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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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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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Travel creators and the power to drive conversion

By PhocusWright Research October 21, 2024

According to Phocuswright research, 67% of followers deem creators helpful for travel advice, ranking third behind the accounts of online travel agencies (70%) and friends and family (72%). ... Read More

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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Navan, Amtrav and more

By PhocusWire October 18, 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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Expedia Group fills vacant CTO role with former Fanatics exec

By Mitra Sorrells October 17, 2024

Thumu will join the company in December after spending a decade at digital sports platform Fanatics Commerce, most recently as chief product and technology officer.... Read More

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Dtravel integrates vacation rental AI agent into Fetch.ai marketplace

By Mitra Sorrells October 17, 2024

Dtravel has also joined the Fetch.ai Foundation, which is focused on research and development of AI, Web3 and multi-agent technologies. ... Read More

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Why Uber isn't buying Expedia, but I still think Amazon should

Word that Uber has considered acquiring Expedia Group - first reported by the Financial Times - has... Read more

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How commerce media is catching on in travel

United, Expedia, Booking.com, Agoda, Priceline, Marriott and Uber have all established media... Read more

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Beacon AI raises $15M to improve flight deck efficiency

Beacon AI offers artificial intelligence assistance to flight decks to improve flight safety and... Read more

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Could Airbnb’s new co-host marketplace challenge property management companies?

Hosts enter their address to find approved co-hosts nearby and then the two communicate directly to... Read more

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Why Agoda's data strategy is more about the "science" than the data itself

Agoda's CTO and CPO discuss how they apply data science to improve processes and the knowledge gaps... Read more

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Hilton partners with Be My Eyes to assist blind and low-vision guests

The Be My Eyes app directly connects Hilton guests who are blind or have low vision with a team of... Read more

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