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Sonder writes new chapter with Marriott licensing deal, new funding

By Linda Fox | August 19, 2024

Sonder, which has faced challenges recently including a delisting from the Nasdaq and job cuts, will have access to $146 million to drive growth as well as help with the integration of its... Read More

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Latin America super app Rappi on using its travel products to drive loyalty

By Mitra Sorrells | August 15, 2024

About a year after Rappi partnered with Marriott in Mexico, the integration has extended to the super app’s users in Colombia, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Read More

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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AA's former commercial chief Vasu Raja sees a simpler future for airline retailing

By Linda Fox | August 12, 2024

American Airlines former CCO Vasu Raja discussed his views on the internet as a sales and distribution channel as well as future innovation in airline distribution with Cory Garner, a former sales and... Read More

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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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Hopper doubles down on HTS to power banks and credit cards to “build new space in travel”

By Yeoh Siew Hoon – Web In Travel | August 8, 2024

With five partnerships with banks and credit cards in place in the United States, Brazil, Australia, Japan and South Korea, Hopper is doubling down on growing HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions). Read More

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Winding Tree winds up blockchain travel distribution effort

By Linda Fox | August 6, 2024

Blockchain-based travel booking tech company Winding Tree has ceased operations with the company saying it failed to find a product market fit. Read More

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5 things to know about the U.S. hotel market

By Phocuswright Research | August 5, 2024

Phocuswright shares data from its U.S. Travel Market Report 2023-2027 series, which includes detailed analysis of five segments: hotel and lodging, airline, car rental, cruise and packaged travel. 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

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The power of data and AI for effective distribution and digital marketing in hospitality

By Mitra Sorrells | August 1, 2024

Cloudbeds’ Sebastien Leitner and Mirai’s Javier Delgado discuss how technology can help hoteliers create a great experience for guests that keeps them coming back. Read More

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Amadeus reports revenue and profit gains for Q2 2024

By Linda Fox | July 31, 2024

Amadeus reported double digit increases in group revenue, air IT and hospitality in the second quarter of 2024. Read More

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Spanish regulators fine Booking.com €413M

By Mitra Sorrells and Derek Catron | July 30, 2024

Spanish authorities said Booking.com has violated competition laws by having an "unfair imbalance" in its relationship with hotels in the country and it has prevented other OTAs from "entering the... Read More

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Short-term rentals’ efforts give new lease on life for vacated offices

By D.J. Catron | July 30, 2024

Executives from Bob W and Nestor Stay spoke at Phocuswright Europe about growth opportunities for the sector and the potential to revitalize urban areas that are losing office workers. Read More

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Airline alliances redouble efforts to make multicarrier itineraries seamless

By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | July 29, 2024

As the three major alliances have reached something close to global coverage, using technology to facilitate seamless, multicarrier journeys has become a priority. Read More

News / Startups

Travlr acquires majority stake in ReZme and launches subscription product

By Mitra Sorrells | July 29, 2024

ReZme will now focus on its JoinCherry extension as a B2B, white-label product, which Travlr said will help clients using its white-label platform to intercept and provide offers to users who are on... Read More

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