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Northstar Travel Group sells Inntopia to Outside Interactive Inc.
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February 6, 2025
Northstar Travel Group, owned by investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital since 2016, initially acquired a majority stake in Inntopia in 2014. ...
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Lufthansa's AI assistant Swifty integrated into LINE messenger
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February 6, 2025
Lufthansa Group customers in Japan will be able to book flights on select airlines in the LINE messenger app thanks to the integration of Swifty into the platform....
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Canary Technologies launches "AI Voice" platform to assist hotels
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February 5, 2025
The platform has four AI solutions to manage front desk tasks, concierge services, bookings and central reservations....
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Trivago sees revenue growth in Q4 for first time since 2023
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February 4, 2025
The hospitality metasearch's Q4 earnings showed a slight increase in total revenue year over year to €94.8 million, but full year revenue and adjusted EBITDA were both down....
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Destinations struggling with digital marketing evolution
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February 4, 2025
A Sojern study found most DMOs are either maintaining or adding to digital advertising budgets, and respondents face hurdles navigating an evolving digital marketing environment....
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Vacasa considering higher offer from existing shareholder
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February 4, 2025
Vacasa shares rose 2.4% on news of an offer coming in before markets opened Tuesday from existing shareholder Davidson Kempner Capital Management that is higher than the one offered by Casago....
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Intrepid builds on $1B ambition with acquisition of Sawadee
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February 4, 2025
Intrepid said the acquisition of the Netherlands-based company will add $62 million in revenue and 20,000 customers a year....
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Mize acquires RightRez to extend technology to multiple travel sectors
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February 4, 2025
Mize said the acquisition enables it to provide its data analytics and AI capabilities alongside optimization tools from RightRez to multiple travel sectors....
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The future of the travel management company
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February 4, 2025
In today’s competitive market for business travel services, the traditional travel management company is being challenged. ...
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The shifting loyalty landscape in travel
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February 4, 2025
Established travel companies and startups are taking a fresh look at what drives loyalty as behavior shifts and new technology offers ways to get closer to customers....
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OpenAI’s “Operator” and its impact on travel search and marketing
By Morgan Hines
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February 3, 2025
OpenAI's new Operator agent shows how an autonomous agent could work — and raises questions about travel marketing's future....
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Henrik Kjellberg departs Awaze after six years as CEO
By Linda Fox
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January 31, 2025
Kjellberg has led the company since 2018 when it was formed through the acquisition of the European rental arms of Wyndham Worldwide by Platinum Equity for $1.3 billion....
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Smartify adds £1.5M to boost visitor engagement at museums and galleries
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January 30, 2025
The company offers museums, galleries and other attractions apps that are tailored and branded to their venue and helps to drive engagement through augmented and virtual reality and artificial intelligence....
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Moove acquires urban mobility provider Kovi
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January 29, 2025
Moove launched in Nigeria in 2020 and is now headquarted in Dubai, with operations in 19 cities across six continents and more than 36,000 vehicles in its fleet....
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Luxury B2B travel platform The Luxurist launches in U.S., Europe
By Morgan Hines
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January 29, 2025
The Luxurist is a platform to connect travel advisors with luxury hotels around the world, backed by Hotelbeds' parent company HBX Group. ...
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