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Marriott ends Sonder licensing agreement over default

By Linda Fox | November 10, 2025

Marriott said Sonder "is no longer affiliated with Marriott Bonvoy and Sonder properties are not available for new bookings on Marriott’s channels." Read More

News / Startups

Presenting the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026

By PhocusWire | November 10, 2025

PhocusWire presents the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026—our annual list of new companies in travel, hospitality and tourism. Read More

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: HostAI

By PhocusWire | November 10, 2025

HostAI is a "growth function as a service" that handles the direct revenue engine, from guest acquisition to on-site conversion and retention, for OTAs and STRs. Read More

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: Kismet

By PhocusWire | November 10, 2025

Kismet wants to make it easy for hotels to stand out in an AI storefront. Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus reports group revenue growth in Q3

By Linda Fox | November 7, 2025

Air IT solutions revenue for the nine months to the end of September was €1.7 billion while air distribution revenue was €2.3 billion for the same period. Read More

News / Distribution

Distribution bookings growth pushes Sabre's Q3 revenue to $715M

By Linda Fox | November 5, 2025

The GDS’ distribution revenue increased 4% to $575 million, attributed to an increase in air and hotel distribution bookings Read More

News / Startups

Where are they now? Revisiting the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2025

By Mileva Sapic | November 3, 2025

We're revisiting the Hot 25 Travel Startups roster for 2025, which includes several up-and-coming players in the travel tech space. Read More

News / Technology

Travel tech provider DCS Plus acquired by Abingdon Software Group

By Abby Crotty | October 28, 2025

Abingdon Software Group said the acquisition expands its portfolio of software products, accelerates innovation and opens new markets. Read More

News / Technology

Hotels push live ChatGPT integrations as AI search goes bookable

By Matthew Parsons | October 23, 2025

Following OpenAI’s launch of “ChatGPT apps,” experts predict that AI search platforms will soon be able to display hotels' real-time availability and rates. Read More

Opinion / Technology

AI’s new gatekeepers: How Booking.com and Expedia are hijacking the future of travel

By Brad Brewer - Agentic Hospitality | October 21, 2025

The EU’s Digital Markets Act forces the biggest online “gatekeepers” to play fair, but it doesn’t yet cover standalone AI assistants—like ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity. Read More

News / Technology

Google launches Google Maps in Gemini API

By Morgan Hines | October 20, 2025

Google said the mechanism will be similar to grounding with Google Search, which provides increased accuracy, real-time information and citations. Read More