Security

News / Technology

VIDEO: How tech-enabled solutions can improve safety and security of short-term rentals

By Mitra Sorrells | December 5, 2019

Leaders from Vrbo, TurnKey Vacation Rentals and Certistay discuss safety and security solutions for short-term rentals. Read More

Interview / Technology

VIDEO: Sift - Launch pitch Phocuswright Conference 2019

By PhocusWire | December 5, 2019

Dynamic Friction can assist efforts to reduce longstanding problems like false positives and growing problems like account takeovers. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: CertiStay certifies the safety and security of vacation rentals

By Mitra Sorrells | November 11, 2019

CertiStay, backed by a team that includes industry veteran Terry Jones, provides safety and security inspections and certifications for short-term rental properties. Read More

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News / Online

Airbnb says it will verify all listings, add other safety steps on heels of shooting

By Mitra Sorrells | November 6, 2019

Airbnb will verify every listing on the platform and add other security measures in the wake of a shooting at an Airbnb rental that left five people dead. Read More

News / Distribution

Airline fraud on the rise, finger pointed at loyalty programs and data breaches

By Linda Fox | October 15, 2019

Online fraud attacks on airlines are increasing with loyalty schemes often the target, according to a report from Forter. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: SITA on aviation's massive task to connect the digital dots

By Kevin May | September 9, 2019

PhocusWire spoke to SITA CEO Barbara Dalibard about the "digitalization" of passengers and both the opportunities and challenges facing the entire sector. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Padlifter wants to connect vacation rental service providers

By Mitra Sorrells | September 6, 2019

Padlifter is a marketplace to connect vacation rental hosts with providers of services such as property management, security, marketing, maintenance, laundry, accounting and more. Read More

Opinion / Technology

The economic benefits of a tech-first traveler safety strategy

By Michael Becker - GeoSure | September 6, 2019

Technology can be the key to improving traveler safety and confidence, ultimately creating economic benefits for destinations. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

How SCA will affect the travel industry

By Eric Liebman and Marc Van Puyvelde | September 5, 2019

We look at the timeline and milestones for the SCA roll-out and the impact of different SCA use cases for airlines, hospitality and online travel agencies. Read More

News / Technology

Q&A: BCD Travel's Yannis Karmis on innovation, new tech, threats to legacy TMCs

By Mitra Sorrells | August 30, 2019

BCD Travel's senior vice president of product strategy and development, Yannis Karmis, discusses emerging technologies, NDC, digital identity and more. Read More

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News / Technology

Business travel, part 4: How data management can minimize trip "leakage"

By Mitra Sorrells | August 26, 2019

Data management tools are enabling corporate travel managers to capture and analyze data from off-channel bookings to minimize leakage. Read More

News / Technology

Choice Hotels is the latest chain suffering data breach exposing customer details

By Linda Fox | August 19, 2019

Choice Hotels has suffered a security breach said to involve 700,000 customer records. It blames a third-party vendor that “copied the impacted data from our environment without authorization." Read More

News / Technology

Business travel, part 3: How technology is improving risk management

By Mitra Sorrells | August 19, 2019

Artificial intelligence and mobile technology are improving both the quality of risk management information that business travelers can receive and the speed at which they receive it. Read More

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News / Technology

Could digital ID be the key to achieving a frictionless travel experience?

By Mitra Sorrells | August 19, 2019

Amadeus traveler ID innovation manager Laurent Conjat says digital identity is coming and will add efficiency and remove friction at every step of the traveler's journey. Read More