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CEO Spotlight: Gonzalo Estebarena of Despegar

By Linda Fox | May 6, 2026

Despegar's CEO Gonzalo Estebarena discusses the Prosus acquisition, internal and external AI developments and growth plans. Read More

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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Accor, Skyscanner, Mews and more...

By PhocusWire | August 29, 2025

Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More

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Prosus completes acquisition of Despegar

By Linda Fox | May 16, 2025

Terms of the deal include a subsidiary of Prosus merging with Despegar with the Latin America-based OTA become a private company and delisting from the New York Stock Exchange. Read More

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Technology and politics reshape the travel deals landscape

By Matthew Parsons | February 27, 2025

When it comes to the merger and acquisition (M&A) landscape, technology and political issues appear to be playing more of a role in the decisions being made by authorities. Read More

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The move from legacy models to delightful experiences

By Marisa Garcia | December 24, 2024

Executives from Despegar, Meili and Wego discuss the complexity in travel and the hope for AI to solve some of the challenges at The Phocuswright Conference 2024. Read More

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Poland-based WP Holding to purchase Invia Group for nearly €240M

By Morgan Hines | December 23, 2024

The technology holding company has signed a framework agreement to buy all the shares of the travel company. Invia Group operates in Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Slovakia, Hungary... Read More

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Despegar acquired by Naspers-owned Prosus for $1.7B

By Linda Fox | December 23, 2024

The Dutch company invests in technology companies across multiple verticals and said, with this transaction, it will serve more than 100-million customers in Latin America across travel, e-commerce and... Read More

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Despegar sells destination management company, boosts AI agent

By Linda Fox | August 16, 2024

Despegar has made a number of updates to its AI agent Sofia and has further plans to integrate the technology into its B2B platforms. Read More

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Exoticca lands €60M investment to grow multi-day tours platform

By Linda Fox | July 24, 2024

Exoticca said the investment will go towards bringing in AI capabilities to its technology platform as well as brand building, particularly in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Read More

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Despegar reports Q1 gains, AI enhancements

By Linda Fox | May 17, 2024

The company said its Sofia AI assistant now includes hotel recommendations and enables users to search by city and dates as well as budget and key amenities. Read More

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Despegar shares AI trip planner details, reports record quarter

By Linda Fox | March 15, 2024

During its Q4 and full-year 2023 results, the company said it had achieved its highest gross bookings since its IPO in 2017 and shared further details of its AI trip assistant Sofia. Read More

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Despegar debuts GenAI travel assistant for trip inspiration and booking

By Mitra Sorrells | March 4, 2024

Customers can use the "Sofia" tool through text or voice or by clicking on visual options and can return to chats even days later with the interaction saved in the system. Read More

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CEO Spotlight - Damian Scokin of Despegar

By Linda Fox | February 20, 2024

In a discussion with PhocusWire, Despegar CEO Damian Scokin talks about carrying momentum from 2023 into the year ahead, the role of artificial intelligence and growth opportunities for the Latin... Read More