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Agoda CPO Ittai Chorev on the push into real-time travel updates, AI search

By Arvindh Yuvaraj - WiT July 24, 2026

The OTA expanded language support for flight-related chat queries to include Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Thai, Indonesion and support for Hong Kong-based users. Read More

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Visiting Media, HotelPORT partner to help hotels improve content across digital channels

By Abby Crotty July 23, 2026

The companies plan to audit OTA listings, brand websites, event content and immersive experiences to identify opportunities for improvement. ... Read More

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Aer Lingus employee wins AI challenge with hotel concierge for standby flyers

By PhocusWire July 23, 2026

An Aer Lingus digital product manager won RouteStack’s AI build challenge with StandByStay, a hotel concierge for airline employees flying standby.... Read More

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13% is the number that explains why OTAs need hotels to keep working

By Phocuswright Research July 23, 2026

This report is part of the U.S. Travel Market Report 2026 series, which includes matching essentials on airlines, hotels, car rental, cruise and packaged travel.... Read More

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Loveholidays' ambitions in the growing packaged travel market

By Linda Fox July 22, 2026

Loveholidays head of strategy Isabella Cheng discusses dynamic packaging growth and AI usage in an interview in the PhocusWire studio at Phocuswright Europe 2026.... Read More

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AI's success in travel hinges on human involvement

Behavioral science plays into how travelers and travel company teams take to AI, and a human touch is... Read more

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Booking Holdings' 'connected trip' vision never materialized, and AI is the latest threat

According to Mario Gavira, the AI wave is increasing pressure on the OTA to deliver the connected... Read more

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EU digital ID initiatives gather momentum, user familiarity lags

By the end of 2026, countries in Europe must provide an EUDI Wallet to citizens. Are consumers and the... Read more

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BizAway acquires Netherlands-based TMC Uniglobe Alliance Travel

Uniglobe Alliance Travel has five offices in the Netherlands and will continue to operate under its... Read more

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AI risk to OTAs is margin squeeze, not disintermediation

The risk of OTAs being disintermediated by AI might have been exaggerated as pressure on margin is... Read more

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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Expedia Group, Apaleo, Klook and more...

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