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Travel needs invisible solutions to keep innovation alive
Opinion / Technology
Travel needs invisible solutions to keep innovation alive
By Irra Ariella Khi - Zamna | December 20, 2022
A new type of technology framework is needed for airlines that works regardless of a passenger’s age, mobile device, point of origin and destination and tech savviness. Read More
Amadeus invests in mobility solutions company Eccocar
News / Startups
Amadeus invests in mobility solutions company Eccocar
By Linda Fox | December 16, 2022
The Spain-based startup offers digital solutions for car sharing and micromobility. Read More
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News / Online
Hopper CEO on social commerce, sustainability and customer focus
By Mitra Sorrells | December 16, 2022
In conversation at The Phocuswright Conference, Hopper CEO Fred Lalonde explains how the company's social commerce efforts are the key to its future growth. Read More
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Interview / Startups
Video: TravelX on empowering airlines and travelers through more control
By Mitra Sorrells | December 16, 2022
TravelX chief officer of travel supply, Erika Moore, explains the company’s value proposition and why it is using blockchain as the foundation of its solution.   Read More
Trip.com Group continues to make gains in Q3
News / Online
Trip.com Group continues to make gains in Q3
By Linda Fox | December 15, 2022
Trip.com Group's accommodation revenue increased by almost a third to $408 million while transportation ticketing revenue was up 44% to $369 million year-on-year. Read More
Video: Tripstax - Phocuswright Conference Launch innovator
Interview / Startups
Video: Tripstax - Phocuswright Conference Launch innovator
By PhocusWire | December 15, 2022
TripStax is a connected stack of business travel tech modules driven by a data processing system consumes, enriches and manages a TMC's client booking, profile and invoice data. Read More
How Google and Uber influence ground transportation
News / Online
How Google and Uber influence ground transportation
By Linda Fox | December 15, 2022
SilverRail's Aaron Gowell and Distribusion's Johannes Thunert talk ground transportation tech and funding trends in the PhocusWire Studio at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More
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Opinion / Distribution
How hotels and DMOs can respond to shifting perceptions of sustainability
By Scott Falconer - Amadeus | December 14, 2022
Hotels and destination management organizations need to keep up to date in areas such as sustainability when planning for the future and engage with changing consumer demand. Read More
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News / Technology
Blockskye, Arise and Dtravel on blockchain in action for travel
By Mitra Sorrells | December 14, 2022
Blockchain-based travel systems are no longer a "someday" but are being used today. Executives from three companies using this technology explain the benefits. Read More
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News / Online
Journera launches new destination marketing solution
By Mitra Sorrells | December 14, 2022
 Journera Audiences uses first-party airline and hotel data so destination marketers can create strategies based on historical and future bookings.   Read More
AirDNA 2023 outlook
News / Online
AirDNA predicts continued recovery for U.S. vacation rentals
By Kathryn Walson | December 13, 2022
Forecasts may fall short of the dramatic recovery that short-term rentals experienced in 2021 and 2022, but they often outpace 2019 levels. Read More
Video: Allianz Partners on tapping into consumer trends
From Our Partners / Online
Video: Allianz Partners on tapping into consumer trends
By PhocusWire | December 13, 2022
Allianz Partners CEO Jeff Wright discusses how the company is ensuring insurance products and services fit consumer needs. Read More
Welcome Pickups adds €5.3M for product development and expansion
News / Online
Welcome Pickups adds €5.3M for product development and expansion
By Linda Fox | December 12, 2022
Existing investors Market One Capital, Flashpoint and Venture Friends also made up this latest investment in the Greece-based startup. Read More
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News / Online
Travel managers say online booking tools must support sustainability
By Kathryn Walson | December 12, 2022
The majority of buyers (75%) say they are dissatisfied with their online booking tool’s ability to include carbon budgets and carbon emissions at point of sale. Read More
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Interview / Technology
Video: Amadeus - Phocuswright Conference Launch innovator
By PhocusWire | December 12, 2022
The Amadeus Traveler Centric Platform provides a new, collaborative way for travel brands to share insights on the traveler journey and humanize the traveler’s experience. Read More
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