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Record online direct bookings are driving innovation in hospitality, survey finds

By Morgan Hines & Derek Catron | January 11, 2024

The hotel industry is making strides when it comes to digitalization, but there's still plenty of room to grow, according to a recent report from H2c. Read More

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Dott and Tier plan joint entity forming European micromobility leader

By Linda Fox | January 10, 2024

Subject to several conditions, the transaction bringing together micromobility businesses Dott and Tier should be completed in early March. Read More

News / Distribution

Amtrav dishes data on American Airlines NDC strategy

By Linda Fox | January 10, 2024

In April 2023, American Airlines removed many of its lowest fares from traditional distribution channels enabling only working with NDC channels to access the content. Read More

News / Online

Tripadvisor's Goldberg talks strategy, AI potential and digital marketing

By Linda Fox | January 10, 2024

At The Phocuswright Conference 2023, Tripadvisor CEO Matt Goldberg discussed the importance of the brands working together and how its generative AI initiatives are developing. Read More

News / Startups

AI-powered travel content platform Lokalee raises $5.6M

By Morgan Hines | January 9, 2024

Lokalee plans to accelerate its product development and its expansion into European markets with the new funding. Read More

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What travel companies should consider for their generative AI strategy

By PhocusWire | January 9, 2024

Oliver Wyman advises travel companies to analyze their data, listen to customers and interact with them early on in the travel planning stages as part of their generative AI strategy. Read More

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Gray Dawes Group acquires travel management company VCK Travel

By Linda Fox | January 8, 2024

Gray Dawes Group, a U.K.-based corporate travel management specialist, has made its third acquisition in less than a year. Read More

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Operto acquires guest experiences tech provider Dack

By Linda Fox | January 8, 2024

The acquisition of Dack follows Operto's acquisition of VRScheduler in 2021 and STAYmyway in 2022. Read More

News / Distribution

How global consumer trends are impacting travel

By Linda Fox | January 8, 2024

We look at how Euromonitor's global consumer trends are playing out in the travel industry. Read More

News / Online

Travel veterans Kaufer, Lugli, Misunas on GenAI, social media, diversity and more

By Mitra Sorrells | January 5, 2024

While Flo Lugli, Kathy Misunas and Steve Kaufer are no longer in operational roles in travel, they are still very tuned in to what is happening across the industry. Read More

News / Technology

Travel Counsellors acquires travel tech platform Planisto

By Morgan Hines | January 4, 2024

The acquisition will not only strengthen Travel Counsellors’ talent and tech, but will help to accelerate its development roadmap for its digital platform Phenix. Read More

News / Startups

Mobile accommodation startup Cabana suspends operations

By Derek Catron | January 4, 2024

The Seattle-based startup, which rented high-tech camper vans to offer travelers a “hotel-on-wheels” experience, has started the sale process. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Opportunities for hospitality to embrace digital transformation

By PhocusWire | January 4, 2024

Yanolja chief investment officer Chanseok Choi discusses the company’s growth, why acquiring and investing in other companies has been a key part of that strategy and trends that are driving the... Read More

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Travel tech experts parse AI’s hype against its best uses

By PhocusWire | January 4, 2024

Tech experts from Travelport, MakeMyTrip and Lufthansa Group Digital Hangar weigh in on how AI is changing the travel landscape — and what it could do next. Read More

Interview / Startups

ConnexPay – Launch Travel Innovation winner at The Phocuswright Conference 2023

By PhocusWire | January 3, 2024

ConnexPay is a payments technology company that integrates both sides of the payment ecosystem – accepting and making payments – inside a single platform. It was a PhocusWire Hot 25 Startup for 2020.... Read More

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