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Snowflake expands its data cloud platform with capabilities tailored for travel

By Morgan Hines September 24, 2024

Snowflake already works with clients including Hyatt, Tripadvisor, Booking.com, JetBlue and Marriott. Read More

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Ryanair receives, appeals criminal warning

By Morgan Hines September 23, 2024

Ryanair Monday instructed its lawyers to ask for clarity from the Barcelona Commercial Court on the initial injunction that stopped Ryanair from using certain words to describe eDreams’ Prime program. Read More

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OYO is acquiring Motel 6 parent G6 Hospitality for $525M

By Linda Fox September 23, 2024

Earlier this year OYO raised $174 million in Series G funding. G6 has a network of about 1,500 properties across the United States and Canada. ... Read More

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TripAdmit secures $1M in funding to expand internationally

By Mileva Sapic September 20, 2024

TripAdmit, which automates tipping and trip review collection for tour operators, plans to expand its footprint across North America and Europe.... Read More

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Phocuswire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Amadeus, Thayer Ventures, Sabre, Cloudbeds and more

By PhocusWire September 20, 2024

Keep up with all the latest people, product and partner news from around the global travel industry in PhocusWire's weekly roundup.... Read More

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The travel industry payment gap

By Phocuswright Research September 20, 2024

The travel industry historically struggles with emerging trends and technologies, and the topic of payments is no exception. ... Read More

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Norwegian airline and Strawberry hotels create shared loyalty currency

The two brands have created a joint venture – Spenn – that will offer a common loyalty currency with... Read more

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Chesky on Airbnb's future in travel and beyond

Chesky referenced Apple and Amazon’s trajectory - what if Apple never launched the iPod, or Amazon... Read more

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Marriott CEO on shifting loyalty from transactional to emotional

Hotel loyalty programs have traditionally been focused on room nights as the primary redemption... Read more

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Mindtrip secures $12M investment, launches group chat

Mindtrip will use the investment to scale operations as it rolls out of a series of collaborative... Read more

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Flyr launches airline retailing management system

Flyr has integrated artificial intelligence with a modular design that’s meant to be flexible to give... Read more

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Hospitality experiences platform Turneo raises $2M seed investment

Travel tech startup, Turneo, plans to further expand its global footprint and enable more hotels to... Read more

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