PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: Airbnb, Hopper, Amex and more…
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
LG’s new emotionally reactive AI ad tech is a Black Mirror episode come to life
Summary LG has entered into a multi-year partnership with Zenapse to bring AI-powered ’emotionally intelligent insights’ into the targeted ads space. This collaboration will see LG’s webOS-based smart TVs gain access to Large Emotion Model (LEM) technology. The two companies describe this joint venture as a “new frontier for CTV
PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: Expedia Group, FLYR, PayPal and more…
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,
PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: SITA, Sabre, Amadeus and more
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
Lighthouse adds marketing tech with acquisition of The Hotels Network
Market intelligence platform Lighthouse has acquired The Hotels Network (THN), a marketing personalization technology that helps hotels drive direct sales. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but the acquisition enables Lighthouse to offer marketing technology services alongside its existing commercial intelligence platform. “The Hotels Network team has built
BizAway acquires Aervio, boosts travel management tech offering
Travel management specialist BizAway has acquired Aervio, a Spain-based travel management company offering artificial intelligence driven solutions. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed but a statement from BizAway said the deal would boost its innovation process and existing technological solutions. BizAway, which was founded in 2015 and is
PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: SITA, IATA, Fora Travel, Directo and more…
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
The end of HDMI may finally be here thanks to this new tech from China
Summary China has developed an all-new A/V cable standard known as GPMI. The standard has been detailed by the Shenzhen 8K UHD Video Industry Cooperation Alliance. GPMI boasts two cable connector styles, up to 192 Gbps of data bandwidth, and up to 480W of power delivery, China’s Shenzhen 8K UHD
Business travel tech still not meeting employee expectations
Business travelers continue to shun corporate booking tools, choosing consumer travel sites instead, according to new research. The survey from expense management specialistCenter revealed that 61% of business travelers don’t use the booking tools provided to them. In addition, despite the fact that 88% of respondents reported having a written
PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: airBaltic, Hostaway, Smartvel, TravelPerk and more…
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