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News / Technology

Google talks generative AI, voice and the future of search

By Mark Frary | December 3, 2024

Julie Farago, Google’s vice president of engineering for travel and local search, leads a team of 700 engineers who handle two billion searches every day – 15% of which Google has never been asked... Read More

News / Online

Southeast Asia's travel tech sector at pivotal moment for value creation

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebinTravel | December 2, 2024

Southeast Asia’s early-stage investment ecosystem is also helping to create a robust pipeline of potential growth-stage travel tech companies, a factor that makes the region particularly attractive for... Read More

News / Online

Oojo's CEO on the challenges of an end-to-end travel platform

By Linda Fox | December 2, 2024

Gulce Karsli Rozenveld believes only three travel companies are capable of creating a one-stop travel shop because of the huge time, investment and other resources it requires. Read More

News / Distribution

Breeze Airways' David Neeleman talks culture, technology and communication

By Matthew Parsons | December 2, 2024

Neeleman launched Breeze Airways in May 2021, making it his fifth commercial airline startup along with Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue and Azul. Read More

News / Online

Mondee says no plan to appeal Nasdaq non-compliance

By Linda Fox | November 28, 2024

Mondee delayed the filing of its third quarter earnings earlier this month and received a letter of non-compliance from the Nasdaq. CEO Prasad Gundumogula has taken a leave of absence. Read More

News / Online

Googles updates search in Europe to comply with DMA

By Linda Fox | November 27, 2024

Google has proposed further changes to search results pages in Europe as it seeks to comply with the DMA. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: HomeToGo, The Trip Boutique, Oojo and more

By PhocusWire | November 27, 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

News / Online

How online travel companies in Asia use livestreaming to drive engagement - and bookings

By Mark Frary | November 27, 2024

Livestreaming in travel has become one of the marketing success stories of the past decade, driving billions in sales for companies like Trip.com and Alibaba. Read More

Opinion / Technology

The inevitable shift towards technology consolidation in short-term rentals

By Saber Kordestanchi - Hostaway | November 26, 2024

Hostaway co-founder Saber Kordestanchi discusses how all-in-one property management systems in vacation rentals could boost professionalization of the industry. Read More

News / Technology

Two years after ChatGPT's launch, is the travel industry moving fast enough with AI?

By Morgan Hines | November 26, 2024

Travel industry veterans such as Erik Blachford and current executives such as Amex GBT's Marilyn Markham offer their take on the state of generative AI in travel. Read More

News / Technology

Next generation travel tech: How AI is reshaping the future of travel

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | November 25, 2024

The Global Travel Tech Think Tank discusses how generative AI, personalization and human-machine interfaces will shape the next generation of travel. Read More

News / Online

Agoda’s Robert Rosenstein on using AI to solve real problems

By Matthew Parsons | November 25, 2024

Agoda co-founder and chairman Robert Rosenstein discusses focusing on the less sexy side of AI in travel. Read More

News / Online

Phocuswright inducts Michelle Peluso and Rod Cuthbert to Hall of Fame

By PhocusWire | November 25, 2024

Phocuswright's Hall of Fame welcomed the newest inductees at the Phocuswright Conference this week in Phoenix, Arizona. Read More

News / Startups

Travel veteran Erik Blachford's tips for travel entrepreneurs in a technical revolution

By Matthew Parsons | November 22, 2024

Erik Blachford, formerly CEO of IAC Travel and Expedia and a travel technology investor, shares tips for startups as artificial intelligence drives change. Read More