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News / Startups

Global Startup Pitch from Phocuswright/WiT returns for fourth year

By WiT | February 21, 2025

Last year's 10 Global Startup Pitch winners were plucked from more than 200 entries. Read More

News / Technology

The evolving nature of the relationship between hotels and their tech partners

By Matthew Parsons | January 29, 2025

Partnering with the right technology suppliers for growth has become front of mind for hotels. Where deals with vendors were once seen as commercial, hotels are now seeking a much more collaborative... Read More

News / Distribution

Juniper Group continues travel tech rollup with InteRES acquisition

By Linda Fox | January 13, 2025

The acquisition of InteRES is the third for Juniper Group in the past 12 months. Read More

News / Technology

Mews boosts presence in APAC and UK markets with acquisition of Clarity

By Linda Fox | January 7, 2025

The acquisition of Clarity Hospitality Software Solutions will expand Mews' footprint in the APAC and U.K. markets. Read More

Interview / Technology

Traversing.ai - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024

By PhocusWire | January 3, 2025

Traversing.ai is a startup offering a unified sales, distribution and marketing platform for hotels, all tied together with artificial intelligence. Read More

News / Online

Saudi Arabia's $800B investment to build human connections

By Marisa Garcia | December 30, 2024

The importance of authentic experiences and changing perceptions was discussed during a one-on-one panel held at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Nowadays is an AI copilot that simplifies corporate event planning

By Mileva Sapic | December 23, 2024

Nowadays handles venue sourcing, negotiations and logistics to make event planning faster and cost-efficient. Read More

News / Startups

How travel startup funding shaped up in 2024

By Linda Fox | December 23, 2024

We've rounded up details on some of the top travel tech funding stories of 2024 along with insights from investors, including a panel from The Phocuswright Conference. Read More

News / Online

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Amadeus, Sabre, Hostaway

By PhocusWire | December 20, 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

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Sabre, SITA, Amadeus

By PhocusWire | December 13, 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

News / Online

AI, algorithms and Uber's potential acquisitions: PhocusWire's top opinion stories of 2024

By PhocusWire | December 13, 2024

This year's most popular op-eds were heavy on AI and also covered algorithms, the possible acquisition of Expedia and major incidences like the CrowdStrike outage. Read More

Opinion / Technology

How increasing professionalization and technology can save STRs from anti-tourism sentiment

By Frederik Lerche-Lerchenborg - Lavanda | December 12, 2024

Lavanda's CEO argues that professionalization in short-term rentals and technology can improve how rentals are managed and address the anti-tourism sentiment seen in popular destinations recently. Read More

News / Distribution

Sabre CEO Kurt Ekert talks intermediary opportunity and company growth

By Mark Frary | December 12, 2024

Sabre CEO and president Kurt Ekert doesn't believe AI is a threat to the global distribution system and can't see the demise of traditional airline distribution any time soon. Read More

News / Technology

Reservation technology company Kaptio receives $2.5M for expansion

By Morgan Hines | December 6, 2024

Growth equity fund VEX now has a 70% stake in the Iceland-based company, the terms of the deal were not disclosed. Plus, the company raised an additional $2.5 million. Read More