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How Etraveli is thinking about its 'longer-term horizon'
News / Distribution
How Etraveli is thinking about its 'longer-term horizon'
By Linda Fox | January 2, 2026
According to Etraveli CEO Mathias Hedlund, the company wants to 'double down' on its B2B strategy.   Read More
Italian antitrust regulator fines Ryanair €255M over OTA bookings
News / Distribution
Italian antitrust regulator fines Ryanair €255M over OTA bookings
By Abby Crotty | December 23, 2025
The Italian authority alleged that the airline used an “elaborate strategy” to prevent the distribution of Ryanair flights by OTAs. Read More
The top 10 news stories on PhocusWire in 2025
News / Online
The top 10 news stories on PhocusWire in 2025
By PhocusWire | December 23, 2025
Revisit the 10 most-read news stories on PhocusWire this year, covering loyalty, AI and more. Read More
Sabre CEO on innovation and the evolving distribution model
News / Distribution
Sabre CEO on innovation and the evolving distribution model
By Linda Fox | December 22, 2025
Sabre president and CEO Kurt Ekert discusses being the underdog, the company's innovation focus and AI disrupting distribution at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Travelport, Clear, United Airlines and more...
News / Technology
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Travelport, Clear, United Airlines and more...
By PhocusWire | December 19, 2025
Here's our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. Read More
Air France-KLM addressing look-to-book volumes with Amadeus tech
News / Distribution
Air France-KLM addressing look-to-book volumes with Amadeus tech
By Linda Fox | December 18, 2025
Airlines are looking to their technology providers for solutions to the look-to-book surge from NDC. Read More
Agentic AI, NDC and shifting priorities: PhocusWire’s top opinion stories of 2025
News / Online
Agentic AI, NDC and shifting priorities: PhocusWire’s top opinion stories of 2025
By PhocusWire | December 18, 2025
We rounded up the top 10 performing op-eds on PhocusWire for 2025. Read More
Startup Stage: AirviaTech wants to simplify flight ticket sales
Interview / Startups
Startup Stage: AirviaTech wants to simplify flight ticket sales
By Abby Crotty | December 17, 2025
AirviaTech, based in Turkey and founded this year, describes itself as an independent technology bridge between airlines and travel sellers. Read More
Mangelaars named CEO at Travelport as Webb steps down
News / Distribution
Mangelaars named CEO at Travelport as Webb steps down
By Linda Fox | December 15, 2025
John Mangelaars who became COO and deputy CEO of Travelport in September will take over as CEO in April. Read More
Travelsoft adds flight fulfillment solution airQuest
News / Online
Travelsoft adds flight fulfillment solution airQuest
By Abby Crotty | December 12, 2025
AirQuest is used by German tour operators and European travel companies, automating ticketing, rebookings, cancellations, payments and accounting. Read More
Phocuswright releases Travel Forward report for 2026
News / Online
Phocuswright releases Travel Forward report for 2026
By PhocusWire | December 10, 2025
The year-end, forward-looking report outlines global travel trends for 2026 and beyond. Read More
Amazon vs. Perplexity: The lawsuit that matters in travel
Opinion / Technology
Amazon vs. Perplexity: The lawsuit that matters in travel
By Mario Gavira | December 10, 2025
Mario Gavira outlines the possible rulings in Amazon's lawsuit against Perplexity and what each could mean for OTAs, metasearch and travel suppliers. Read More
The hotel perspective: OTA's AI partnerships
News / Distribution
The hotel perspective: OTA's AI partnerships
By Morgan Hines | December 8, 2025
Hospitality industry stakeholders weigh in on hotel distribution: Who is likely to win in an AI era? Read More
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: SiteMinder, United Airlines, Klook and more...
News / Technology
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: SiteMinder, United Airlines, Klook and more...
By PhocusWire | December 5, 2025
Here's our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. Read More
Hotel booking ‘front door’ is changing with AI
News / Distribution
Hotel booking ‘front door’ is changing with AI
By Morgan Hines | December 5, 2025
Industry stakeholders believe that suppliers will benefit with AI becoming a ‘front door’ for hotel discovery. Read More
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