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Travel Technology
All hotel companies will eventually need to be completely in the cloud to take full advantage of new tech like generative AI.
Justin Dawes | 4 months ago
Startups
They say that startup funding is tight right now, but these big fundraises show that some money is still flowing.
One of the largest players in hotel tech is selling what it says is a simplified system for hotel tech operations, days after a newer player said it's entering the sector with a similar plan.
Business Travel
TravelPerk is another example of a company rethinking employee roles by using the latest advancements in artificial intelligence.
Lightship is developing a fully electric RV available starting in 2026, and Tumodo wants to expand its business travel platform throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa.
Visitors don't necessarily think of advanced AI and extended reality when they book an amusement park trip, but Six Flags is trying to change that.
Most companies have resisted saying that AI could displace jobs. Mondee is being very clear about it.
IBS Software has taken a $90 million step toward its goal of becoming a "player of consequence" in hotel tech. It joins a group of others vying for the same.
Another two AI-powered trip planners have raised money this month, plus a startup that detects bed bugs and a new eSIM app.
While some experts have no hope that the metaverse will last, some travel companies still see its potential, even if only as a marketing ploy.
