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How digitalization and consolidation will fuel growth in global cruise distribution

By E-hoi | September 24, 2024

Online cruise distribution remains one of the remaining untapped vanguards amongst all online travel. Read More

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Q&A: Amadeus CTO on tech priorities, cloud and generative AI

By Linda Fox | September 24, 2024

PhocusWire talks to Sylvain Roy, CTO of Amadeus, about prioritizing technology projects and implementing generative AI internally and externally. Read More

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Ryanair receives, appeals criminal warning

By Morgan Hines | September 23, 2024

Ryanair Monday instructed its lawyers to ask for clarity from the Barcelona Commercial Court on the initial injunction that stopped Ryanair from using certain words to describe eDreams’ Prime program. Read More

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OYO is acquiring Motel 6 parent G6 Hospitality for $525M

By Linda Fox | September 23, 2024

Earlier this year OYO raised $174 million in Series G funding. G6 has a network of about 1,500 properties across the United States and Canada. Read More

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Norwegian airline and Strawberry hotels create shared loyalty currency

By Mitra Sorrells | September 23, 2024

The two brands have created a joint venture – Spenn – that will offer a common loyalty currency with no exchange fees and, eventually, a wide range of partners that provide earning and redemption offers... Read More

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Phocuswire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Amadeus, Thayer Ventures, Sabre, Cloudbeds and more

By PhocusWire | September 20, 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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The travel industry payment gap

By Phocuswright Research | September 20, 2024

The travel industry historically struggles with emerging trends and technologies, and the topic of payments is no exception. Read More

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Chesky on Airbnb's future in travel and beyond

By Morgan Hines | September 20, 2024

Chesky referenced Apple and Amazon’s trajectory - what if Apple never launched the iPod, or Amazon never sold more than books? - to explain why he believes Airbnb should offer much more than a place to... Read More

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Agoda’s co-founder Rosenstein: AI will widen the gap between haves and have-nots in travel

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | September 19, 2024

Robert Rosenstein said that while smaller companies can be faster and more nimble, the fact is the biggest benefit of AI right now to increase productivity and cut staff plays to the big companies. Read More

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Hotel Engine raises $140M, rebrands to Engine

By Linda Fox | September 19, 2024

The company plans to use the funding to support product development, including the launch of flight and rental car bookings on its platform in October. Read More

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Marriott CEO on shifting loyalty from transactional to emotional

By Morgan Hines | September 19, 2024

Hotel loyalty programs have traditionally been focused on room nights as the primary redemption offering, but Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano believes Bonvoy can go far beyond traditional expectations. Read More

News / Startups

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