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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Uber Business, Accelya, Concur and more
By PhocusWire | November 1, 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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Cloudbeds unveils AI-driven tech to improve hotel decision making
By Linda Fox | October 23, 2024
Cloudbeds has developed an AI-powered forecasting engine combing hotel operational data with external data to improve decision making and boost revenue. Read More
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News / Online
Hilton partners with Be My Eyes to assist blind and low-vision guests
By Mileva Sapic | October 15, 2024
The Be My Eyes app directly connects Hilton guests who are blind or have low vision with a team of trained agents who can view the guest's surrounding through the mobile device's camera. Read More
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Flexible living drives hospitality and residential technology convergence
By Matthew Parsons | October 8, 2024
The growing number of mixed-use properties creates gaps for a new breed of tech-enabled hospitality companies, in particular non-hotel brands, to enter new markets. Read More
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Where are they now? Catching up with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2020
By Mileva Sapic | October 7, 2024
AllFly, Mize, Questo, Magpie and FutureStay update PhocusWire on what they've been up to since they were named part of PhocusWire's Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2020. Read More
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Mews brings in $100M in new financing to accelerate growth
By Mitra Sorrells | September 26, 2024
The Amsterdam-based hospitality technology company said it will use the fresh capital to become more aggressive with mergers and acquisitions to accelerate growth of its business. Read More
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Shiji consolidates hotel customer data with single guest profile
By Linda Fox | September 25, 2024
The functionality built into Shiji’s property management system allows guests to share their data on a local or global level, which then enables hotels to remove duplicate profiles and get a truer... Read More
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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
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Alliants, Hospiria partner to launch flexible rental platform
By Linda Fox | September 12, 2024
1LiVNG aims to provide the combined strengths of Alliants and Hospiria technology to the residential real estate market including branded residences owned by hotels, timeshare owners and serviced... Read More
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Boom launches AI-driven PMS for short-term rentals
By D.J. Catron | September 3, 2024
The platform functions as what Boom calls an “AiPMS” — capable of automating sales, operations, maintenance, review analysis and reputation handling. Read More
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Opinion / Online
Cookieless is toast: What can travel marketers do to stay ahead?
By Kurt Weinsheimer - Sojern | August 30, 2024
Kurt Weinsheimer, chief product officer at Sojern, shares what's next for the travel industry following Google's decision not to phase out third-party cookies on its browser. Read More
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News / Distribution
Alaska Airlines launches new accommodations platform with Expedia Group
By Morgan Hines | August 21, 2024
“Stays by Alaska Vacations” is the airline's latest expansion of the airline's travel product offering and tie-up with its loyalty program. Read More
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IHG bookings from own channels hit 80%
By Linda Fox | August 8, 2024
Holiday Inn-parent IHG shares progress on its investments in technology and loyalty, including the implementation of a new revenue management system and property management system. Read More
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Winners, wipeouts and travel tech bets
By Linda Fox | August 6, 2024
The increased M&A activity in travel is seeing companies such as Juniper Group, Mews and Lighthouse scoop up smaller travel technology providers and startups. Read More
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Sabre raises 2024 outlook as Q2 results exceed expectations
By Mitra Sorrells | August 1, 2024
Sabre's Q2 revenue was $767 million, with about 90% of that attributed to its Travel Solutions business that includes distribution and IT services for suppliers and buyers.   Read More