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Hotels believe impact of AI will be seen this year

By Linda Fox | January 16, 2025

A study from Canary Technologies reveals that 73% of hoteliers believe AI will have a significant or transformative impact on the sector. Read More

News / Startups

Purple Elephant Ventures raises $4.5M to build travel technology in Africa

By Morgan Hines | January 15, 2025

Purple Elephant Ventures aims to make Africa a leading player in regenerative tourism, focused on creating a travel sector that is sustainable and inclusive through “cutting-edge” technology. Read More

News / Online

Mondee plans future following Nasdaq delisting

By Linda Fox | January 15, 2025

Mondee has initiated Chapter 11 proceedings and plans to sell its assets to a newly formed entity with founder Prasad Gundumogula taking up the CEO reins again. Read More

News / Online

Is India’s travel sector on the verge of a boom?

By Morgan Hines | January 15, 2025

Some claim India’s trajectory looks similar to China’s path a dozen or so years ago in terms of discretionary spending. Read More

News / Distribution

Paxport invests in PnrGo to access passenger data capabilities

By Linda Fox | January 14, 2025

Paxport will be able to leverage PnrGo’s network and data management and compliance tools through the acquisition. Read More

News / Online

10 travel insights that should be on your radar in 2025

By Phocuswright Research | January 14, 2025

Featuring highlights by segment, channel, consumer behavior metrics and more, this report equips travel industry stakeholders with the key data and trends needed to navigate the evolving travel... Read More

Interview / Online

CEO Spotlight: Steve Schwab of Casago

By Matthew Parsons | January 14, 2025

Steve Schwab, CEO of vacation rental management company Casago, which recently announced plans to acquire Vacasa, discusses the company's growth plans and priorities. Read More

News / Distribution

Juniper Group continues travel tech rollup with InteRES acquisition

By Linda Fox | January 13, 2025

The acquisition of InteRES is the third for Juniper Group in the past 12 months. Read More

News / Technology

Hotel experts on speed to market and the role of data

By Linda Fox | January 13, 2025

Sonesta International's chief commercial officer Garine Ferejian-May and Sebastien Leitner, vice president of partnerships at Cloudbeds, discuss how joined-up data is helping hotels hone revenue... Read More

News / Online

What's the point? Finding new opportunities to earn loyalty in travel

By Marisa Garcia | January 13, 2025

A panel on loyalty in travel at The Phocuswright Conference featured executives from AirAsia Move, Capital One and Hilton who discussed what drives loyalty and the importance of understanding customer... Read More

Interview / Online

Logitix - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024

By PhocusWire | January 10, 2025

Logitix, a Victory Live company, provides a live event ticketing solution for the travel industry through partnerships with sports organizations, performing arts venues and music events. Read More

News / Online

How travel brands stay ahead on social media

By Morgan Hines | January 10, 2025

Travel experts discuss the importance of travel brands staying agile in the social media arena as younger generations turn to these platforms for search purposes. Read More

News / Technology

Tripadvisor partners with Perplexity to improve trip planning

By Linda Fox | January 9, 2025

The partnership sees the integration of Tripadvisor’s reviews, AI generated summaries and more than 300,000 experiences from Viator with Perplexity’s chatbot-style search capabilities. Read More