Morgan Hines

5 days ago | phocuswire.com | Morgan Hines

DerbySoft has entered the aviation tech industry with the launch of a flight technology solution that aims to link flight content between airlines and online travel agencies. The solution, part of DerbySoft’s new flight business unit, is launching with Ryanair Holdings PLC as a direct partner, allowing DerbySoft access to Ryanair’s content aiming to help connections with DerbySoft’s OTA partners globally.

1 week ago | phocuswire.com | Morgan Hines

Speakspots, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered WhatsApp hotel chatbot, has entered the B2B space with a white-label AI agent for hotels. The new feature was announced on Wednesday at Phocuswright Europe in Barcelona. “We started as an AI travel planner. Now we have over 50,000 users every month, especially in Europe,” said Andres Martinez Artal, CEO and founder ofSpeakspots.com, in an interview with PhocusWire. “We started integrating different destinations.

1 week ago | phocuswire.com | Morgan Hines

Tern, a customer relationship management platform for travel advisors, has acquired travel advisor services provider Lucia, a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2025, for an undisclosed, all-cash sum. Tern called the move a “milestone” and said it highlight's the company's commitment to providing advisors with the most advanced technology available. Lucia’s team will become part of Tern. Grace Van Hollebeke, founder and CEO of Lucia, is set to become the head of marketing and services for Tern.

1 week ago | phocuswire.com | Morgan Hines

As we count down to Phocuswright Europe, taking place in Barcelona from June 10 to 12, PhocusWire is shining the spotlight on a selection of conference speakers in a series of Q&As. Adeayo Adedeji, group CEO of Wakanow, will take part in an executive panel called “Around the World of WiT.” The session will focus on markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, as younger, more tech-savvy travelers rise and artificial intelligence (AI) begins to play a bigger role in the sector.

2 weeks ago | phocuswire.com | Morgan Hines

As we count down to Phocuswright Europe, taking place in Barcelona from June 10 to June 12, PhocusWire is shining the spotlight on a selection of conference speakers in a series of Q&As. Karen Bolda, chief product and technology officer of B2B for Expedia Group, will take part in an executive panel called “The Bridge Series: Travel Tech Trends Around the World.” The discussion will cover “technology in the New Age of travel,” highlighting product and service enhancements across different...