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News / Online
Climate disasters renew focus on travel sustainability goals
By Derek Catron | August 31, 2023
Will another summer of climate calamities galvanize the level of coordination necessary to keep the travel industry growing — while helping to save the planet?   Read More
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News / Distribution
Goboony, Yescapa announce merger, new funding
By Morgan Hines | August 30, 2023
Goboony and Yescapa are merging to create one large RV sharing platform with vehicles in more than 10,000 cities across Europe. Read More
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News / Technology
Travelport execs share insights from new platform migration
By Michael B. Baker – Business Travel News | August 24, 2023
More than two years after launching Travelport Plus as a unified platform to replace its three legacy global distribution systems, CEO Greg Webb and chief product and technology officer Tom Kershaw... Read More
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Grab boosts mobility revenue through supply improvement
By Linda Fox | August 23, 2023
Grab reported a 77% increase in Q2 2023 revenue to $567 million and a 74% decrease in losses to $148 million. Read More
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The opportunities ahead for ground transportation in the travel industry
By Mitra Sorrells | August 21, 2023
Mozio CEO Nicole Forson and SilverRail co-founder and CEO Aaron Gowell discuss how innovation and collaboration can play a role in creating more - and better - opportunities for door-to-door ground... Read More
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You, Me & The Machine: The Phocuswright Conference 2023
By PhocusWire | August 17, 2023
Make plans to attend The Phocuswright Conference in November for Center Stage sessions featuring industry leaders along with dedicated programs for innovation, diversity, Young Leaders and... Read More
alt="Travel tech platform Mondee acquires Skypass, reports Q2 net revenue of $57M" title="Travel tech platform Mondee acquires Skypass, reports Q2 net revenue of $57M"
News / Distribution
Travel tech platform Mondee acquires Skypass, reports Q2 net revenue of $57M
By Mitra Sorrells | August 15, 2023
Skypass is the fourth acquisition for Texas-based Mondee this year, as the company looks to expand both geographically and into new content and distribution channels. Read More
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News / Technology
AI Insights: Generative AI for multimodal travel
By PhocusWire | August 3, 2023
Omio’s chief technology officer Tomas Vocetka answers our questions about how the company is working with generative artificial intelligence technology. Read More
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News / Online
Uber sees first-ever quarterly profits while eyeing travel tours markets
By Derek Catron | August 1, 2023
Q2 earnings of $9.2 billion boosted the drive to profitability, and CEO Dara Khosrowshahi spoke about the value of machine learning and opportunities in the U.K. travel tour operating market.   Read More
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News / Online
Partnership creates tree-planting rail travel booking tool
By Derek Catron | July 27, 2023
Ecosia, a search engine that dedicates its profits to green initiatives, is partnering with travel technology platform Omio to create a train travel booking product that will fund tree-planting and... Read More
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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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News / Online
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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News / Startups
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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