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Agilysis | January 04, 2023

Agilysis, a provider of hospitality software solutions, recently announced a partnership between Marriott International, Inc. and Agilysis, a cloud-native property management system (PMS) software provider. Agilysys and Marriott will collaborate to form a cohesive strategy and activation plan before taking steps to replace the various proprietary property management systems currently in use. Agilysys remarked that it is looking forward to deploying its cloud-native PM...

Travel Technology, Hospitality Trends

SiteMinder | August 23, 2022

SiteMinder, the world's leading open hotel commerce platform, has announced it will acquire industry acclaimed hotel guest engagement suite GuestJoy, a cloud-based app that allows hoteliers to automate personalised, direct, contactless guest communications before, during and after their stay. The acquisition, to be completed this year, follows the launch of SiteMinder's next generation platform in April - an all-in-one hotel commerce platform that unifies SiteMinder's ...

PhocusWire | March 05, 2020

For its first investment of 2020, Amadeus Ventures is backing mobile identity solution Airside for an undisclosed amount. The Washington, D.C.-based startup previously raised $8 million. Airside allows United States citizens and Canadian visitors to expedite and securely pass through U.S. Customs with a mobile passport app. Instead of using paper documents, travelers can submit passport and customs declaration forms to the app to access the faster security lines in the airport. The platform, whi...

Travel Technology

Cruisewatch | April 30, 2021

We've always heard that the internet is filled with cruise reviews and ship ratings. Cruisewatch, a tech company, is using artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor online comments and customer ratings for the benefit of travel advisors and cruise lines worldwide. With its latest review intelligence, the firm will show travel experts how cruise brands are placed in the industry and compared to other products - all from the traveler's truthful viewpoint. Big Data Brin...