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Amadeus adjusts 2026 guidance, air distribution hit by Middle East conflict
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July 31, 2026
Amadeus reported a booking evolution decrease of 7.6% in Q2 2026 because of the conflict in the Middle East.
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Accor says most conversations with hotel owners now about AI
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July 30, 2026
Accor's CEO believes there are significant savings and RevPAR to be gained through AI. IHG and Radisson unveil latest AI developments.
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CEO Spotlight: Filip Filipov of OAG
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July 30, 2026
Filip Filipov reflected on his first six months as CEO of OAG during an interview at Phocuswright Europe.
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Hospitality executives on foundations before AI, industry readiness
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July 27, 2026
Executives from Cendyn HomeToGo and Penta Hotels discussed the impact of AI on hospitality marketing at Phocuswright Europe 2026.
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Fora lands $60M to scale AI assistant for travel advisors
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July 16, 2026
Fora is looking to scale is AI assistant, Via, which is currently in beta with a number of its top advisors.
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Omio to acquire Rail Europe
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July 16, 2026
Omio's acquisition of Rail Europe consolidates two rivals in European rail distribution. A separate $10 million raise is earmarked for Omio's expansion in Asia.
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Split payments and the future of checkout in travel
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July 15, 2026
Samuel Flynn, co-founder of Hands In, outlines use cases for split payments and how he anticipates people will purchase travel in the future.
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APAC hotel distribution sees slower growth as regional OTAs rise
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July 14, 2026
D-Edge's recent analysis shows booking growth cooling to 2.7%, Agoda pulling ahead of Booking.com and wholesalers more than tripling their market share in three years.
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Rethinking the airline playbook for the AI era
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July 13, 2026
Airlines are adapting retailing and connectivity strategies as they shift from traditional network models. During a panel at Phocuswright Europe, executives from Travelport, Dohop and Vueling discussed...
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Addressing the L2B ratio explosion
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July 9, 2026
With AI potentially driving look-to-book ratios to 200,000:1, can travel infrastructure survive the strain?
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Will AI commoditize the hospitality sector?
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July 9, 2026
As AI tools become ubiquitous, technology could cease to be a differentiator, according to hospitality industry leaders.
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Travel visibility, trust and conversion take focus amid agentic commerce shift
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July 8, 2026
Executives from Perk, Microsoft Advertising and Revolut discussed the future of agentic commerce in travel during a panel at Phocuswright Europe.
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