 16, 2025
The lengthy report offers crucial takeaways for the travel industry, including insights into hospitality automation, autonomous cars and an agentic future....
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FareHarbor founder to lead Rezdy-Checkfront-Regiondo
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June 13, 2025
FareHarbor co-founder and former CEO Lawrence Hester is taking the reins of the group of booking system companies. ...
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Amex GBT, Sabre, Accelya and more...
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June 13, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. ...
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Breaking down experiences in the travel sector
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June 13, 2025
Industry leaders from Amadeus, Booking.com and Hyatt weighed in on strategies, challenges and best practices surrounding experience sales....
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Canary Technologies secures $80M to scale AI capabilities
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June 12, 2025
The latest round of funding brings the company's total valuation to $600 million....
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Virgin Australia partners with HTS Stays to offer hotel booking portal
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June 12, 2025
Virgin Australia is the first HTS Stays partnership to launch, offering a hotel booking portal for travelers....
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Tripadvisor execs on AI strategy, brand trust and memberships
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June 12, 2025
Tripadvisor Group CEO Matt Goldberg and new Viator president Pepijn Rijvers sat down to discuss the changing travel landscape and its evolving strategy....
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