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Travel Tech Briefing

Exclusive reporting and insight into the world of travel tech, and how it is having an impact across the industry in times of recovery and beyond. The briefing is an essential guide for travel executives to decide if their company should “build, buy, or partner” to stay ahead.

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A Founder Who Is Refocusing His Mapping App Toward Generative AI

Matthew Rosenberg is not waiting around for generative AI to push him out of a job. He is attempting to do what the rest of the industry should be doing as well — leveraging new tech to build something for the future.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

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Expedia Group Working With Tech Startups to Make Travel More Accessible

In Expedia’s move to inch the travel industry toward equitability, the company is helping startups solve their own problems and learning from them in the process. And the startups are learning from each other, too.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

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Marriott and Other Hotel Brands Start 2023 With New Tech Partnerships

You can't even stream Netflix in most hotel rooms. That's changing at some IHG Hotel and Resorts hotels, one of several industry upgrades announced in the last few weeks.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

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Mass Flight Cancellations From Old Tech Are More Common Than You Think

Old tech is a big part of mass flight cancellations. Maybe Southwest's extreme episode and Wednesday's tech issue of this are a wake-up call across aviation.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

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5 Travel Tech Trends Worth Watching in 2023

Travel technology has been turned on its head over the past couple of years. Just about every major trend listed was caused, directly or indirectly, by issues related to the pandemic.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

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Hotels Are Still Too Slow to Adopt Tech Post-Pandemic

Even after the pandemic decimated the hotel industry, operators are still shy about adopting new technologies — and they’re inevitably losing precious dollars because of it.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

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Niche Short-Term Rental Startups Are Saturating the Market: It Can’t Last

Independent short-term rental software startups have done well during the post-pandemic travel boom, but the market is starting to get tougher, so they would do well to tighten their business plans and expand their assets.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

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Revenue-Hungry Hotels to Tech Startups: We Are All Ears

Hotels are more open to trying new ideas as they recover financially post-pandemic. Enter firms like tech startup ResortPass, which is pitching itself as a new way to juice more revenues.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

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The Fragmented Travel Tech Industry Probably Won’t Consolidate Anytime Soon

The trick for a travel tech platform to do business with a big company is to start small, prove the service works, and then upsell.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

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Economic Uncertainties Won’t Drive More Travel Tech Mergers & Acquisitions

For the best exit strategy, hold on for a couple of years until the market stabilizes. For the deal, buy now.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago