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A review of 2018, a preview for what's next: Retailing and ancillaries
By Kevin May
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December 31, 2018
To explore what lies ahead for retailing and ancillaries in relation to travel next year, we asked a company at the sharp end of it all to share some ideas.
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VIDEO: LIVN - Launch pitch at Phocuswright 2018
By Kevin May
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December 31, 2018
Through a single integration with LIVN API, B2B partners can connect to 15,000 tour operators with over 700,000 global tours and activities.
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Nezasa lands $2.5M round to expand TripBuilder agent tech
By Kevin May
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December 24, 2018
Swiss startup Nezasa has secured a $2.5 million funding round in a package led by SVC For Risk Capital.
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VIDEO: Farelogix on being acquired by Sabre and taking NDC forward
By Kevin May
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December 19, 2018
By his own admission, Farelogix CEO Jim Davidson knows that the agreement to sell the business to Sabre caused a few laughs and raised many eyebrows.
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STARTUP STAGE: Davinci TS wants to bring group hotel bookings into the 21st century
By Linda Fox
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December 19, 2018
Davinci TS is a platform for the booking and management of group bookings in hotels. It aims to modernize the process for tour operators and hotels through automation.
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VIDEO: Rentals United - Summit pitch runner-up at Phocuswright 2018
By Kevin May
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December 12, 2018
The vacation rental industry is drawing off new tech such as this advanced automation platform, something it claims the sector has ever seen.
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I was a senior VP of technology at Starwood - here’s my take on the guest data breach
By Israel del Rio - Quilmach
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December 10, 2018
Reports on the Marriott guest data breach have suggested the most probable cause was a result of the technology platform deployed by Starwood under the name “Valhalla.”
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VIDEO: ARC on a future for airline distribution
December 10, 2018
ARC (Airlines Reporting Corporation) has powered settlement services for airlines, travel agencies and the travel departments of businesses for over 30 years.
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Tours and activities provider Guiddoo raises $800,000 to expand operations and products
By Jill Menze
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December 4, 2018
Indian in-destination experiences provider Guiddoo has raised $800,000 in pre-Series A funding.
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VIDEO: Futurestay - Summit pitch at Phocuswright 2018
By Kevin May
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November 30, 2018
The smartest way to connect vacation rentals to everything - channels, guests, payments and their own brand.
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VIDEO: Teckst - Summit pitch at Phocuswright 2018
By Kevin May
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November 29, 2018
Teckst empowers travel brands to text with their customers in real time using flexible CRM integrations.
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Data pinpoints hotel mismanagement of inventory allocation and availability
By Mitra Sorrells
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November 28, 2018
The management of room inventory on both a hotel’s brand site and through contracted online travel agency partners is at the core of an effective distribution system.
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STARTUP STAGE: Bacarai wants to automate online sales of group air travel
By Mitra Sorrells
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November 27, 2018
Bacarai is creating a marketplace to bring group airfare online and add efficiencies – and upsell opportunities for airlines – to the process. The system functions through artificial...
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Technically Speaking - Laura Miller of InterContinental Hotels Group
By Mitra Sorrells
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November 26, 2018
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) named Laura Miller chief information officer in February 2018, with responsibility for infrastructure and operations, enterprise architecture and data, IT security...
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Trajectory of hospitality and travel tech: Three essential points for vendor success
By Andrew Sanders - DataArt
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November 20, 2018
Although historically the hotel industry has been slow to adopt new technologies, the current climate has transformed this reluctant pace into a full-speed super-highway.
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