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Weeva - Launch Pitch at the Phocuswright Conference 2023

By PhocusWire | December 14, 2023

Weeva, one of PhocusWire's Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024, is a holistic business sustainability management company. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group's Julie Whalen talks tech transformation and travel demand

By Linda Fox | December 14, 2023

With just over a year as CFO of Expedia Group under her belt, Julie Whalen took to the stage at The Phocuswright Conference 2023 to discuss the company's technology developments, the impact of... Read More

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Capitalizing on surging demand for travel in Europe

By Expedia Group | December 13, 2023

Travel providers in Europe have an opportunity to attract and engage travelers throughout their entire purchase journey, from inspiration to planning and booking. Read More

News / Online

ChatGPT, travel data, OTAs: PhocusWire’s top opinion stories of 2023

By PhocusWire | December 13, 2023

This year's popular op-eds were heavy on AI and also covered TikTok and Instagram influencers and the loyalty strategies of Expedia, Booking, Hopper and Airbnb. Read More

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4 global trends in tourism to be featured in upcoming webinar

By Chris Adams - Miles Partnership | December 12, 2023

Make plans to join this free webinar Thursday, December 14 at 1 p.m. EST hosted by PhocusWire, Phocuswright and Miles Partnership. Read More

News / Technology

HomeToGo updates on AI developments, M&A strategy

By Linda Fox | December 12, 2023

HomeToGo has laid out how it plans to integrate further AI initiatives in 2024 as well as make more investments. Read More

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ATPCO acquires travel data analytics startup 3Victors

By Morgan Hines | December 12, 2023

ATPCO said the acquisition expands its data with real-time capabilities to further enhance its creation of tools that support the future of modern airline retailing. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Textomap creates interactive maps from location-based text

By Linda Fox | December 12, 2023

Textomap helps businesses and individuals visualize and display location-based content, which improves customer engagement by providing more context and data. Read More

News / Technology

Google’s Vowinkel on the power of generative AI for travel marketers

By Mitra Sorrells | December 12, 2023

While artificial intelligence and machine learning have been integral to Google’s offerings for years, 2023 brought a new concept to the fore: generative AI. Read More

News / Technology

AI Insights: Generative AI for search functionality in business travel programs

By PhocusWire | December 11, 2023

Tripism CEO Adam Kerr answers our questions on how the company is working with generative artificial intelligence. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: ZentrumHub's AI-based hotel booking engine

By Morgan Hines | December 8, 2023

Zentrumhub is an AI-powered hotel booking platform that is B2B, B2C and meta-ready and provides an end-to-end experience for users. Read More

News / Startups

Klook lands $210 million investment for three-pronged growth strategy

By Linda Fox | December 7, 2023

Klook said that it has achieved overall profitability for the first time this year and annualized gross booking value of $3 billion as travel recovery began in 2023 for many Asian markets. Read More

News / Startups

Maison Sport lands £3.1M in funding, looks to agents for growth

By Linda Fox | December 6, 2023

U.K.-based Maison Sport is looking to collaborate more with travel agents, enabling them to sell its products via affiliate links or API integration. Read More

News / Technology

TUI plans global booking platform rollout in 2024

By Linda Fox | December 6, 2023

TUI Group is developing a single global sourcing and booking platform that has been launched in Belgium and will be extended to more markets in 2024. Read More

News / Startups

Center lands $30M, plans open platform to improve expense management

By Linda Fox | December 5, 2023

The company plans to put the investment towards speeding up innovation through the development of new features to address friction for users and broadening its distribution. Read More

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