Travel Planning

 alt="Klook expands AI partnership with Google Cloud"  title="Klook expands AI partnership with Google Cloud"
News / Technology
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
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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
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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
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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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News / Distribution
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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News / Technology
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
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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
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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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News / Technology
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
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
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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
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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
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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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News / Startups
Should travel startups have co-founders or go it alone?
By Linda Fox | October 21, 2024
Travel founders from Meili, Wego and Qunar discuss the importance of having a co-founder during a session at WiT Singapore. Read More
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News / Startups
Where are they now? Catching up with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2022
By Mileva Sapic | October 21, 2024
Flyzy, KIDO Dynamics, MyStay, RoomPriceGenie and Travala update PhocusWire on what they've been up to since they were named part of PhocusWire's Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2022. Read More