[ad_1] Eighteen travel tech startups have been selected for the finals of the 2024 Global Startup Pitch. The competition, in its third year, is jointly produced by WiT and Phocuswright. It will be held August 15.  Judges selected these startups from a crop of nearly 200 entries received for the global competition that aims to […]

[ad_1] The three startups in the list this week represent modern takes on old ways of doing business in three travel sectors: tour packages, timeshares, and hospitality tipping. Each of those areas have been particularly slow at modernizing, and the growth of the businesses highlighted shows that there’s demand to do so. The three startups […]

[ad_1] Guestline, part of Access Group, has introduced a host of self-service options to its GuestStay offering, incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) to further reduce pressure on hotel staff while empowering guests. The self-service portal from Guestline, part of the GuestStay product, enables guests to manage their hotel reservation with options to modify or update dates, […]

[ad_1] American Airlines says their business travel with AAdvantage is still strong, even though a backfire on a previous policy will cost them big on the year. After changing course on a policy which would reduce where flyers earn American Airlines AAdvantage miles, the carrier says their business travel with their loyalty program remains strong. […]

[ad_1] Here’s our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. Mews appoints new president Mews, a leading platform for hospitality, announced the appointment of Michael Coscetta as president. Prior to Mews, Coscetta was chief revenue officer at Paxos, a regulated blockchain infrastructure company. His previous roles also […]

[ad_1] Skift Take For Hyatt, a marketing tie-up with Under Canvas represents a strategic expansion into the booming outdoor resort sector, catering to travelers seeking posh stays in natural surroundings. Sean O’Neill Hyatt Hotels on Thursday entered a new alliance with Under Canvas, a brand that runs 13 luxury outdoor resorts. This move enables Hyatt […]

[ad_1] This covers the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the airline’s GE90 engine-powered Boeing 777 commercial fleet TDM Editor Thai Airways signed a six-year agreement extending its TrueChoice service with GE Aerospace. This agreement covers the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the airline’s GE90 engine-powered Boeing 777 commercial fleet. TrueChoice engine maintenance offerings incorporate […]

[ad_1] As the Delta network meltdown slowly comes to an end, the economic penalties the airline faces could be nearly half-billion dollars – not to mention additional issues they could face from the federal government. The light is at the end of the tunnel for Delta Air Lines flyers stranded across the country as the […]

[ad_1] Multi-day tour packages platform Exoticca has closed a €60 million Series D round. The investment in the Spain-based company was led by Quadrille Capital with new investors All Iron and ICF also involved as well as existing investors 14W, Mangrove, Bonsai, Sabadell and Aldea. The company uses its technology platform to bring content from […]

[ad_1] Skift Take As a baseball luminary once said, “It ain’t over til it’s over.” Third-party cookies were about to be gone but then they weren’t. Dennis Schaal When it came down to it, Google didn’t want to anger its core customers — advertisers — and this week announced it won’t phase out third-party cookies […]