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Airline tech bosses prioritize artificial intelligence investment
News / Technology
Airline tech bosses prioritize artificial intelligence investment
By Linda Fox | February 7, 2024
Airline technology spend has been increasing since 2020 and was expected to hit approximately $35 billion in 2023, up from 2022’s figure of $30 billion, according to the SITA Air Transport IT 2023... Read More
Amadeus acquires biometrics specialist Vision-Box for €320M
News / Technology
Amadeus acquires biometrics specialist Vision-Box for €320M
By Linda Fox | January 31, 2024
Amadeus is adding biometric border control to its services with its acquisition of Vision-Box. Read More
Dtravel turns vacation rental bookings into NFTs, enabling re-sales
News / Technology
Dtravel turns vacation rental bookings into NFTs, enabling re-sales
By Mitra Sorrells | January 30, 2024
Dtravel's tokens will function through a partnership with Polygon, the blockchain technology provider that also powers tokens for brands such as Starbucks and Reddit. Read More
Phocuswright analysts share their travel industry predictions for 2024
News / Online
Phocuswright analysts share their travel industry predictions for 2024
By Morgan Hines | January 2, 2024
As Phocuswright analysts look ahead, they share a myriad of predictions for 2024 including some regarding business travel, pricing and much more. Read More
Aruba preps full launch of passport-free arrivals process
News / Technology
Aruba preps full launch of passport-free arrivals process
By Mitra Sorrells | November 16, 2023
The Aruba Happy One Pass is one of the first implementations of a digital travel credential using biometric technology and automatic border control gates. Read More
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024: Legends
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024: Legends
By PhocusWire | November 14, 2023
Legends powers a new era of personalization in travel by transforming phone and photo data into preference profiles to help providers improve revenue, loyalty and experience.  Read More
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024: Travlr ID
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024: Travlr ID
By PhocusWire | November 14, 2023
Travlr ID is the world’s first decentralized travel identity and profile network built using blockchain and self-sovereign identity. Read More
Superhog raises nearly $6.7M in Series A funding
News / Online
Superhog raises nearly $6.7M in Series A funding
By Morgan Hines | November 2, 2023
Superhog has received $6.7 million in funding as it seeks to revolutionize security around short-term rentals. Read More
Sabre investigation finds no security concerns from alleged ransomware attack
News / Technology
Sabre investigation finds no security concerns from alleged ransomware attack
By Derek Catron | October 10, 2023
Despite allegations from a ransomware group that it stole sensitive personal information from Sabre, the company said it has found no evidence that customer data has been compromised.   Read More
Safely raises $8M for its short-term rental insurance and screening tools
News / Startups
Safely raises $8M for its short-term rental insurance and screening tools
By Mitra Sorrells | October 2, 2023
Since its founding, Safely has raised more than $20 million in a combination of funding and venture debt and has insured more than four million nights. Read More
Airbnb announces new system to verify listings
News / Online
Airbnb announces new system to verify listings
By Derek Catron | September 21, 2023
Verified listings will be denoted by an icon starting in February for the U.S., Canada, Australia, the U.K. and France, with 30 more countries to be added next fall.   Read More
After successful test, SITA and Indicio accelerate digital travel ID
News / Technology
After successful test, SITA and Indicio accelerate digital travel ID
By Mitra Sorrells | August 9, 2023
Following a pilot in Aruba, SITA and Indicio are expanding their work on decentralized identity solutions that enable passengers to create a digital version of their passport that is stored in a mobile... Read More
Justt- Launch pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2023
Interview / Startups
Justt- Launch pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2023
By PhocusWire | July 21, 2023
Justt combines industry expertise with machine learning to fight fraudulent chargebacks.   Read More
Business travel leaders cautious on generative AI, tout benefits
News / Technology
Business travel leaders cautious on generative AI, tout benefits
By Linda Fox | July 6, 2023
Generative AI continues to dominate conversations across travel with corporate travel no exception. Executives from Clarivate, Cornerstone, Spotnana and UiPath share early uses for the tech and pitfalls... Read More
Why hyperlocal is the new global for the travel industry
Opinion / Online
Why hyperlocal is the new global for the travel industry
By Michael Becker - GeoSure | June 30, 2023
GeoSure CEO Michael Becker explains why hotels, rentals, ride shares and other tourism stakeholders should harness the power of ultra-refined, location-specific data. Read More
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