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Where are they now? Catching up with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023

By Mileva Sapic | October 28, 2024

Fetcherr, Grapevine and Holibob update PhocusWire on what they've been up to since they were named part of PhocusWire's Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023. Read More

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Klook expands AI partnership with Google Cloud

By Morgan Hines | October 25, 2024

Google Cloud and Klook will co-develop the new AI infrastructure layer. The duo will focus first on validation capabilities for all generative AI outputs. Read More

News / Startups

Radical Storage packs away $7M for luggage storage service

By Linda Fox | October 25, 2024

Radical Storage currently has a network of more than 9,000 businesses distributed across more than 1,000 cities and 70 countries. Read More

News / Distribution

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Delta Airlines, SmartRyde, Amadeus

By PhocusWire | October 25, 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 / Technology

Business travel, the CrowdStrike outage and the ongoing leakage battle

By Darrin Grafton - Serko | October 25, 2024

Serko CEO and co-founder Darrin Grafton discusses how businesses and travel industry stakeholders might ease travel policy leakage issues and ultimately provide a better experience for all. Read More

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OYO sees opportunity in corporate travel events

By Linda Fox | October 24, 2024

OYO is offering a dedicated team to help companies with conferences and events. Read More

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Tracking the evolution of maps in travel planning

By Mark Frary | October 24, 2024

Established map players such as Google and Apple as well as travel startups are using AI, AR and 3D technologies to improve the travel planning process using maps. Read More

News / Online

Hotel direct booking rates stabilize with mobile gaining share, report says

By Morgan Hines | October 23, 2024

A new report from H2c includes responses from 88 small, medium and large hotel chains representing 3,885 hotels and 578,653 rooms. Read More

News / Technology

Phocuswright unveils Philip C. Wolf Memorial Scholarship winners

By PhocusWire | October 23, 2024

Jessie Fischer, founder and CEO of GuestOS and Arielle Warren, CEO of Places to Go, have been selected as the 2024 recipients for the Philip C. Wolf Memorial Scholarship. 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

News / Technology

Hotels embrace a new chapter in revenue management

By Matthew Parsons | October 23, 2024

Hotels are adopting revenue management techniques to boost outside of room sales as processes are increasingly automated and the technology becomes more accessible. Read More

News / Online

HomeToGo confirms discussions to acquire Interhome Group

By Linda Fox | October 22, 2024

HomeToGo has confirmed discussions to acquire Interhome Group and said due diligence is ongoing. Read More

News / Online

Thomas Cook sale to eSky Group finalized

By Linda Fox | October 22, 2024

Poland-based travel platform eSky is planning a dynamic packaging push following its acquisition of Thomas Cook, which has now been approved by regulators. Read More

Opinion / Online

How an Uber-Expedia merger could redefine the travel experience

By Aaron Gowell - SilverRail | October 22, 2024

The rumored tie-up would mix Uber’s high-frequency, low-cost engagement with Expedia’s low-frequency, high-value transactions - layered with AI and a massive customer base. Read More

News / Startups

Hotel Treats, Nowadays named People's Choice winners at the 2024 Global Startup Pitch

By PhocusWire | October 21, 2024

The competition began in the spring with more than 200 startups, and the attendees at WiT Singapore picked the winners at the event last week. Read More

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