TMC

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News / Technology
How visual content is reshaping flight shopping for travelers, airlines and resellers
By Mitra Sorrells | May 1, 2024
One of the pillars of customer-centricity in the airline industry is rich content – giving flight shoppers a clear and visually compelling booking experience similar to what they see... Read More
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News / Technology
Trip.com Group’s Trip.Biz launches business travel booking app
By Morgan Hines | April 15, 2024
Trip.Biz, a digital travel management company, aims to revolutionize the organization of business travel. Read More
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News / Technology
Delta prepares to launch NDC solution “anchored around servicing”
By Mitra Sorrells | April 11, 2024
Next week Delta will reveal the technology companies it is working with that are helping to create its NDC solution. Read More
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News / Distribution
The impact of American Airlines' distribution changes one year on
By Linda Fox | April 3, 2024
American Airlines has made no secret of its goal of 100% internet-based bookings and other carriers are showing signs of following suit with varying strategies. Read More
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News / Online
Concur founder Steve Singh and investors acquire Direct Travel
By Linda Fox | April 2, 2024
Direct Travel will integrate technology from Center, Spotnana and Troop as well as its own AI technology to create a more joined up experience for business travelers. Read More
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News / Technology
Spotnana adds travel management for meetings and events
By Mitra Sorrells | March 13, 2024
Spotnana Events is a self-service solution employees can use to book and manage their travel for meetings and events. Read More
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News / Technology
15below gets investment from LDC to accelerate growth
By Mitra Sorrells | March 1, 2024
Founded in 2000, 15below currently works with more than 60 airlines, rail operators, travel agencies and TMCs and partners with Amadeus and Navitaire. Read More
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News / Technology
Amex GBT looks to drive AI across organization and beyond
By Linda Fox | February 29, 2024
The AI initiative is seeking to adopt AI technologies and will work across four areas of the company: traveler care, finance, engineering and enabling a modern workplace. Read More
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From Our Partners / Distribution
Why an effective payments strategy is critical for airlines
By PhocusWire | February 28, 2024
UATP president and CEO Ralph Kaiser explains how airlines and travel brands can use payments to drive growth, serve new markets and reduce costs. Read More
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News / Technology
How AI is altering travel companies’ C-suites and hiring strategy
By Morgan Hines | January 25, 2024
Travel companies are shaking up their C-suites to adapt to new needs being brought on by generative AI. And the changes go further than creating new roles. Read More
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Interview / Technology
Mobi - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2023
January 2, 2024
Mobi founder and CEO Anna Jaffe explained the company's agent-facing collaborative artificial intelligence platform during the Launch competition at the Phocuswright Conference. Read More
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News / Online
Top Travel Industry Predictions for 2024
By Morgan Hines | January 2, 2024
Leaders from across the travel industry share their thoughts on what the industry should be watching and working on in 2024. Read More
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News / Online
Travel’s movers, shakers and newsmakers of 2023
By PhocusWire | December 19, 2023
These are some of the people PhocusWire has identified as playing key roles in the past year — and figure to be among those to watch in the year to come.   Read More
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News / Technology
Encore's "accidental" journey to becoming a tech-forward TMC
By Michael B. Baker - BTN | December 14, 2023
As a platform, Encore director of commercial strategy Jake Jonassohn compared its travel platform, Zii, to an "octopus" with everything built as microservices, such as the booking tool or duty-of-care... Read More
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News / Online
ChatGPT, travel data, OTAs: PhocusWire’s top opinion stories of 2023
By PhocusWire | December 13, 2023
This year's popular op-eds were heavy on AI and also covered TikTok and Instagram influencers and the loyalty strategies of Expedia, Booking, Hopper and Airbnb. Read More