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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs:
By PhocusWire April 18, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More
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Fliggy unveils "AskMe" AI assistant
By Linda Fox April 17, 2025
AskMe is integrated with Alibaba's Qwen AI models, using Fliggy's pricing engine and proprietary data—including flights, hotels, attractions and curated experiences—to create personalized, bookable travel itineraries. Read More
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Japan-based cabin stay startup secures oversubscribed pre-seed funding
By Abby Crotty April 17, 2025
A Cabin Company said it will use the funding to accelerate its rollout in Japan, strengthen partnerships with local landowners and integrate wellness tech.... Read More
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Lufthansa Innovation Hub brings robots to Munich Airport Terminal 2
By Morgan Hines April 17, 2025
To kick things off, the pair is piloting two of Ottonomy's autonomous robots at Munich Airport.... Read More
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Lyft enters Europe with €175M acquisition of ride-hailing provider FreeNow
By Abby Crotty April 16, 2025
Founded in 2009 and currently owned by BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility, FreeNow operates in more than 150 European cities. ... Read More
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The impact of AI on the operations of travel companies
By Phocuswright Research April 16, 2025
The first of a Phocuswright Research series on The New Age(nts) Trend looks at how AI impacts company operations with panelists from Anna Jaffe from Mobi.ai, Bobby Healy from Mann and Meili and Tim Hentschel from Hotelplanner and meetings.com.... Read More

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News / Technology
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs:
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read more
News / Online
Fliggy unveils "AskMe" AI assistant
AskMe is integrated with Alibaba's Qwen AI models, using Fliggy's pricing engine and proprietary... Read more
News / Startups
Japan-based cabin stay startup secures oversubscribed pre-seed funding
A Cabin Company said it will use the funding to accelerate its rollout in Japan, strengthen... Read more
News / Technology
Lufthansa Innovation Hub brings robots to Munich Airport Terminal 2
To kick things off, the pair is piloting two of Ottonomy's autonomous robots at Munich Airport. Read more
News / Online
Lyft enters Europe with €175M acquisition of ride-hailing provider FreeNow
Founded in 2009 and currently owned by BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility, FreeNow operates in more... Read more
News / Technology
The impact of AI on the operations of travel companies
The first of a Phocuswright Research series on The New Age(nts) Trend looks at how AI impacts company... Read more

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