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Booking.com and hotels increasingly go their separate ways

By Matthew Parsons | August 27, 2025

The relationship with Booking.com has especially soured in Europe as the OTA faces a lawsuit from 10,000 hotels. Read More

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Travel has faced a turbulent H1 but leaders remain optimistic

By Linda Fox | August 21, 2025

While demand was down in certain regions of the world, travel companies are often quick to pivot to other destinations and product to compensate. Read More

News / Online

Tours and activities trends in 2025: Younger travelers, later bookings, AI

By Morgan Hines | August 15, 2025

Industry leaders opened up about 2025 tours and activities trends during a studio interview at Phocuswright Europe. Read More

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Fora acquires AI startup Legends

By Abby Crotty | August 7, 2025

Legends and Fora, both PhocusWire Hot 25 Startups, said the deal will help bring Legends' tools to a wider community of advisors and travelers. Read More

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Sabre Q2 impacted by dip in air distribution bookings

By Linda Fox | August 7, 2025

Declines in air distribution bookings as well as airline de-migrations impacted Sabre's second quarter financial results. Read More

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The rise of cryptocurrency in travel

By Marisa Garcia | August 5, 2025

Cryptocurrency still represents a small portion of global travel spend, but industry leaders believe change is coming quickly. Read More

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Amadeus looks to future with ‘steady growth’ in first half of 2025

By Linda Fox | July 31, 2025

The company reported positive earnings for the second quarter of 2025 on the heels of a profit increase during Q1, despite global and economic uncertainty. Read More

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All eyes on ground and sea transportation

By Noam Toister - Travelier | July 22, 2025

Travelier co-founder and CEO Noam Toister says the coveted connected trip won't happen until intercity buses, rail and ferries are as easily integrated into the itinerary as the flight and... Read More

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Accelya, Amex GBT and Sabre partner to accelerate NDC adoption

By Linda Fox | July 21, 2025

It has been over 12 years since IATA announced the launch of NDC, and alongside Sabre and Amex GBT, Accelya hopes to speed up adoption. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

How order management systems could create a new era of connected travel

By Cyril Tetaz - Amadeus | July 21, 2025

Cyril Tetaz, EVP of airline solutions at Amadeus, breaks down six ways order management systems will impact connected travel. Read More

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Accor's tech chief on experiences, shifting mindset and system fragmentation

By Linda Fox | July 16, 2025

Accor's chief commercial, digital and technology officer Alix Boulnois shared her thoughts on the group's digital transformation during an interview at Phocuswright Europe 2025. Read More

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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Mindtrip, Civitatis, Tripadvisor and more...

By PhocusWire | July 11, 2025

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

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: Kismet wants to bring hotels to conversational search

By Abby Crotty | July 9, 2025

Kismet, founded just last year, wants to help hotels leverage AI to boost sales. Read More

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TravelTech Show names Acai winner of Trailblazer Awards

By Morgan Hines | July 3, 2025

Acai competed with four other finalists, including Spark, Trawelt, Travel Intelligence and Zetexa, in a “Dragons’ Den” style travel technology innovation showcase. Read More

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Airline executives discuss data fragmentation, AI strategy and consumer behavior

By Linda Fox | June 30, 2025

Aviation executives from Lufthansa Group and OAG addressed data fragmentation, as well as risk and opportunities for AI during a session at Phocuswright Europe 2025. Read More

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