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Cruisebound brings travel industry veterans on board with $13M investment

By Mileva Sapic | October 29, 2024

Cruisebound said it has been hitting growth milestones over the past two years, including securing triple-digit annual revenue growth. It has also unveiled an AI chatbot and flexible payment options. Read More

News / Technology

How prepared is the travel industry for digital wallets?

By Marisa Garcia | October 29, 2024

Digital wallets from Apple and Google are widely used in everyday life but how is the travel industry preparing to take full advantage of them to improve the passenger experience? Read More

News / Technology

Sabre sells GetThere booking tool to Serko for $12 million

By Michael B. Baker - Business Travel News | October 29, 2024

Once the GetThere acquisition closes early next year, a new five-year partnership between Serko and Sabre will see the pair working together on project development and investment. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Thinking of travel "as a service" can help build a better traveler experience

By Jay Richmond - Amadeus | October 28, 2024

Amadeus senior director Jay Richmond discusses how cloud technology and accessibility to data have the potential to create a smoother experience for travelers. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Travly connects brands through targeted engagement

By Mileva Sapic | October 28, 2024

Travly offers brands the opportunity for custom content creation, made by real travelers, and enhanced distribution across its owned channels to drive engagement. Read More

News / Startups

Where are they now? Catching up with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023

By Mileva Sapic | October 28, 2024

Fetcherr, Grapevine and Holibob update PhocusWire on what they've been up to since they were named part of PhocusWire's Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023. Read More

News / Technology

Klook expands AI partnership with Google Cloud

By Morgan Hines | October 25, 2024

Google Cloud and Klook will co-develop the new AI infrastructure layer. The duo will focus first on validation capabilities for all generative AI outputs. Read More

News / Startups

Radical Storage packs away $7M for luggage storage service

By Linda Fox | October 25, 2024

Radical Storage currently has a network of more than 9,000 businesses distributed across more than 1,000 cities and 70 countries. Read More

News / Distribution

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Delta Airlines, SmartRyde, Amadeus

By PhocusWire | October 25, 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

Opinion / Technology

Business travel, the CrowdStrike outage and the ongoing leakage battle

By Darrin Grafton - Serko | October 25, 2024

Serko CEO and co-founder Darrin Grafton discusses how businesses and travel industry stakeholders might ease travel policy leakage issues and ultimately provide a better experience for all. Read More

News / Distribution

OYO sees opportunity in corporate travel events

By Linda Fox | October 24, 2024

OYO is offering a dedicated team to help companies with conferences and events. Read More

News / Technology

Tracking the evolution of maps in travel planning

By Mark Frary | October 24, 2024

Established map players such as Google and Apple as well as travel startups are using AI, AR and 3D technologies to improve the travel planning process using maps. Read More

News / Online

Hotel direct booking rates stabilize with mobile gaining share, report says

By Morgan Hines | October 23, 2024

A new report from H2c includes responses from 88 small, medium and large hotel chains representing 3,885 hotels and 578,653 rooms. Read More

News / Technology

Phocuswright unveils Philip C. Wolf Memorial Scholarship winners

By PhocusWire | October 23, 2024

Jessie Fischer, founder and CEO of GuestOS and Arielle Warren, CEO of Places to Go, have been selected as the 2024 recipients for the Philip C. Wolf Memorial Scholarship. Read More

News / Technology

Cloudbeds unveils AI-driven tech to improve hotel decision making

By Linda Fox | October 23, 2024

Cloudbeds has developed an AI-powered forecasting engine combing hotel operational data with external data to improve decision making and boost revenue. Read More

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