Itinerary Management

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024: Blockskye

By PhocusWire | November 14, 2023

Blockskye offers an end-to-end solution for corporate travel management in partnership with Kayak that places corporate buyers in direct contact with suppliers. Read More

News / Online

Q&A: Mondee’s vice chairman talks AI strategy, acquisitions, going public

By Morgan Hines | October 19, 2023

Mondee is combining AI with human support to help anyone sell travel - and the newly-public company has big plans for growth. Read More

News / Technology

Travel embraces generative AI

By Jamie Biesiada – Travel Weekly | September 6, 2023

The industry has embraced artificial intelligence as a timesaving tool with vast potential, and advisors are studying use cases and developing best practices for deploying the nascent technology. Read More

News / Technology

Tripadvisor integrates OpenAI for travel planning

By Mitra Sorrells | July 19, 2023

Tripadvisor's new tool leverages the platform's more than one billion user-generated reviews and opinions to generate personalized itineraries using OpenAI's technology. Read More

Opinion / Technology

How can travel harness ChatGPT - while limiting risks?

By Rudy Daniello – Amadeus | July 11, 2023

Amadeus has been working with Microsoft and Accenture to develop a generative AI-powered interactive travel assistant to assist corporate travelers with all elements of their journey. Read More

News / Technology

New apps aim to help Black travelers find safe, seamless journeys

By Nicole Edenedo – Travel Weekly | June 21, 2023

Technology is at the center of an expanding global safety net for Black travelers, as more entrepreneurs create apps that connect them with Black communities abroad. Read More

News / Online

Kayak launches “best time to travel” tool

By Derek Catron | June 2, 2023

The “Best Time to Travel” tool incorporates predictive data from Kayak’s billions of travel queries to forecast future flight and hotel prices, allowing travelers to compare predicted pricing against... Read More

News / Technology

Travel’s ChatGPT adventure raises hopes and questions

By Derek Catron | May 26, 2023

PhocusWire’s latest roundup of how travel companies are utilizing ChatGPT shows a wide range of approaches. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Roam Around uses ChatGPT to tailor free travel itineraries

By Derek Catron | May 18, 2023

Built on OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Roam Around claims to be the world’s first viral AI travel planner, crafting free personalized itineraries for its users. Read More

News / Technology

How more travel companies make “magic” with ChatGPT

By Derek Catron | May 1, 2023

We've gathered information from more companies that are integrating ChatGPT, including Hospitable which is using it to respond to guest messages. Read More

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News / Technology

Amadeus, Microsoft on the "next-gen" travel experience

By Derek Catron | March 7, 2023

A new report from Amadeus and Microsoft explores how a focus on purpose and context will allow the travel industry to maximize value. Read More

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News / Online

When will travel agencies deliver the “Connected Trip”?

By Christian Watts - Magpie | March 6, 2023

Will it be Booking.com, Expedia or an AI startup that finally develops an app that helps you from the start of booking a trip until you get home again? Read More

News / Online

Tripadvisor CEO outlines new three-prong strategy

By Mitra Sorrells | February 16, 2023

New CEO Matt Goldberg provided details of the strategy, describing the overarching concept as creating a “modern media marketplace for travel.” Read More

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News / Online

Bookaway Group to consolidate inventory in centralized transportation data hub

By Derek Catron | January 31, 2023

Bookaway says the new hub, known as Boost, will aggregate data from nearly 8,500 bus, ferry and train operators to enable partners to easily integrate additional transportation services. ... Read More