Itinerary Management

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News / Technology
In the wake of CrowdStrike, how tech can shape travel crisis planning
By Morgan Hines | July 26, 2024
On the heels of last week’s CrowdStrike outage, the question of how to manage mass delays and cancellations along with what crisis management’s future may look like is only more critical. Read More
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News / Distribution
STR industry is evolving but remains ripe for opportunity
By Morgan Hines | July 1, 2024
Despite constraints, STR industry heads believe there are plenty of opportunities including professionalization, consulting and more in the rapidly evolving space. Read More
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News / Technology
How brands are using interactive video to sell travel seamlessly
By Morgan Hines | May 29, 2024
With interactive video, technology brands are taking the capability further - making booking more seamless for travelers - and marketing more effective for brands. Read More
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News / Technology
As Gorin debuts as CEO, Expedia Group launches new AI assistant, content creator shops
By Morgan Hines | May 14, 2024
 At Expedia Group's Explore event, the company announced a new generative AI trip planning tool and content creator marketplaces.   Read More
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Opinion / Technology
Wide vs. deep: Considerations when choosing travel tech vendors
By Maria von Foerster - RightRez | April 25, 2024
The technology solutions needed to sell and service airline tickets reflect the complexity of the airline industry itself. Read More
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News / Technology
Trip.com Group’s Trip.Biz launches business travel booking app
By Morgan Hines | April 15, 2024
Trip.Biz, a digital travel management company, aims to revolutionize the organization of business travel. Read More
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News / Online
Who should own the travel customer?
By Norm Rose - Phocuswright Research | April 8, 2024
A full, inter-operational digital ID ecosystem will be required to truly reap the benefits of frictionless travel. Read More
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News / Technology
Spotnana adds travel management for meetings and events
By Mitra Sorrells | March 13, 2024
Spotnana Events is a self-service solution employees can use to book and manage their travel for meetings and events. Read More
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News / Technology
Kayak launches image recognition tool to compare flight prices from a screenshot
By Derek Catron and Morgan Hines | March 5, 2024
Extensive training of ChatGPT’s AI model on Kayak’s database of billions of consumer travel queries helped produce the metasearch site’s new features. Read More
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Opinion / Startups
Jeff Katz on Journera’s shutdown and why a connected trip still matters
By Jeff Katz - Journera | February 12, 2024
Jeff Katz shares his lessons from trying to build Journera and why he still believes in the need for the industry to break down silos in a traveler’s journey. Read More
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News / Startups
Jeff Katz is shutting down Journera, his startup that tried to create a connected trip
By Mitra Sorrells | February 8, 2024
The founder of Orbitz created Journera in 2016 with the goal of creating a secure, real-time data exchange for creating more seamless travel journeys. Read More
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News / Online
Top Travel Industry Predictions for 2024
By Morgan Hines | January 2, 2024
Leaders from across the travel industry share their thoughts on what the industry should be watching and working on in 2024. Read More
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News / Technology
Encore's "accidental" journey to becoming a tech-forward TMC
By Michael B. Baker - BTN | December 14, 2023
As a platform, Encore director of commercial strategy Jake Jonassohn compared its travel platform, Zii, to an "octopus" with everything built as microservices, such as the booking tool or duty-of-care... Read More
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Interview / Technology
RePushti by Qtech - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2023
By PhocusWire | November 28, 2023
RePushti by Qtech Software is an SaaS-based solution that uses generative artificial intelligence and machine learning to re-verify hotel bookings. Read More
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News / Technology
Finding solutions for travel disruptions in an age of climate change
By Derek Catron | November 27, 2023
Travel industry leaders weigh in on the need for companies to be more proactive about helping customers when travel disruptions occur.   Read More