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Layla launches, receives €3M in seed funding
By Morgan Hines
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November 30, 2023
The new app is an artificial intelligence-driven travel advisor that is meant to help users plan trips and book seamlessly.
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Virdee closes $12.4M Series A to fuel growth in hospitality sector
By Mitra Sorrells
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November 20, 2023
Virdee’s platform automates all front desk transactions to improve the guest experience, eliminate lines and enable staff to focus on guest engagement.
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5 key takeaways from The Phocuswright Conference
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November 17, 2023
Whether you were at the 2023 Phocuswright Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, or whether you’ve taken interest from afar, there is plenty to catch up on after a string of panels, sessions,...
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Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024: Direx
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November 14, 2023
Direx is an all-in-one, cloud-based business management solution specifically designed for tourism and hospitality business owners in Africa.
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Where are they now? Checking in with PhocusWire’s Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023
By Morgan Hines
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November 6, 2023
Twenty of our Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023 let us know how they’re doing nearly a year after they were named to our list.
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Travelport tech chief talks moving the needle on NDC
By Linda Fox
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April 19, 2023
Tom Kershaw, chief product and technology officer at Travelport, talks about the current state of NDC, real progress in 2023 and moving the needle on adoption.
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Q&A: EV Hotels’ vision to serve “technology travelers”
By Derek Catron
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February 9, 2023
EV Hotels bills itself as the first smart hotel brand with experiences in crypto and NFT.
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Hospitality staffing platform Qwick closes $40M funding round to “end understaffing”
By Kathryn Walson
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November 7, 2022
Qwick says it connects service-industry professionals directly with food and beverage shifts in real-time.
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My Method: How Welcome Break reduced check-in from four minutes to 45 seconds
By Chris Jones - Guestline
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August 22, 2022
Welcome Break Hotels wanted to address the manual, time-consuming and complex check-in and checkout process.
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VIDEO: A hotelier’s long-term learnings from COVID
By PhocusWire
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August 19, 2022
An Italian hotelier provides an update on the impact of COVID at Phocuswright Europe 2022.
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The solution to missed revenue opportunities in hospitality
By Max Starkov - hospitality consultant and strategist
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April 8, 2022
Hotels should create an integrated revenue generation commercial team to optimize guest engagement and boost revenues and profitability.
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The art of “flirting” and generating revenue for hotels
By Shawn Tarter & Steve Turk
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March 31, 2022
Investing in technology to entice travelers as they’re booking can help hoteliers drive incremental revenue and improve customer satisfaction.
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How to solve the lodging industry’s tech skills gap
By Sebastien Leitner - Cloudbeds
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March 14, 2022
The industry must streamline training, prioritize technology that is easy to use and educate the next generation of hospitality workers.
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No, guests do not require human-provided services in hospitality
By Max Starkov - hospitality consultant and strategist
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January 4, 2022
Max Starkov makes a case that in five years, hotels will operate with about 50% of the staff they had in 2019 – and that’s not a bad thing.
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VIDEO: MyStay - Summit pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2021
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December 6, 2021
85% of guests are asking for a new concept of reception based on contactless access, so why there are only 3% of properties with online check-in, payments, e-keys?
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