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Lufthansa seeks startup partnerships, spins out Cosmos platform

By Linda Fox August 30, 2024

The hub has unveiled “Startup Gate,” a venture clienting platform to connect Lufthansa Group with startups, as part of a strategy to double down on partnerships. Read More

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PhocusWire's Mitra Sorrells takes new SVP content role across Phocuswright

By PhocusWire August 30, 2024

PhocusWire editor in chief Mitra Sorrells has been named senior vice president of content at Phocuswright, while senior reporter Linda Fox steps up to become executive editor. Read More

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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Amadeus, Ryanair, Trip.com, Sabre and more

By PhocusWire August 30, 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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Travalyst begins standardization for accommodation certification suppliers

By Linda Fox August 29, 2024

The organization has defined three initial criteria, including publicly available standards and third-party audit, by which to measure the compliancy of accommodation certification suppliers.... Read More

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Business travel division leads 2X growth for Flight Centre Travel Group

By Mitra Sorrells August 28, 2024

Flight Centre Travel Group CEO Chris Galanty credited the company's AI Centre of Excellence for "revolutionizing" customer service and empowering agents through automation.... Read More

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How hotels can capture demand for sustainable stays

By Alina Arnelle - BeCause August 28, 2024

Alina Arnelle of BeCause writes that sustainability data management can give travelers confidence that a hotels’ actions toward the environment are genuine.... Read More

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CEO Spotlight: Steve Singh of Spotnana

Steve Singh was announced as CEO of Spotnana in June, adding to his existing roles of executive... Read more

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How embracing a creator mentality can bolster travel marketing

United, Hostelworld, Ryanair and other travel brands are cultivating a persona on social as engaging... Read more

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Booking.com’s U.S. managing director on growth plans, STRs and marketing

Booking.com’s partnership with rapper Ludacris is its latest in a string of celebrity tie-ups. The... Read more

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IATA aims to improve airline communication on interline bags

A new IATA initiative will help airlines better communicate with one another and with airports as... Read more

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MultiOn targets travel use cases for its AI agent

Backed by General Catalyst, Amazon Alexa Fund, Maven Ventures, Samsung Next and individuals from... Read more

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More DMOs are using AI to power visitor engagement

Satisfi Labs, one of the providers of AI-powered chat for DMOs, said it has added several new clients... Read more

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