PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: Expedia Group, Sabre, Qantas and more…
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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: Expedia Group, Sabre, Qantas and more…

May 10, 2025
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Here’s our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. * This roundup was created with the help of ChatGPT. SmartRyde, OCBC Indoensia SmartRyde is partnering with OCBC Indonesia to offer exclusive airport transfer deals to OCBC’s banking customers.  The collaboration gives travelers

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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Amadeus, Google, Etihad and more…
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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Amadeus, Google, Etihad and more…

May 2, 2025
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Here’s our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. Google Wallet expansions Google Wallet is expanding its digital ID capabilities, enabling users in the United Kingdom to add passport-based IDs for age verification, including potential use for alcohol purchases, pending government approval.

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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: Airbnb, Hopper, Amex and more…
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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: Airbnb, Hopper, Amex and more…

April 27, 2025
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Here’s our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. Guesty, Airbnb Property management platform Guesty has launched its Quality Dashboard that provides Airbnb property managers with real-time insights to enhance listing performance and guest satisfaction. The tool aggregates key Airbnb metrics like

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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: Expedia Group, FLYR, PayPal and more…
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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: Expedia Group, FLYR, PayPal and more…

April 20, 2025
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Here’s our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. FLYR, Ennismore FLYR announced that Ennismore has been using FLYR Hospitality with intent to improve its commercial operations across 100 properties for the last six months. The platform provides artificial intelligence (AI)-powered forecasting,

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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: SITA, Sabre, Amadeus and more
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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: SITA, Sabre, Amadeus and more

April 19, 2025
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Here’s our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week.  Amadeus, hubli Amadeus has integrated online meetings planner hubli. This integration will allow corporate travelers to plan their entire trip including flights, accommodation, mobility and meeting venues from one convenient access point. “Corporate travel

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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: SITA, IATA, Fora Travel, Directo and more…
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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: SITA, IATA, Fora Travel, Directo and more…

April 12, 2025
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Here’s our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. SITA SITA announced three partnerships this week. The company has signed an agreement with Matarat Holding to advance the digital transformation of airports across Saudi Arabia. The deal aims to implement scalable technologies to improve

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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: airBaltic, Hostaway, Smartvel, TravelPerk and more…
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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: airBaltic, Hostaway, Smartvel, TravelPerk and more…

April 5, 2025
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Here’s our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. Hostaway AI Vacation rental property management tech company Hostaway has launched Hostaway AI, a suite of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools for property managers. The tools include AI Review Sentiment Analysis and the Host

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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: HotelTonight, Airbnb, WTTC, NextTrip and more…
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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: HotelTonight, Airbnb, WTTC, NextTrip and more…

March 28, 2025
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Here’s our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. HotelTonight introduces Airbnb discount Airbnb is offering its first discount program through collaboration with its brand HotelTonight, which it acquired in 2019. Travelers from the United States and United Kingdom that book a

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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: DerbySoft, Ixigo, UATP, Veltra and more…
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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: DerbySoft, Ixigo, UATP, Veltra and more…

March 23, 2025
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Here’s our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. DerbySoft’s executive hires DerbySoft has restructured its executive team to drive growth in the hospitality sector, merging its connectivity and marketing solutions units into a unified hospitality business unit.  Duane Overgaard was named

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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: Sihot, HiJiffy, Magpie, Visit Group and more…
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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: Sihot, HiJiffy, Magpie, Visit Group and more…

March 14, 2025
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Here’s our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. Sihot, smartphone wallets Sihot, a hotel management system, has introduced digitized booking information, allowing guests to add hotel reservations to Apple or Google Wallets. The system is meant to simplify check-ins by offering

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