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Startup Stage: OutReserve wants to make outdoor travel easier to navigate

By Abby Crotty September 21, 2026

Founded this year, OutReserve is focused on addressing fragmentation in the outdoor travel space. Read More

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By PhocusWire September 18, 2026

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Trip.com's TripGenie to get booking capabilities through Mastercard partnership

By Linda Fox September 17, 2026

Mastercard's Agent Suite for Merchants enables travel brands to offer agentic shopping experiences within their existing ecommerce environment.... Read More

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Guesty acquires Smily to expand in French STR market

By Abby Crotty September 17, 2026

The financial terms were not disclosed, but Smily founders and a group of its shareholders are reinvesting in Guesty equity.... Read More

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European hotels maintain direct distribution lead over OTAs

By Linda Fox September 17, 2026

HOTREC's hotel distribution study revealed that 51% of bookings are made directly with hotels, while almost 30% are made through OTAs.... Read More

News / Online

Qantas opens product innovation center in Adelaide

By Abby Crotty September 16, 2026

Fifty employees have started working from the new offices, and Qantas is currently looking to fill an additional 40 roles.... Read More

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The reach is rented: Why travel brands need to stop building for algorithms

Phil Treagus-Evans, CEO and co-founder of Giraffe Social, contends that a social following built on... Read more

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Trust at scale: Can Tripadvisor turn review data into action?

Following disappointing second-quarter results, a recent C-suite change and lingering discord with... Read more

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Travel marketers look to improve AI visibility and prepare for agentic booking

Executives from Travelier, Skyscanner and Demand-Genius discussed agentic travel booking and the shift... Read more

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OTA marketing spend rose again in Q2

The travel industry's largest players are still pouring money into marketing, even as AEO becomes more... Read more

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How AI is changing travel companies’ spending habits

As AI evolves, travel companies are increasingly investing in internal AI rather than external... Read more

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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Klook, Omio, Amadeus and more...

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