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MakeMyTrip to expand packages through Flamingo Transworld acquisition
By Linda Fox
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March 9, 2026
The acquisition will complement MMT’s holiday packages business and help drive its growth across India.
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Agentic AI in travel: Technology readiness and consumer trust
By Linda Fox
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March 6, 2026
Executives from Booking.com, Google, Sabre and Skyscanner discuss the challenges for the travel industry in adopting agentic AI.
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Lighthouse introduces ChatGPT app for direct hotel booking
By Morgan Hines
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March 4, 2026
Powered by Connect AI from Lighthouse, The Hotels Network app in ChatGPT is open to hotels across the world.
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Consolidation, AI and the race to own the A-to-B journey in ground transport
By Mark Frary
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March 3, 2026
The sector has been active in recent years, with players like BlaBlarCar, Flix, Rome2Rio and Travelier all making moves to adapt to a changing market.
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Hotel software: An unlikely winner in the AI reset
By Jordan Hollander - HotelTechReport.com
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March 2, 2026
HotelTechReport.com co-founder Jordan Hollander challenges industry concerns about AI's effect on applications, outlining what sets hotel software apart.
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Travel Token Marketplace acquires Camino Network initiator Chain4Travel
By Morgan Hines
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February 27, 2026
Blockchain startup Chain4Travel was previously named a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2025.
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Holidu acquires German vacation rental platform Bestfewo.de
By Abby Crotty
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February 27, 2026
The deal marks Holidu's thirteenth acquisition and expands its customer base in Germany.
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Amadeus sees revenue and profit growth in 2025
By Linda Fox
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February 27, 2026
Revenue for the air IT solutions business increased 6.4% to €2.3 billion in 2025 while the hospitality solutions business saw revenue increase 6% to €1 billion.
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Amadeus acquires AI-driven corporate travel startup SkyLink
By Linda Fox
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February 25, 2026
Amadeus said the acquisition will help it scale its AI efforts, and it plans to add SkyLink's conversational technology to its existing tools.
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AI is changing travel companies’ hiring mindset
By Morgan Hines
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February 25, 2026
Travel industry stakeholders weigh in on how AI is changing hiring thought processes.
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Startup Stage: HotelWorld AI wants to increase hotel traffic from AI platforms
By Abby Crotty
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February 24, 2026
HotelWorld AI agents connect to a hotel’s existing technology stack, managed through a unified AI platform powered by a common data layer.
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Ranking management solution Otamiser raises $2M
By Abby Crotty
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February 23, 2026
Otamiser said the round was intentionally keep small, and CEO Bart-Jan Leyts emphasized that the company is "strongly focused on cost awareness."
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Operto develops multi-agent system for hotel operations
By Linda Fox
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February 23, 2026
The agents are centralized in a hub that includes hotel policies, operational documents and live reservation data.
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: HomeToGo, Hospitable, BCD Travel and more...
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February 20, 2026
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.
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Always-on resilience: Why airlines must rethink disruption at scale
By Jitender Mohan - WNS
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February 20, 2026
Jitender Mohan, business unit head of travel and leisure at WNS, discusses irregular operations in the airline industry and the need to focus on operational resilience.
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