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Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2025: NomadHer

By PhocusWire | November 11, 2024

NomadHer is the community app for solo female travelers, encouraging safe travel. Read More

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2025: PassiveBolt

By PhocusWire | November 11, 2024

PassiveBolt is revolutionizing the hospitality industry with KeyShare, a universal, decentralized identity platform. Read More

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2025: Trustd.ai

By PhocusWire | November 11, 2024

Trustd.ai has developed a customizable AI platform designed to tackle the trust and safety challenges within the Short Term Rental (STR) sector. Read More

News / Online

IATA aims to improve airline communication on interline bags

By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | August 26, 2024

A new IATA initiative will help airlines better communicate with one another and with airports as they deliver checked bags across interline itineraries. Read More

Opinion / Online

Airlines must protect their customers from cyber fraud - or face new consequences

By Israel Mazin - Memcyco | August 13, 2024

Memcyco CEO Israel Mazin shares the importance of cyber fraud awareness to avoid consequences. Read More

News / Technology

U.S. Department of Homeland Security selects startups to develop digital identity credentials

By Mitra Sorrells | July 10, 2024

The selection of six startups is the next step in the DHS's work to create privacy-enhanced digital wallets for travel and immigration. Meanwhile, similar efforts are progressing in Europe. Read More

News / Technology

Strawberry becomes first hotel group to enable mobile keys in Google Wallet

By Mitra Sorrells | June 25, 2024

The NFC mobile key is now in use at the company’s Clarion Hotel Post in Sweden and has been created in partnership with Vingcard and Zaplox. Read More

From Our Partners / Online

Innovating beyond insurance to holistic, peace-of-mind services for travelers

By PhocusWire | May 13, 2024

Allianz Partners' Joe Mason discusses the company's newest innovation, Allyz, and how it can serve as a "constant companion" to each tension for travelers. Read More

News / Technology

Maturing STR sector challenged to balance host security and guest privacy

By D.J. Catron | April 24, 2024

Airbnb’s new policy banning indoor security cameras takes effect April 30, underscoring just how critical the sector’s concern for balancing security and privacy has become. Read More

News / Technology

AI dominates travel industry investment

By Linda Fox | April 22, 2024

Lufthansa Innovation Hub's research arm finds that AI and machine learning represented 65% of investment by the travel industry in recent years. Read More

News / Technology

Riskline, Travlr ID link to bolster travel safety

By Morgan Hines | April 18, 2024

Riskline and Travlr ID are partnering to offer real-time risk intelligence for travelers. Read More

Opinion / Technology

The 3 AI fintech trends shaping travel in 2024

By David Doctor - Outpayce from Amadeus | March 29, 2024

Outpayce CEO David Doctor looks at how machine learning and AI are impacting travel payments. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb banning indoor security cameras in all listings

By D.J. Catron | March 11, 2024

Airbnb had allowed security cameras in common areas, such as halls and living rooms, if they were disclosed on the listing page, clearly visible and were not in spaces like sleeping areas and bathrooms. Read More

News / Startups

SITA serves as lead investor in Indicio’s Series A funding round

By Morgan Hines | March 5, 2024

SITA and Indicio began working together during the pandemic and have since expanded their partnership to develop a digital travel credential using blockchain and biometrics. Read More