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Hotels embrace a new chapter in revenue management
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Hotels embrace a new chapter in revenue management
By Matthew Parsons | October 23, 2024
Hotels are adopting revenue management techniques to boost outside of room sales as processes are increasingly automated and the technology becomes more accessible.... Read More
HomeToGo confirms discussions to acquire Interhome Group
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HomeToGo confirms discussions to acquire Interhome Group
By Linda Fox | October 22, 2024
HomeToGo has confirmed discussions to acquire Interhome Group and said due diligence is ongoing.... Read More
Thomas Cook sale to eSky Group finalized
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Thomas Cook sale to eSky Group finalized
By Linda Fox | October 22, 2024
Poland-based travel platform eSky is planning a dynamic packaging push following its acquisition of Thomas Cook, which has now been approved by regulators.... Read More
Hotel Treats, Nowadays named People's Choice winners at the 2024 Global Startup Pitch
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Hotel Treats, Nowadays named People's Choice winners at the 2024 Global Startup Pitch
By PhocusWire | October 21, 2024
The competition began in the spring with more than 200 startups, and the attendees at WiT Singapore picked the winners at the event last week.... Read More
Should travel startups have co-founders or go it alone?
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Should travel startups have co-founders or go it alone?
By Linda Fox | October 21, 2024
Travel founders from Meili, Wego and Qunar discuss the importance of having a co-founder during a session at WiT Singapore.... Read More
Travel creators and the power to drive conversion
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Travel creators and the power to drive conversion
By PhocusWright Research | October 21, 2024
According to Phocuswright research, 67% of followers deem creators helpful for travel advice, ranking third behind the accounts of online travel agencies (70%) and friends and family (72%). ... Read More
Where are they now? Catching up with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2022
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Where are they now? Catching up with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2022
By Mileva Sapic | October 21, 2024
Flyzy, KIDO Dynamics, MyStay, RoomPriceGenie and Travala update PhocusWire on what they've been up to since they were named part of PhocusWire's Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2022.... Read More
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Navan, Amtrav and more
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Navan, Amtrav and more
By PhocusWire | October 18, 2024
Keep up with all the latest people, product and partner news from around the global travel industry in PhocusWire's weekly roundup... Read More
Expedia Group fills vacant CTO role with former Fanatics exec
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Expedia Group fills vacant CTO role with former Fanatics exec
By Mitra Sorrells | October 17, 2024
Thumu will join the company in December after spending a decade at digital sports platform Fanatics Commerce, most recently as chief product and technology officer.... Read More
Dtravel integrates vacation rental AI agent into Fetch.ai marketplace
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Dtravel integrates vacation rental AI agent into Fetch.ai marketplace
By Mitra Sorrells | October 17, 2024
Dtravel has also joined the Fetch.ai Foundation, which is focused on research and development of AI, Web3 and multi-agent technologies.  ... Read More
Generative AI in travel - weighing the concerns versus the promise
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Generative AI in travel - weighing the concerns versus the promise
By Linda Fox | October 17, 2024
Travel experts discussed the most exciting applications of generative AI at WiT Singapore while research from Amadeus flagged concerns around the technology.... Read More
How commerce media is catching on in travel
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How commerce media is catching on in travel
By Linda Fox | October 17, 2024
United, Expedia, Booking.com, Agoda, Priceline, Marriott and Uber have all established media networks in recent years and are earning significant revenue from them.... Read More
Beacon AI raises $15M to improve flight deck efficiency
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Beacon AI raises $15M to improve flight deck efficiency
By Linda Fox | October 16, 2024
Beacon AI offers artificial intelligence assistance to flight decks to improve flight safety and boost efficiency.... Read More
Could Airbnb’s new co-host marketplace challenge property management companies?
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Could Airbnb’s new co-host marketplace challenge property management companies?
By Mitra Sorrells | October 16, 2024
Hosts enter their address to find approved co-hosts nearby and then the two communicate directly to establish the scope of the partnership and the fee for the services – none of which goes to Airbnb.... Read More
Why Agoda's data strategy is more about the "science" than the data itself
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Why Agoda's data strategy is more about the "science" than the data itself
By Linda Fox | October 16, 2024
Agoda's CTO and CPO discuss how they apply data science to improve processes and the knowledge gaps generative artificial intelligence has revealed for the OTA.... Read More