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.

Travel marketers rise and shine - one in six minutes (awake) spent online
News / Technology
Travel marketers rise and shine - one in six minutes (awake) spent online
By Linda Fox | September 8, 2015
Not strictly speaking travel technology but Internet Advertising Bureau figures are pertinent to the... Read More
Zomato earmarks latest $60 million for new business lines
News / Technology
Zomato earmarks latest $60 million for new business lines
By Martin Cowen | September 7, 2015
Indian-based international "food-tech" business Zomato has raised another $60 million and  announced... Read More
Logitravel boxes clever with smart TV app launch
News / Technology
Logitravel boxes clever with smart TV app launch
By Martin Cowen | September 4, 2015
European OTA Logitravel Group  has identified smart and connected TVs as a sales channel and as... Read More
Startup ecosystem continues to build in and around the sharing economy
News / Technology
Startup ecosystem continues to build in and around the sharing economy
By Linda Fox | September 4, 2015
Sharing economy startups such as Airbnb, Tujia and others have been attracting huge investment... Read More
Hopper, the cheap flights app, adds instant booking, shifts platform from Hadoop to Spark
News / Technology
Hopper, the cheap flights app, adds instant booking, shifts platform from Hadoop to Spark
By Sean O'Neil | September 2, 2015
At the start of the year, Hopper unveiled an iOS app with data-driven flight predictions. This... Read More
Amadeus CheckMyTrip to add Olset hotel recommendations
News / Technology
Amadeus CheckMyTrip to add Olset hotel recommendations
By Sean O'Neil | September 2, 2015
Olset, a hotel booking recommendation startup, is integrating its service with Amadeus CheckMyTrip, an... Read More
Hotels: Fill your “mobile white space”
News / Technology
Hotels: Fill your “mobile white space”
By Viewpoints | September 1, 2015
New advances in hotel IT technology are creating a “mobile white space” that is set to transform the... Read More
WEBINAR VIDEO – Fine-tune your hotel’s guest marketing communications
Webinars / Technology
WEBINAR VIDEO – Fine-tune your hotel’s guest marketing communications
By Sean O'Neil | September 1, 2015
Seventy-nine percent of companies face challenges when connecting guest data from disparate sources to... Read More
eDreams reports strategy progress with mobile and conversion gains
News / Technology
eDreams reports strategy progress with mobile and conversion gains
By Linda Fox | August 28, 2015
eDreams Odigeo says it is making progress on the strategic initiatives it announced in June which... Read More
Why travel needs to embrace cross-device marketing
News / Technology
Why travel needs to embrace cross-device marketing
By Viewpoints | August 28, 2015
The way we advertise to and engage with consumers has changed dramatically thanks to the explosion of... Read More
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