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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Serko, Jerne, Kyte, Flight Centre Travel Group and more

By PhocusWire | July 12, 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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Carnival, Southwest, Viator to sell travel deals on Amazon Prime Day

By Morgan Hines | July 11, 2024

The opportunity to sell with Amazon is appealing, according to the brands included in Amazon's Prime Day travel deals that seek to meet travelers where they are shopping. Read More

News / Technology

Major Japanese credit card issuer enters travel space

By Morgan Hines | July 11, 2024

SMBC Group's Sumitomo Mitsui Card, a credit card issuer in Japan, has partnered with Hopper’s B2B division Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS) to create a travel loyalty portal to benefit cardholders. Read More

News / Technology

Juniper Group scoops up flight management specialist Lleego

By Linda Fox | July 10, 2024

Lleego, which specializes in flight booking and management technology, is the latest in a string of travel acquisitions for Juniper and its owner Constellation Software. Read More

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Travelport launches new AI-powered search feature

By Morgan Hines | July 10, 2024

The Content Curation Layer is set to go live on the Travelport Plus platform using both AI and machine learning to provide a range of retail ready results to match travelers’ desires. Read More

News / Online

Opportunity for digital transformation in tours remains huge

By Linda Fox | July 10, 2024

Executives from TourRadar, Exoticca and Falk Travel share how their business models are faring, the drive to bring the inventory online and the need to embrace channels such as TikTok. Read More

News / Startups

Numa Group continues growth spurt with acquisition of Native Places

By Linda Fox | July 9, 2024

Numa Group now manages more than 7,300 rooms and apartments across 34 major cities in 14 European countries. Read More

News / Distribution

Wonderful Copenhagen is exchanging free experiences for sustainable actions

By Linda Fox | July 9, 2024

The CopenPay initiative allows tourists to access attractions and experiences for free in exchange for sustainable actions such as cycling and local volunteering. Read More

News / Startups

Byway raises £5M to expand its flight-free travel tech

By Mitra Sorrells | July 9, 2024

The company said it will use the funding to accelerate development of its JourneyAI technology and to expand beyond its current scope of the United Kingdom and Europe. Read More

News / Technology

How airlines are evolving their operations with generative AI

By Morgan Hines | July 9, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence could be a game-changing technology when it comes to simplifying the complicated operations of running an airline. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: FreeGuides empowers hotels to accompany their guests beyond the lobby

By Mileva Sapic | July 8, 2024

FreeGuides is committed to enriching the guest experience while also enhancing hotel operations by using QR code-driven solutions to make content creation efficient and straightforward. Read More

News / Technology

Spotnana's former CTO on market perception and shiny things

By Linda Fox | July 8, 2024

Shikhar Agarwal, co-founder and former CTO of Spotnana, discusses the company being misunderstood in the market, the need to improve data flow and the importance of staying focused in the PhocusWire... Read More

News / Online

HomeCamper and Campspace merge to create European leader in micro camping

By Linda Fox | July 4, 2024

Peer-to-peer platforms Campspace and Homecamper specialize in camping locations provided by private individuals across Europe with accommodation including yurts, cabins and tents. Read More

News / Online

Education is necessary for travelers to play a bigger role in mitigating overtourism

By Morgan Hines | July 3, 2024

Overtourism and sustainability are inherently linked, a connection more travelers need to be educated about, according to experts at Travalyst, TreadRight and the Turisme de Barcelona. Read More

News / Startups

Top investors in travel tech 2024

By Mitra Sorrells | July 2, 2024

For the second year in a row, we have compiled data on the top venture capital investors in travel technology and asked some of those investors to share details on their strategies and outlook. Read More

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