Travel Planning

News / Technology

SeatBoost lands funding from International Airlines Group

By Linda Fox | September 25, 2024

SeatBoost enables live auctions on mobile devices at the airport enabling passengers to bid to upgrade their seat and providing airlines with incremental revenue. Read More

Opinion / Technology

AI and travel: Are we there yet?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne - T2Impact | September 25, 2024

Timothy O'Neil-Dunne discusses why the travel industry shouldn't be over-reliant on artificial intelligence just yet. Read More

News / Technology

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

News / Distribution

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

News / Technology

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

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

News / Startups

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

News / Online

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

News / Technology

Smartvel acquires Avuxi to expand destination content and AI capabilities

By Mileva Sapic | September 17, 2024

Smartvel's acquisition of Avuxi strengthens its existing position in the market and enables it to widen its offering. Read More

Opinion / Online

The dream of a travel one-stop-shop: what comes next?

By Gulce Karsli Rozenveld - Oojo | September 17, 2024

CEO of Oojo, Gulce Karsli Rozenveld, discusses the dream of an all-in-one travel platform and all of its possibilities. Read More

News / Technology

Expedia Group expands Travel Shops to brand, celebrity, media partners

By Morgan Hines | September 16, 2024

The shoppable storefronts, built for creators, launched in May at Expedia Explore in Las Vegas. At the time, the launch included a select few influencers. Soon, every traveler will be able to join. Read More

News / Startups

Mayfair invests €35M in BizAway

By Mileva Sapic | September 16, 2024

BizAway plans to implement new AI and data strategies and develop additional products that will help solve the challenges experienced by corporate travelers. Read More

News / Technology

Unpacking airline disruption challenges - data, communication, personalization

By Linda Fox | September 16, 2024

With the global IT outage in July and a summer of strikes fresh on their minds, airline executives discussed how disruptions are managed, the importance of data and informing passengers at the... Read More