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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Virgin Atlantic, GetYourGuide, ATPCO and more...

By PhocusWire | April 24, 2026

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

News / Technology

Hotels risk invisibility as AI reshapes travel discovery

By Cathy Walsh | April 23, 2026

Research points to a gap in hotel AI visibility, driven by fragmented data, thin content and inconsistent signals across the web. Read More

News / Online

SAA’s Tebogo Tsimane: On survival, looking east and fixing tech in small steps

By WIT | April 21, 2026

South African Airways’ chief commercial officer discusses the Middle East crisis, rebuilding from business rescue and why open skies in Africa requires cheaper fares. Read More

News / Online

An alternative roadmap to address overtourism

By Noam Toister - Travelier | April 20, 2026

As Earth Day approaches, Noam Toister, founder of Travelier, argues that digitizing ground and sea transport is key to enabling dispersal and easing overtourism. Read More

News / Technology

The biggest AI skills gap hotel teams can't afford to ignore

By Florian Montag - Apaleo | April 17, 2026

Florian Montag, SVP of revenue at Apaleo, argues that hotels must close the AI skills gap to adopt agentic AI successfully. Read More

News / Technology

SiteMinder links hotel inventory to AI booking channels via MCP

By Cathy Walsh | April 15, 2026

Platform updates connect supplier and intermediary channels to AI-powered booking environments. Read More

News / Distribution

Airlines face hurdles in adopting Amazon-style retailing

By Mark Frary | April 15, 2026

An Accelya report points to Amazon as a model for airline retailing, as industry voices highlight slow adoption and legacy challenges. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Agentic commerce in travel: Preparing for the industry’s next big shift

By Michelle Bruno | April 14, 2026

The report provides a look at how agentic AI is reshaping travel commerce and what travel merchants must do to prepare for the next phase of AI-driven discovery, booking and payment. Read More

News / Online

Trust, leapfrogs and the big bets on Africa's travel

By WIT | April 13, 2026

Panelists at WiT Africa outline “10 big bets” on the continent’s travel future, highlighting trust, AI-driven leapfrogging and the enduring role of local expertise in an increasingly agentic landscape. Read More

News / Technology

Envisioning travel in 2046: Industry leaders map the future

By PhocusWire | April 13, 2026

A joint report from Phocuswright and ITB Berlin shares insights on the future of travel and tourism based the inaugural Leadership Exchange event held at ITB Berlin 2026. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Why OTA share of experiences is so low

By Douglas Quinby - Arival | April 10, 2026

Douglas Quinby, the co-founder and CEO of Arival, shares some truth about sizing the global travel experiences sector. Read More

News / Distribution

TPConnects adds MCP layer to Iris content platform

By Michael B. Baker | April 8, 2026

With its MCP layer, airline content can be turned into machine-readable protocol that is easy for AI agents and automated tools to understand. Read More