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Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity: How worried should travel brands be?
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March 5, 2025
IT budgets are increasing but some experts say they may not be focused on the right areas....
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Mews raises $75M to expand in U.S., Europe
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March 4, 2025
The funding was led by Tiger Global, with input from existing investors including Kinnevik, Battery Ventures and Goldman Sachs Alternatives....
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Summer launches asset management for short-term rentals
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March 4, 2025
SummerOS centralizes revenue forecasting, underwriting, market intelligence and portfolio insights for short-term rentals in one place. ...
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Alexa+ could earn “top-of-the-funnel” spot in travel research
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March 4, 2025
Travel brands including Tripadvisor and Uber have partnered with Amazon for the debut of its reimagined voice assistant....
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Expedia Group makes job cuts
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March 3, 2025
The job cuts come about a year after the online travel agency announced up to 1,500 layoffs in February 2024....
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Phocuswright and WiT return to the Middle East as the region's tourism grows
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March 3, 2025
Phocuswright and WiT Middle East is returning to the Grand Plaza Movenpick Media City in Dubai on April 25....
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Amadeus delivers double-digit growth in 2024
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February 28, 2025
Highlights for the company in 2024 include a partnership to provide a central reservations system to Accor and the acquisitions of biometrics tech company Vision-Box and payments specialist Voxel. ...
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DerbySoft acquires Arise to boost travel agent-hotel relationship
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February 28, 2025
DerbySoft said the deal supports its strategy around streamlining and automating elements of the supplier-distribution relationship in business travel....
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: TravelPerk, Airbnb, Expedia Group, SWA, Hostaway and more...
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February 28, 2025
Here's our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week....
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Online travel giants spent $17.8B on marketing in 2024
By Linda Fox
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February 28, 2025
The investment to acquire customers and strengthen brand sets a new record for the online giants and demonstrates the ferocious competition for customers in the market....
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AI travel software provider Maya raises €1M
By Morgan Hines
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February 27, 2025
The funding, which included investors such as Lighthouse, will be used to fuel global growth and further develop the company's white-label AI assistant. ...
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Technology and politics reshape the travel deals landscape
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February 27, 2025
When it comes to the merger and acquisition (M&A) landscape, technology and political issues appear to be playing more of a role in the decisions being made by authorities....
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Property management provider Apaleo creates marketplace for hospitality AI agents
By Morgan Hines
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February 26, 2025
Apaleo said it has created Agent Hub to help hoteliers and tech developers share, adopt, discover and build solutions based on AI....
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Flywire acquires hospitality payments specialist Sertifi for $330M
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February 26, 2025
Sertifi offers an SaaS platform for the hotel and hospitality industry that enables global brands and independent hotels groups to securely sign contracts, exchange payment details and complete payments....
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Airline IT spend hits $37 billion in 2024
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February 26, 2025
SITA's latest airline investment report reveals cybersecurity, data analysis and passenger management are the top areas carriers plan to devote IT resources to this year....
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