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Amid the growing and increasingly young population in Africa, the online travel sector is developing, but the challenges range from trust and low digital penetration to the lack of funding.... Read More

As a result of the new partnership, Bing users booking eligible accommodations will be able to earn both Microsoft Rewards and rewards offered by Expedia Group brands.... Read More

 The company said the Series G round is its largest investment to do. It plans to se the funding to accelerate growth with a focus on the U.S., Europe and the Middle East.... Read More

Mindtrip’s funding now sits above $20 million, just months after the company’s May launch. Its newest feature should help users to keep track of their trip spendings, too, over hotel, dinner, airline, activity bookings and more.... Read More

Cruisebound said it has been hitting growth milestones over the past two years, including securing triple-digit annual revenue growth. It has also unveiled an AI chatbot and flexible payment options.... Read More

Digital wallets from Apple and Google are widely used in everyday life but how is the travel industry preparing to take full advantage of them to improve the passenger experience?... Read More

Once the GetThere acquisition closes early next year, a new five-year partnership between Serko and Sabre will see the pair working together on project development and investment.... Read More

Fetcherr, Grapevine and Holibob update PhocusWire on what they've been up to since they were named part of PhocusWire's Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023.... Read More

Google Cloud and Klook will co-develop the new AI infrastructure layer. The duo will focus first on validation capabilities for all generative AI outputs.... Read More

Radical Storage currently has a network of more than 9,000 businesses distributed across more than 1,000 cities and 70 countries.  ... Read More

Keep up with all the latest people, product and partner news from around the global travel industry in PhocusWire's weekly roundup.... Read More

OYO is offering a dedicated team to help companies with conferences and events.... Read More

Established map players such as Google and Apple as well as travel startups are using AI, AR and 3D technologies to improve the travel planning process using maps.... Read More

A new report from H2c includes responses from 88 small, medium and large hotel chains representing 3,885 hotels and 578,653 rooms.... Read More

 Jessie Fischer, founder and CEO of GuestOS and Arielle Warren, CEO of Places to Go, have been selected as the 2024 recipients for the Philip C. Wolf Memorial Scholarship.... Read More