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AI agents in development demonstrate the potential for travel

By Mark Frary | December 18, 2024

Michael Gulmann, Mark Losey, Noreen Henry and Terry Jones discuss AI agents and their impact on the travel industry at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More

Interview / Technology

Juniper Travel Technology - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024

By PhocusWire | December 16, 2024

Founded in 2003, Juniper Travel Technology offers solutions for online travel agencies, destination marketing companies, bedbanks, airlines, wholesalers and cruises, with clients in more than 50... Read More

News / Technology

5 ways travelers are using GenAI

By PhocusWright Research | December 16, 2024

Phocuswright research reveals that travelers use generative AI for ideas, decision making and research but also express concerns regarding its safety and accuracy. Read More

News / Online

AI, algorithms and Uber's potential acquisitions: PhocusWire's top opinion stories of 2024

By PhocusWire | December 13, 2024

This year's most popular op-eds were heavy on AI and also covered algorithms, the possible acquisition of Expedia and major incidences like the CrowdStrike outage. Read More

From Our Partners / Online

What Expedia Group's travel trends report signals for the year ahead

By PhocusWire | December 12, 2024

Expedia Group shares the results of its latest consumer trend report that combines data from Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo with a study of 25,000 travelers from 19 countries. Read More

Opinion / Technology

How increasing professionalization and technology can save STRs from anti-tourism sentiment

By Frederik Lerche-Lerchenborg - Lavanda | December 12, 2024

Lavanda's CEO argues that professionalization in short-term rentals and technology can improve how rentals are managed and address the anti-tourism sentiment seen in popular destinations recently. Read More

News / Distribution

Sabre CEO Kurt Ekert talks intermediary opportunity and company growth

By Mark Frary | December 12, 2024

Sabre CEO and president Kurt Ekert doesn't believe AI is a threat to the global distribution system and can't see the demise of traditional airline distribution any time soon. Read More

Interview / Technology

Snowflake/Hightouch - Travel Innovator of the Year award winner at The Phocuswright Conference 2024

By PhocusWire | December 6, 2024

Snowflake offers a cloud-based data platform that enables companies to share data, build applications and effectively use AI. Hightouch is a platform to sync data into tools for marketing, advertising,... Read More

News / Technology

How emerging technologies are helping destinations appeal to travelers

By Linda Fox | December 6, 2024

Gregory Yap of the Singapore Exhibition and Conventions Bureau and Jared Alster of Dune7 discuss emerging tech in destination marketing and the importance of having a test and learn environment. Read More

News / Online

Southeast Asia's travel tech sector at pivotal moment for value creation

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebinTravel | December 2, 2024

Southeast Asia’s early-stage investment ecosystem is also helping to create a robust pipeline of potential growth-stage travel tech companies, a factor that makes the region particularly attractive for... Read More

From Our Partners / Advertorial

Inside the digital transformation at Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

By PhocusWire | December 2, 2024

Hear how Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has worked with Snowflake and Tredence to create a customer-centric, data-driven organization built on innovative technology. Read More

News / Online

How online travel companies in Asia use livestreaming to drive engagement - and bookings

By Mark Frary | November 27, 2024

Livestreaming in travel has become one of the marketing success stories of the past decade, driving billions in sales for companies like Trip.com and Alibaba. Read More

Opinion / Technology

The inevitable shift towards technology consolidation in short-term rentals

By Saber Kordestanchi - Hostaway | November 26, 2024

Hostaway co-founder Saber Kordestanchi discusses how all-in-one property management systems in vacation rentals could boost professionalization of the industry. Read More

News / Technology

Next generation travel tech: How AI is reshaping the future of travel

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | November 25, 2024

The Global Travel Tech Think Tank discusses how generative AI, personalization and human-machine interfaces will shape the next generation of travel. Read More