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News / Distribution

CellPoint Digital raises $30M to further develop its payment solutions

By Mileva Sapic | November 22, 2024

CellPoint Digital intends to accelerate its global expansion and focus on optimizing payment services with $30 million in fresh funding. Read More

News / Technology

78% of travelers want to use AI in accommodation journey

By Morgan Hines | November 12, 2024

The report from SiteMinder also found 52% travelers have abandoned an online booking after a bad experience, such as lack of site security, payment issues, loading times, design and a... Read More

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2025: Faye

By PhocusWire | November 11, 2024

Faye is a travel platform redefining insurance and assistance, enabling smarter and smoother trip taking. Read More

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2025: Tripesa

By PhocusWire | November 11, 2024

Tripesa is building shopify for tourism to help small businesses. Read More

News / Technology

How prepared is the travel industry for digital wallets?

By Marisa Garcia | October 29, 2024

Digital wallets from Apple and Google are widely used in everyday life but how is the travel industry preparing to take full advantage of them to improve the passenger experience? Read More

News / Online

The cost of payments in the travel industry

By PhocusWright Research | October 14, 2024

Payments are a critical topic across the travel industry. Read a preview of what Phocuswright has uncovered in its latest research on the topic, The State of Global Travel Payments. Read More

News / Technology

How Goldjoy Travel found its sweet spot in the online cruise market

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | October 11, 2024

A panel discussion at Cruise World Asia tackled “how to bulletproof your travel agency business with technology” with speakers from Goldjoy Travel and GlobalTix. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

5 reasons OTAs are becoming merchants of record

By ConnexPay | September 23, 2024

How online travel agencies choose to accept payments can have a significant impact on each customer’s experience with them. Read More

News / Startups

TripAdmit secures $1M in funding to expand internationally

By Mileva Sapic | September 20, 2024

TripAdmit, which automates tipping and trip review collection for tour operators, plans to expand its footprint across North America and Europe. Read More

News / Online

The travel industry payment gap

By Phocuswright Research | September 20, 2024

The travel industry historically struggles with emerging trends and technologies, and the topic of payments is no exception. Read More

News / Distribution

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: PKFare, AC Group, UATP, Amadeus and more

By PhocusWire | September 13, 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

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Trip.Biz, Hospitable, Outpayce and more

By PhocusWire | September 6, 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

News / Technology

MultiOn targets travel use cases for its AI agent

By Mitra Sorrells | August 26, 2024

Backed by General Catalyst, Amazon Alexa Fund, Maven Ventures, Samsung Next and individuals from OpenAI, MultiOn is rapidly developing its AI agent technology for travel and other applications. Read More

News / Technology

Digital tipping growth offers corporate travel an avenue to examine policies

By Michael B. Baker – Business Travel News | August 6, 2024

Grazzy is one of several platforms that hotels are adopting to offer digital tipping opportunities to customers, and other service providers that traditionally have relied on cash tips have been adding... Read More

News / Online

How fintech companies are progressing in the travel space

By Linda Fox | August 1, 2024

Whether they believe they can remove friction and/or offer something better than existing travel companies, payment specialists and financial institutions are looking to increase their stake in the... Read More

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