🚗 Uber is taking the next step in its #sustainability strategy, with new options for consumers and an AI-powered chatbot to help drivers get answers to their questions about switching to an electric vehicle. The new #AI Assistant in the driver app is powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o and will launch in the United States early next year: https://bit.ly/3zUqcqY #travelnews #travelindustry #traveltech #artificialintelligence #electricvehicle
PhocusWire
Online Audio and Video Media
New York, NY 12,550 followers
News on travel technology, distribution and the digital economy
About us
PhocusWire is a digital platform from Phocuswright, giving an editorial-led focus to the same trends that we've been overseeing with our market-leading events and research for two decades. PhocusWire covers and analyzes technology, distribution and the digital economy - the backbone of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry.
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- Online Audio and Video Media
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- 11-50 employees
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- New York, NY
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- Privately Held
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- 2017
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- Travel Technology, Travel Distribution, Innovation, Travel Startups, airlines, hotels, car rental, private accommodation, tours and activities, online travel agencies, travel investment, and travel marketing
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Employees at PhocusWire
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Stephen Joyce
Stephen Joyce is an Influencer Global Travel Lead at Protect Group | Empathic Leader | Travel Tech Builder | Startup founder | Speaker | Industry Analyst | DEI & Sustainability…
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Simone Puorto
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Mileva (Leyla) Sapic
Graduate Student at New York University
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Social media meets e-commerce through social selling, which is when influencers sell directly through their posts. And while this has mostly been dominated by the fashion and beauty industries, there are a lot of people keen to crack social selling for #travel products. In August, TikTok entered a strategic partnership with Klook to do just this through its Kreator influencer program. By integrating #booking capabilities for #experiences into the TikTok platform, they are enabling users to make end-to-end bookings within the app. And now, we’re seeing travel-focused content creators doing what they were born to do: sell, sell, sell. Read more on #PhocusWire: https://bit.ly/3zIIHyx #traveltech #travelindustry #travelnews #socialselling #socialmedia #contentcreators
Could the latest tech turn social influencers into kings and queens of travel?
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After approximately four years of touting the intent to eliminate third-party cookies from its popular Chrome browser, Google has reversed course. Following multiple delays and a series of lackluster alternatives, in July 2024 the company abandoned plans to deprecate third-party cookies altogether, opting instead to address privacy concerns via enhanced user choice. Companies have been exploring alternative ways to target online customers sans third-party cookies, focusing heavily on leveraging first-party data. And while third-party cookies are here to stay on the world’s most popular web browser – at least for now – their role in the #digital landscape of the future is less certain. Phocuswright explores what the change means and highlights strategic implications for travel advertisers: https://bit.ly/3Yj6WwL #traveltech #travelnews #travelindustry #thirdpartycookies #firstpartydata
What Google's cookie reversal means for travel
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A new wellness certification designed for #hotels and #resorts is launching to create standards to help travelers identify properties that meet their expectations. The certification comes from WITT - Wellness in Travel & Tourism, an organization that also provides consulting and marketing support to hotel owners and management companies looking to differentiate their properties through their #wellness offerings. Learn more on #PhocusWire: https://bit.ly/4eTuY6K #travelnews #traveltech #travelindustry #wellnesstravel
New hospitality certification taps into wellness travel trend
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Marriott has agreed to pay $52 million and to strengthen its #data security practices in settlements related to three data breaches dating back to 2014. The settlements announced today are two-fold: A resolution with 49 U.S. States Attorneys General and the District of Columbia requires the #hospitality giant to pay $52 million to those entities. Separately, the Federal Trade Commission will require Marriott and its subsidiary Starwood to implement a “robust information security program.” Learn more on #PhocusWire: https://bit.ly/4dEP5Vl #travelnews #travelindustry #traveltech #datasecurity
Marriott agrees to pay $52M, improve cybersecurity to settle multiple data breaches
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Flexible #travel trends and the ongoing diversification of property uses are driving a convergence of hospitality and property management technologies. This recent blend between #hotel and short-term rental tech services represents a battleground as property managers take a leaf out of the travel industry’s book to identify new revenue streams. On one side, the growing number of mixed-use properties creates gaps for a new breed of tech-enabled #hospitality companies to expand into multifamily buildings, apartments and even converted offices. On the other side, property owners eye lucrative synergies with the travel industry and opportunities to maximize value from tenants and residents. Get the full story on #PhocusWire: https://bit.ly/4eWJ5bI #traveltech #travelnews #travelindustry #propertymanagement #shorttermrentals #hospitalitytechnology
Flexible living drives hospitality and residential technology convergence
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Joby Aviation has received a $500 million investment from Toyota Motor Corporation to bolster the production of electric air taxis for commercial service. The investment will be made in two equal parts and brings Toyota’s total investment in the company to $894 million. Joby Aviation said the funding will be used to help with the certification and commercial production of its electric air taxi, bringing both companies' vision for air mobility a step closer: https://bit.ly/3Bz5FIU #travelnews #traveltech #travelindustry #electricairtaxi #airmobility
Toyota invests $500M in electric air taxi maker Joby Aviation
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🔦 Startup Stage - b0arding Founded in 2023, b0arding describes itself as a "video Tripadvisor". The platform invites users to submit video reviews of hotels and short-term rentals and rewards them with credits, which can be used toward travel bookings. b0arding has more than two million #hotel and vacation rental listings sourced from Amadeus and Booking.com. Learn more about the company on #PhocusWire: https://bit.ly/3XO4EUM #traveltech #travelnews #travelindustry #travelstartup #travelbookings #travelreviews
STARTUP STAGE: B0arding is a booking site that rewards users for video reviews
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It’s been almost five years since PhocusWire named its Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2020. Since that time the #travel industry has experienced a jump in #AI technology, along with countless mergers and acquisitions. It's also worth noting that these businesses were identified in November 2019, when we were completely unaware that the COVID pandemic would bring travel to a standstill just three months later. #PhocusWire recently checked in with some of these class of 2020 startups, including Magpie, Questo and Futurestay: https://bit.ly/4exIq0s #traveltech #travelindustry #travelnews #travelstartups
Where are they now? Catching up with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2020
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The Decentralized Identity Foundation has kicked off its 2024 #hackathon, designed to identify innovations using decentralized identity across a variety of use cases, including #travel. Developers entering the “Hospitality and Travel Challenge,” sponsored by NetSys, must demonstrate how decentralized identity technology combined with traditional travel technology can create a more frictionless, personalized and connected travel journey. Learn more on #PhocusWire: https://bit.ly/4gU2njy #traveltech #travelnews #travelindustry #decentralizedidentitytechnology
Decentralized Identity Foundation hackathon kicks off with track focused on travel solutions
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