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News / Technology
Q&A: Amadeus CTO on tech priorities, cloud and generative AI
By Linda Fox | September 24, 2024
PhocusWire talks to Sylvain Roy, CTO of Amadeus, about prioritizing technology projects and implementing generative AI internally and externally. Read More
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News / Technology
Unpacking airline disruption challenges - data, communication, personalization
By Linda Fox | September 16, 2024
With the global IT outage in July and a summer of strikes fresh on their minds, airline executives discussed how disruptions are managed, the importance of data and informing passengers at the... Read More
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News / Technology
Google will allow users to add U.S. passports to its digital wallet
By Morgan Hines | September 12, 2024
The technology giant is beta testing the feature that will allow Google Wallet users to store their passport to use at select TSA checkpoints. Read More
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News / Startups
Lufthansa seeks startup partnerships, spins out Cosmos platform
By Linda Fox | August 30, 2024
The hub has unveiled “Startup Gate,” a venture clienting platform to connect Lufthansa Group with startups, as part of a strategy to double down on partnerships. Read More
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News / Online
How embracing a creator mentality can bolster travel marketing
By Morgan Hines | August 28, 2024
United, Hostelworld, Ryanair and other travel brands are cultivating a persona on social as engaging with audience has become a practical requirement for success for travel brands - and entertaining... Read More
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News / Online
IATA aims to improve airline communication on interline bags
By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | August 26, 2024
A new IATA initiative will help airlines better communicate with one another and with airports as they deliver checked bags across interline itineraries. Read More
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News / Startups
Meet the 10 winners of the 2024 Phocuswright/WiT Global Startup Pitch
By PhocusWire | August 15, 2024
The next round of the competition will take place at WiT Singapore, October 14-16, where the audience will select the People's Choice winners in the Seedup and Scaleup cateogories. Read More
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News / Technology
Priorities, challenges and next steps for Lufthansa Innovation Hub
By Linda Fox | August 13, 2024
Travel startups including Squake, Navit, Swifty and Uptrip have come out of the Lufthansa Innovation Hub. Now, at 10 years old, the corporate venture unit is looking at how it scales further, does more... Read More
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News / Online
Q&A: Travelport's Greg Webb talks future of NDC, IT outage, more
By Morgan Hines | August 12, 2024
At the Global Business Travel Association conference in Atlanta late last month, Greg Webb sat down with PhocusWire for a wide-ranging interview on the travel industry, Travelport and more. Read More
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News / Technology
AI-powered travel technology company FLYR raises $295M
By Morgan Hines | August 8, 2024
The funding will be used to speed FLYR’s delivery of modern reservation systems, to allow AI-based decision automation and to elevate digital channels for airlines and hospitality brands. Read More
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News / Online
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Breeze Airways, Holibob, HRS, Mindtrip and more
By PhocusWire | August 2, 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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News / Technology
In the wake of CrowdStrike, how tech can shape travel crisis planning
By Morgan Hines | July 26, 2024
On the heels of last week’s CrowdStrike outage, the question of how to manage mass delays and cancellations along with what crisis management’s future may look like is only more critical. Read More
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News / Technology
Delta apologizes, DOT opens investigation into flight disruptions
By Morgan Hines | July 23, 2024
The airline is “painfully aware” of its slow comeback after Friday’s global IT outage, Delta president Glen Hauenstein said at GBTA, noting that the airline anticipates to be fully recovered toward the... Read More
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News / Online
GBTA predicts business travel spending will hit a record this year, surpass $2T in 2028
By Morgan Hines | July 23, 2024
As the Global Business Travel Association's Convention 2024 opened in Atlanta, the organization released its annual outlook report, which predicts steady growth through 2028. Read More
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Opinion / Technology
The CrowdStrike outage was a wake-up call for the travel industry – here’s how it should respond
By Fritz Oberhummer - Intellias | July 22, 2024
Fritz Oberhummer of Intellias explains how embedded artificial intelligence can help the travel industry build resilience and ensure seamless operations when the next system failure occurs.   Read More
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