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News / Technology
Microsoft and Tripadvisor on what OpenAI’s DevDay product announcements mean for travel
By Mitra Sorrells | November 8, 2023
In PhocusWire's fourth Let's Hear It! LinkedIn Audio event, Tripadvisor head of data Rahul Todkar and Microsoft regional vice president for advertising Pablo Laucirica unpack the meaning of OpenAI's... Read More
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News / Technology
IHG, Hilton, Marriott, Wyndham: How hotels prioritize mobile apps
By Morgan Hines | November 7, 2023
Hotel brands are adding more features to their mobile apps and using them as key tools for loyalty as consumers continue to be glued to their phones. Read More
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Opinion / Online
Google Maps: A new direct channel for tour operators and activities
By Brennen Bliss – Propellic | November 6, 2023
Google Maps has been evolving to serve travelers and travel brands over the past few years, and its newest major update could lead to increased direct bookings for tour operators and activities. Read More
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News / Online
Expedia ad concerns in search results raised in antitrust suit
By Linda Fox | November 3, 2023
Comments from Expedia Group chair Barry Diller have surfaced during the Google antitrust trial. Read More
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Opinion / Technology
How airline tech “advances” are setting back our end consumers
By Sebastien Gibergues | October 26, 2023
While airlines have smartly upgraded their retailing capabilities — but at a cost to other players in the field, including consumers. Read More
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News / Online
Tripadvisor launches new AI travel planning features
By Morgan Hines | October 24, 2023
Tripadvisor is rolling out AI-generated hotel reviews for some oft-reviewed locations. Read More
alt="Expedia Group announces Air Miles, Afterpay partnerships" title="Expedia Group announces Air Miles, Afterpay partnerships"
News / Online
Expedia Group announces Air Miles, Afterpay partnerships
By Morgan Hines | October 20, 2023
Expedia Group continues B2B growth measures with two new partnerships. Read More
alt="Q&A: Mondee’s vice chairman talks AI strategy, acquisitions, going public" title="Q&A: Mondee’s vice chairman talks AI strategy, acquisitions, going public"
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
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News / Online
Booking, Expedia, Tripadvisor form coalition to fight fake reviews
By Derek Catron | October 17, 2023
The coalition, which also includes Amazon, Glassdoor and Trustpilot, seeks to work together on developing common standards and best practices to root out fake reviews and ensure consumers can make... Read More
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Opinion / Technology
9 months into the GPT Era, what has travel learned?
By Gilad Berenstein – Brook Bay Capital | September 13, 2023
  Travel tech investor and entrepreneur Gilad Berenstein shares his three main takeaways in the first year of generative AI’s widespread use in travel and other sectors.   Read More
alt="Generative AI trip planning startup MindTrip raises $7M" title="Generative AI trip planning startup MindTrip raises $7M"
News / Startups
Generative AI trip planning startup MindTrip raises $7M
By Morgan Hines | September 8, 2023
MindTrip, set to go public in beta before year's end, seeks to help travelers discover, book and plan travel in one place. Read More
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News / Online
Google adds “cheapest time to book” in time for Christmas
By Derek Catron | August 28, 2023
Google is adding information on when fares are expected to be lowest for booking a specific destination for specific dates, similar to advice offered by Hopper, Kayak and Skyscanner.   Read More
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News / Online
TikTok, Instagram, X: How travel startups use social media
By Morgan Hines | August 24, 2023
Travel startups have been using social media as a marketing tool for some time now. But with an ever-evolving social media spectrum, what remains useful? Read More
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News / Startups
HalalBooking adds $2.5M to Series B round
By Mitra Sorrells | August 8, 2023
HalalBooking said its July sales were a record at $10 million, up 45% compared with July 2022, and it expects to reach $75 million in sales this year and $600 million in four to five years.   Read More
alt="HolidayPirates announces virtual tour operations, maintains social strategy" title="HolidayPirates announces virtual tour operations, maintains social strategy"
News / Online
HolidayPirates announces virtual tour operations, maintains social strategy
By Linda Fox | July 19, 2023
HolidayPirates carried out a soft launch of its new flight plus hotel package service in Italy before extending it to the Netherlands last month. Read More
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