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Mindtrip secures $12M investment, launches group chat

By Mileva Sapic | September 18, 2024

Mindtrip will use the investment to scale operations as it rolls out of a series of collaborative trip planning features for groups. Read More

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Point.me secures $15M to expand travel rewards search platform

By Linda Fox | September 18, 2024

The investment was led by Nyca Partners and Citi Ventures with Samsung Next, RiverPark Ventures, Meta executives, the co-founder of ITA Software (Google Flights), Thayer Ventures and PAR Capital... Read More

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Hospitality experiences platform Turneo raises $2M seed investment

By Mileva Sapic | September 18, 2024

Travel tech startup, Turneo, plans to further expand its global footprint and enable more hotels to offer in-destination activities to guests with the investment led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Read More

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Hyatt looks to Oracle for property management system

By Linda Fox | September 17, 2024

The move will help the company streamline operations and manage data as well as provide an improved experience for guests. Read More

Opinion / Online

The dream of a travel one-stop-shop: what comes next?

By Gulce Karsli Rozenveld - Oojo | September 17, 2024

CEO of Oojo, Gulce Karsli Rozenveld, discusses the dream of an all-in-one travel platform and all of its possibilities. Read More

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Expedia Group expands Travel Shops to brand, celebrity, media partners

By Morgan Hines | September 16, 2024

The shoppable storefronts, built for creators, launched in May at Expedia Explore in Las Vegas. At the time, the launch included a select few influencers. Soon, every traveler will be able to join. Read More

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Mayfair invests $35M in BizAway

By Mileva Sapic | September 16, 2024

BizAway plans to implement new AI and data strategies and develop additional products that will help solve the challenges experienced by corporate travelers with Mayfair's $35 million investment. Read More

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Hotel tech start-up Userguest secures $2.2M in seed funding

By Mileva Sapic | September 13, 2024

Userguest operates in over 30 countries and said it has generated more than $100M in direct revenue for hotels in 2019. Read More

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Sabre, Google address challenges in AI implementation 4 years into partnership

By Morgan Hines | September 13, 2024

Sabre has taken a deep dive into the AI space with Google as part of a decade-long partnership that began in 2020. Read More

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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: PKFare, AC Group, UATP, Amadeus and more

By PhocusWire | September 13, 2024

Keep up with all the latest people, product and partner news from around the global travel industry in PhocusWire's weekly roundup. Read More

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Guesty launches two additional AI features with new tools for property managers

By Mileva Sapic | September 12, 2024

Property management software platform Guesty is adding AI-tools for website creation and review management. Read More

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Alliants, Hospiria partner to launch flexible rental platform

By Linda Fox | September 12, 2024

1LiVNG aims to provide the combined strengths of Alliants and Hospiria technology to the residential real estate market including branded residences owned by hotels, timeshare owners and serviced... Read More

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Airbnb quietly reopens platform to new Experience listings

By Morgan Hines | September 11, 2024

After saying last month that it would accept submission of new Experiences beginning next year, Airbnb quietly reopened to new listings on Tuesday. Read More

Opinion / Online

Racing toward tomorrow's travel experience

By Stephanie Meltzer-Paul - Mastercard | September 11, 2024

Stephanie Meltzer-Paul, executive vice president of global loyalty at Mastercard, explores what's possible when the right mix of personalization, loyalty and technology are activated. Read More

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Google fined €2.4B after losing appeal in EU antitrust shopping case

By Morgan Hines | September 10, 2024

The fine, initially announced in 2017 and then appealed by Google, is being imposed against the internet giant for abusing its “dominant position” in a number of online search markets as it favored its... Read More

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