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News / Distribution

NDC adoption drives surge in direct airline bookings, Traxo finds

By D.J. Catron | July 10, 2024

The company has found non-TMC airline bookings among its clients rose from 18.7% in January to 30.6% in June as airlines push for direct distribution. 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 / Distribution

Finding a balance between airlines’ NDC plans and corporate travel needs

By D.J. Catron | July 2, 2024

Lufthansa Group’s Puck Voorneveld and Michael Harbin of Traverse Technologies speak in the PhocusWire studio about NDC, AI use cases and other topics. Read More

News / Startups

Directo emerges from stealth with $1M in funding

By Linda Fox | June 27, 2024

Former Transparent co-founder Pierre Becerril and two others have created Directo to drive direct bookings for hotels and accommodation providers and help travelers access better deals. Read More

News / Technology

Shiji, Amadeus, Otelier and more hospitality tech news from HITEC 2024

By PhocusWire | June 27, 2024

Dozens of hospitality technology vendors released new and updated products this week during HITEC, the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference, which wraps up today in Charlotte.... Read More

News / Technology

How Lufthansa Group is investing in the customer experience

By Linda Fox | June 27, 2024

Lufthansa Group's customer experience lead Tamur Goudarzi Pour shares its priorities for the next few months as well as its bigger vision for a PNR-free world. Read More

News / Online

Vitruvian Partners increases stake in tour and activity marketplace Civitatis

By Mitra Sorrells | June 26, 2024

Founded in 2008 and based in Madrid, Civitatis offers 90,000 activities across 160 countries. The company said it had 10 million customers in 2023. Read More

News / Online

OTA ranking booster Otamiser raises $3M in first funding round

By Mileva Sapic | June 25, 2024

The startup said it will use the new capital to grow its commercial team as it aims to work with 1,000 hotels and 100,000 short-term rentals worldwide. Read More

News / Technology

Accelya introduces new service to expedite NDC implementation

By Mitra Sorrells | June 25, 2024

Accelya said FLX Select can help airlines implement NDC offer generation and order creation in 90 days. Read More

News / Online

STR platforms stay silent while others call out consequences of Barcelona’s new ban

By Morgan Hines | June 25, 2024

Some say the hotel supply in Barcelona will not be enough to fulfill demand once STRs are gone from the city and that could have a detrimental ripple effect on tourism and local residents. Read More

News / Online

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Blockskye, Intrepid, Jyrney, Nium and more

By PhocusWire | June 21, 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 / Distribution

5 ways the airline industry can make dynamic offers succeed

By Rich Kassner - ATPCO | June 21, 2024

Data will help airlines deliver a dynamic offer that's more targeted to customers' preferences and optimized for their businesses. Read More

News / Technology

Lighthouse acquires market data specialist HQ revenue

By Linda Fox | June 20, 2024

Lighthouse (formerly OTA Insight) is making its fifth acquisition in recent years as it continues to roll up hotel data and distribution technology providers. Read More