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How virtual credit cards are transforming B2B travel payments
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How virtual credit cards are transforming B2B travel payments
May 8, 2025
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MSC, Vision-Box partner to streamline cruise experience with biometrics
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MSC, Vision-Box partner to streamline cruise experience with biometrics
By Morgan Hines | April 9, 2025
Amadeus, which acquired Vision-Box in 2024, said the partnership marks a “major step” toward digitizing the cruise journey and could become a model for the industry to implement biometric... Read More
NextTrip acquires Journy TV Channel
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NextTrip acquires Journy TV Channel
By Morgan Hines | April 7, 2025
NextTrip believes Journy's presence in the FAST Space should boost its strategy to push audience engagement and foster opportunities for advertisers and travel bookings. Read More
Report: Relevance is the key to unlocking sustainable growth in travel
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Report: Relevance is the key to unlocking sustainable growth in travel
By Rokt | March 31, 2025
Find out about best-in-class strategies for ancillary revenue growth, harnessing data and insights to deliver relevant cross-sell and upsell offers and to reduce friction at checkout. Read More
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: HotelTonight, Airbnb, WTTC, NextTrip and more...
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: HotelTonight, Airbnb, WTTC, NextTrip and more...
By PhocusWire | March 28, 2025
 Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.   Read More
Airlines expressed economic concern. Should online travel giants be worried?
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Airlines expressed economic concern. Should online travel giants be worried?
By Morgan Hines | March 27, 2025
Wall Street and travel industry analysts weigh in on how factors such as trade wars, economic woes and travel warnings could impact consumers' desire to travel. Read More
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: DerbySoft, Ixigo, UATP, Veltra and more...
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: DerbySoft, Ixigo, UATP, Veltra and more...
By PhocusWire | March 21, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More
U.S. travel agency market: A resilient and thriving segment
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U.S. travel agency market: A resilient and thriving segment
By Phocuswright Research | March 17, 2025
The advisor landscape is shifting, with new entrants replacing retirees and an increasing number returning to office/storefront settings. Read More
Travel websites littered with accessibility issues
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Travel websites littered with accessibility issues
By Morgan Hines | March 6, 2025
The 2025 Digital Accessibility Index found an average of 297 accessibility issues per webpage during Q4 of 2024 across 400,000 pages on 15,000 websites in different industries including hospitality. Read More
Alexa+ could earn “top-of-the-funnel” spot in travel research
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Alexa+ could earn “top-of-the-funnel” spot in travel research
By Morgan Hines | March 4, 2025
Travel brands including Tripadvisor and Uber have partnered with Amazon for the debut of its reimagined voice assistant. Read More
Buy now, pay later frees travelers to spend more while managing a budget
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Buy now, pay later frees travelers to spend more while managing a budget
By Suzanne Hirt | February 10, 2025
As prices and interest rates rise, budget-conscious travelers are turning to alternative payment methods such as buy now, pay later options that split payments into smaller installments, often without... Read More
AWS on using technology to drive customer-centricity in travel
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AWS on using technology to drive customer-centricity in travel
By PhocusWire | January 8, 2025
 AWSprovides cloud computing technology to companies around the world, including many in travel and hospitality such as United Airlines, Air Canada, Trip.com, Booking.com, Choice Hotels and many... Read More
Inside the digital transformation at Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
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Inside the digital transformation at Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
By PhocusWire | December 2, 2024
Hear how Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has worked with Snowflake and Tredence to create a customer-centric, data-driven organization built on innovative technology. Read More
Amazon expands travel partners for Cyber Week deals
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Amazon expands travel partners for Cyber Week deals
By Morgan Hines | November 12, 2024
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines,Viator, Princess Cruises, Visit Florida, Royal Caribbean, Carnival and many other travel suppliers are partnering with the online retail giant. Read More
Traveltek latest to be acquired by Juniper Group
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Traveltek latest to be acquired by Juniper Group
By Linda Fox | October 30, 2024
Juniper Group, part of Vela Software and Constellation Software, continues its acquisition spree with cruise and dynamic packaging tech specialist Traveltek. Read More
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