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.

Tencent buys stake in China mapping service NavInfo for $187 million
News / Technology
Tencent buys stake in China mapping service NavInfo for $187 million
By Karthick Prabu | May 6, 2014
Tencent, in an yet another effort to take advantage of location based services, has acquired 11.28%... Read More
Latest tech utterance: Ok Glass, book me a hotel
News / Technology
Latest tech utterance: Ok Glass, book me a hotel
By Nick Vivion | May 5, 2014
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What's next in social: Travel tidbits from Facebook's f8 conference
News / Technology
What's next in social: Travel tidbits from Facebook's f8 conference
By Nick Vivion | May 2, 2014
As expected, Facebook had a slew of announcements of f8, many of which impact those in travel using... Read More
UK travel brands missing opportunity in App Store optimization
News / Technology
UK travel brands missing opportunity in App Store optimization
By Nick Vivion | May 2, 2014
Travel brands in the UK are missing the opportunity to optimize placements in the App Store, according... Read More
Crunchtime reading - hot off the newsroom marketing press
News / Technology
Crunchtime reading - hot off the newsroom marketing press
By Linda Fox | May 2, 2014
Big brands are seizing the opportunity to put their own agenda (spin) on the news via online marketing... Read More
WEBINAR VIDEO - Reinvent travel by collaborating and using new tools
Webinars / Technology
WEBINAR VIDEO - Reinvent travel by collaborating and using new tools
By PhocusWire | May 2, 2014
Introducing Sabre Dev Studio, a portfolio of services and tools that enables companies to build apps... Read More
Poking and provoking DMOs about their role in digital travel
News / Technology
Poking and provoking DMOs about their role in digital travel
By Gene Quinn | May 2, 2014
Aarhus may be the "second city" of Denmark behind Copenhagen, but all eyes this week were on this... Read More
Foursquare splits into two, drops check-in, and focuses more on discovery
News / Technology
Foursquare splits into two, drops check-in, and focuses more on discovery
By Nick Vivion | May 1, 2014
Big news today in the location-based social media space: original niche creator Foursquare has... Read More
Mobile travel marketing deep dive - devices, campaign strategy, spend and more
News / Technology
Mobile travel marketing deep dive - devices, campaign strategy, spend and more
By Karthick Prabu | May 1, 2014
Airlines and booking websites are the two segments investing most heavily in mobile advertising while... Read More
Startup pitch: Bucketlistly ties life travel goals to community
News / Technology
Startup pitch: Bucketlistly ties life travel goals to community
By Nick Vivion | April 30, 2014
Bucket lists have been a widespread means of tracking "before I die" goals, reaching peak popularity... Read More
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