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TripAdmit secures $1M in funding to expand internationally

By Mileva Sapic | September 20, 2024

TripAdmit, which automates tipping and trip review collection for tour operators, plans to expand its footprint across North America and Europe. Read More

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The travel industry payment gap

By Phocuswright Research | September 20, 2024

The travel industry historically struggles with emerging trends and technologies, and the topic of payments is no exception. Read More

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Agoda’s co-founder Rosenstein: AI will widen the gap between haves and have-nots in travel

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | September 19, 2024

Robert Rosenstein said that while smaller companies can be faster and more nimble, the fact is the biggest benefit of AI right now to increase productivity and cut staff plays to the big companies. Read More

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Mindtrip secures $12M investment, launches group chat

By Mileva Sapic | September 18, 2024

Mindtrip will use the investment to scale operations as it rolls out of a series of collaborative trip planning features for groups. Read More

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Hospitality experiences platform Turneo raises $2M seed investment

By Mileva Sapic | September 18, 2024

Travel tech startup, Turneo, plans to further expand its global footprint and enable more hotels to offer in-destination activities to guests with the investment led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Read More

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Smartvel acquires Avuxi to expand destination content and AI capabilities

By Mileva Sapic | September 17, 2024

Smartvel's acquisition of Avuxi strengthens its existing position in the market and enables it to widen its offering. Read More

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Mayfair invests $35M in BizAway

By Mileva Sapic | September 16, 2024

BizAway plans to implement new AI and data strategies and develop additional products that will help solve the challenges experienced by corporate travelers with Mayfair's $35 million investment. Read More

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Sabre, Google address challenges in AI implementation 4 years into partnership

By Morgan Hines | September 13, 2024

Sabre has taken a deep dive into the AI space with Google as part of a decade-long partnership that began in 2020. Read More

Interview / Technology

CEO Spotlight: Jeff Kim of Yanolja Cloud

By Mitra Sorrells | September 13, 2024

Yanolja Cloud is the hotel tech arm of Yanolja, a leading travel app in South Korea, and provides hotel management software, booking engines, inventory distribution systems and more, with operations in... Read More

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Guesty launches two additional AI features with new tools for property managers

By Mileva Sapic | September 12, 2024

Property management software platform Guesty is adding AI-tools for website creation and review management. Read More

Opinion / Online

Racing toward tomorrow's travel experience

By Stephanie Meltzer-Paul - Mastercard | September 11, 2024

Stephanie Meltzer-Paul, executive vice president of global loyalty at Mastercard, explores what's possible when the right mix of personalization, loyalty and technology are activated. Read More

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Booking Holdings' new CFO expects connected trip "is really there" in 3 to 5 years

By Morgan Hines | September 10, 2024

Ewout Steenbergen, chief financial officer at Bookings Holdings since March, called out the company's work in alternative accommodations and artificial intelligence and strong demand in Asia as key... Read More

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Agoda’s human approach to learning and growing with AI

By D.J. Catron | September 5, 2024

Idan Zalzberg, Agoda’s chief technology officer, details how the company uses technology and especially generative AI in its pursuit to become a virtual “travel companion.” Read More

News / Startups

Tour Amigo raises $2M in seed funding to boost growth

By Morgan Hines | September 4, 2024

The B2B SaaS company will use the funding to speed software development and expand into North America, which it views as a key market. Read More

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Life House spins out revenue management tech as Diamo

By Linda Fox | September 4, 2024

Diamo is focusing on providing revenue management technology for small independent hotels and will continue to be supported by Life House initially. Read More

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