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News / Online
How Chinese OTAs turned around 3 years of COVID isolation
By Gary Bowerman - Phocuswright | July 24, 2023
Phocuswright analyst Gary Bowerman explores the strategies Chinese OTAs have taken to remain competitive over the last few years.   Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: BookingData helps airlines tap into ancillary revenue
By Linda Fox | July 24, 2023
Airlines can capitalize on the travel patterns and profiles of passengers by using BookingData to offer travelers tailored offers directly from ancillary partners. Read More
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Name-your-price rideshare company InDrive launches in U.S.
By Mitra Sorrells | July 20, 2023
InDrive operates in 48 countries and uses a bid-based business model: riders input pickup and drop-off locations and propose a fee and then drivers can either accept or counter-offer.   Read More
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Want green travel? Add competition to high-speed rail lines
By Derek Catron | July 20, 2023
A report from SilverRail shows a surge in rail use on high-speed routes where there is increased competition to hold down costs.   Read More
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Travel investors on trip planning and using B2C as a sandbox
By Linda Fox | July 12, 2023
Rod Cuthbert, travel industry veteran best known for founding Viator, joins Bobby Demri, founder and managing director of Roch Ventures, to talk travel investment trends in the PhocusWire Studio at... Read More
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News / Startups
Startup for reselling non-refundable tickets raises $3M
By Derek Catron | July 12, 2023
Fairlyne, a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2023, offers the technology to allow travel companies to add resales to their distribution.   Read More
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Interview / Startups
Breeze - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Europe 2023
By PhocusWire | July 6, 2023
Breeze is a single app that travelers can use to manage flights, accommodations, ground transportation, experiences, global roaming, loyalty cards, trip photos and more. Read More
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News / Technology
Booking.com adds conversational trip planning with ChatGPT
By Mitra Sorrells | June 27, 2023
For now the chat platform is integrated only with Booking.com’s accommodation booking experience, but the company plans to add flights, ground transportation and other trip components in the future. Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Squake provides sustainability solutions for travel companies
By Mitra Sorrells | June 26, 2023
Squake’s API calculates carbon emissions related to any type of travel, such as an air or rail trip or a hotel stay, and then automates carbon reduction or compensation in the booking flow. Read More
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News / Online
Transport experts discuss multimodal dream, super apps, short-haul flights ban
By Derek Catron | June 23, 2023
The panel discussion at Phocuswright Europe also spoke about air taxis and the challenges of connecting travelers on the “last mile” of their journey.   Read More
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News / Startups
Travel startups on choosing investors, funding experiences
By Linda Fox & Mitra Sorrells | June 22, 2023
Following our recent piece on top investors in travel tech, PhocusWire collected insights from startups on what they look for in investors. Read More
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Latin America super app Rappi has big ambitions in travel
By Mitra Sorrells | June 20, 2023
With partnerships with Marriott and Amadeus, Rappi is finding ways to make its app the go-to place for travel bookings as well as many other daily essentials. Read More
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The power of an “ecosystem approach” in hospitality
By Francisco Pérez-Lozao Rüter - Amadeus Hospitality | June 20, 2023
Find out how today's traveler expectations are catalysts for change and how the hospitality industry can adapt in the coming years to deliver more seamless journeys.   Read More
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News / Technology
Could generative AI make Google Maps a full travel app?
By Linda Fox | June 16, 2023
A Lufthansa Innovation Hub study explores how generative AI could be the final piece of the map-based travel planning puzzle. Read More
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News / Startups
Presenting the top investors in travel tech 2023
By Linda Fox & Mitra Sorrells | June 12, 2023
This new annual feature is based on data from Phocuswright to identify travel tech investors that have participated in at least four non-debt funding rounds or at least three rounds of at least $10... Read More
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