Travel Industry Technology Trends

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Technology is at the heart of transformation across the travel and tourism sector. From AI and automation to blockchain, biometrics, and cloud infrastructure, PhocusWire covers the key travel industry technology trends driving innovation and disruption across every segment of the travel value chain.

Emerging travel technologies and digital solutions in tourism

Gain insight into how travel companies are adopting cutting-edge tools to optimize operations, personalize customer experiences, and expand their reach. Our reporting highlights the latest product rollouts, platform integrations, and strategic tech investments from startups and established players alike, offering a deep look at the evolution of travel commerce and infrastructure.

Pokémon Go and its role at the sharp end of travel: tour and activity suppliers
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Pokémon Go and its role at the sharp end of travel: tour and activity suppliers
By Viewpoints | July 22, 2016
Over the last fortnight, it was impossible to avoid a topic that everybody - even outside of the... Read More
Hopper, the mobile app for flight booking, claims hockey stick growth
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Hopper, the mobile app for flight booking, claims hockey stick growth
By Sean O'Neil | July 22, 2016
Hopper, a mobile app for tracking and booking cheap airfares, says it has been enjoying rapid growth.... Read More
Hotels can use data and a bit of TLC to make a difference
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Hotels can use data and a bit of TLC to make a difference
By Viewpoints | July 22, 2016
Many hotels are challenged to meet short-term targets whilst having to formulate strategic priorities... Read More
Two travel brands make it to list of 300 top websites on the planet
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Two travel brands make it to list of 300 top websites on the planet
By Kevin May | July 21, 2016
Languishing within in a pile of 300 search engines, porn portals, entertainment hubs and retailers are... Read More
Digital travel sales to break through $800 billion by 2020
News / Technology
Digital travel sales to break through $800 billion by 2020
By Martin Cowen | July 21, 2016
Research house eMarketer has updated its forecasts for digital global travel sales and now thinks the... Read More
Metasearch mobile war begins: Skyscanner integrates hotels and car rental
News / Technology
Metasearch mobile war begins: Skyscanner integrates hotels and car rental
By Kevin May | July 21, 2016
It's been a long time coming, but Skyscanner can finally go head-to-head with arch-rival Kayak on... Read More
Foursquare thinks it can add some data magic to the travel industry
News / Technology
Foursquare thinks it can add some data magic to the travel industry
By Linda Fox | July 21, 2016
Foursquare talked about enterprise solutions for its location data early in 2016 when it announced its... Read More
WhereisWhere pins way for location-based direct bookings
News / Technology
WhereisWhere pins way for location-based direct bookings
By Martin Cowen | July 20, 2016
Singapore-based travel marketing platform WhereisWhere is building up its global supplier database in... Read More
Travel brands need to be creative when thinking about programmatic
News / Technology
Travel brands need to be creative when thinking about programmatic
By Viewpoints | July 19, 2016
Programmatic advertising - the ability to target infinite audience segments across the web - means... Read More
Personas are back in latest state of business travel report
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Personas are back in latest state of business travel report
By Linda Fox | July 19, 2016
Concur has studied its booking and expense data to come up with a few takeaways on business travel... Read More
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