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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Booking.com, Delta, Qatar Airways and more
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Booking.com, Delta, Qatar Airways and more
By PhocusWire | October 4, 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
Delta reaches new deals with two GDSs and is close to a third
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Delta reaches new deals with two GDSs and is close to a third
By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | August 21, 2024
Delta's new distribution agreements with the three major GDSs will ensure that travel advisors have access to full content without a surcharge on usage of legacy systems. Read More
Q&A: Travelport's Greg Webb talks future of NDC, IT outage, more
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Q&A: Travelport's Greg Webb talks future of NDC, IT outage, more
By Morgan Hines | August 12, 2024
At the Global Business Travel Association conference in Atlanta late last month, Greg Webb sat down with PhocusWire for a wide-ranging interview on the travel industry, Travelport and more. Read More
How is the direct-to-consumer trend impacting the travel shopping experience?
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How is the direct-to-consumer trend impacting the travel shopping experience?
By Travelport | July 22, 2024
Travelport shares details of its recent research that looks at the challenges of the NDC “standard” and the impact on travelers. Read More
Travelport launches new AI-powered search feature
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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
Travel Tech hosts D.C. showcase, maintains ancillary fee ruling criticism
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Travel Tech hosts D.C. showcase, maintains ancillary fee ruling criticism
By Morgan Hines | May 23, 2024
Overlooking the U.S. Capitol, the Travel Technology Association held its first Policy & Innovation Showcase with Airbnb, Sabre, Booking Holdings and more. Read More
Sabre lays out offer-order strategy with release of retailing platform
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Sabre lays out offer-order strategy with release of retailing platform
By Linda Fox | May 22, 2024
The technology aims to help airlines make the move from the passenger-name-record world to more modern retailing via API-based solutions. Read More
A visual history of digital travel brands’ revenues since 1995
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A visual history of digital travel brands’ revenues since 1995
By Mitra Sorrells | April 9, 2024
Watch a visual progression of the quarterly revenues for publicly-traded digital travel companies dating back to 1995. Read More
Layoffs hit Travelport’s commercial organization across all regions
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Layoffs hit Travelport’s commercial organization across all regions
By Mitra Sorrells | March 29, 2024
A Travelport spokesperson said the reduction did not affect a "material number of employees" and was done to help the company operate with efficiency and agility. Read More
Expedia, Booking, Amadeus join forces to address digital travel regulations
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Expedia, Booking, Amadeus join forces to address digital travel regulations
By Yeoh Siew Hoon – Web in Travel | February 29, 2024
The Global Travel Tech also includes eDreams Odigeo, Travelport and Skyscanner. They seek to address global concerns around anticipated regulatory changes affecting digital travel platforms.   Read More
Spotlight on 3 technology trends in corporate travel
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Spotlight on 3 technology trends in corporate travel
By Linda Fox | February 27, 2024
Recent reports and business travel execs highlight advances in AI, personalization and expense management as the trends to watch. Read More
Travel veterans Kaufer, Lugli, Misunas on GenAI, social media, diversity and more
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Travel veterans Kaufer, Lugli, Misunas on GenAI, social media, diversity and more
By Mitra Sorrells | January 5, 2024
While Flo Lugli, Kathy Misunas and Steve Kaufer are no longer in operational roles in travel, they are still very tuned in to what is happening across the industry.  Read More
Travel tech experts parse AI’s hype against its best uses
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Travel tech experts parse AI’s hype against its best uses
By PhocusWire | January 4, 2024
Tech experts from Travelport, MakeMyTrip and Lufthansa Group Digital Hangar weigh in on how AI is changing the travel landscape — and what it could do next. Read More
Travelport boosts balance sheet with $570 million investment
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Travelport boosts balance sheet with $570 million investment
By Linda Fox | December 4, 2023
The capital will enable the company to invest in its technology platforms and “pave the way for other innovations” in the travel industry, according to a statement. Read More
Phocuswright inducts Flo Lugli and Steve Kaufer to Hall of Fame
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Phocuswright inducts Flo Lugli and Steve Kaufer to Hall of Fame
By PhocusWire | November 16, 2023
The latest inductees to the Phocuswright Hall of Fame are Flo Lugli, principal at Navesink, and Tripadvisor founder Steve Kaufer.     Read More
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