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Sabre shuffles leadership team for 'AI-native' future
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February 18, 2026
Sabre does not see AI agents disintermediating its marketplace and believes it is well-placed as a transactional layer for AI platforms.
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WebMCP offers path for travel sites to become ‘agent-ready’
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February 18, 2026
Travel was highlighted as a use case for the WebMCP standard driven by Google and Microsoft.
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Airbnb, Datalex, SITA and more...
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February 13, 2026
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.
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Expedia Group sees double-digit growth in revenue, gross bookings as AI push continues
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February 12, 2026
Revenue was up 11% year over year to $3.5 billion, while total gross bookings were up 11% to $27 billion in Q4 2025.
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Amadeus to shut down self-service APIs portal for developers
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February 9, 2026
Access for enterprise customers will remain in place, a decision that's prompted ample discussion among industry stakeholders.
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Vietnam’s online travel market set to double to $8B by 2030
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February 6, 2026
Explore data from WiT's "Online Travel Tracker Volume 1: Vietnam Revealed."
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February 6, 2026
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CitizenPlane acquires Yieldin's revenue management solution
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February 4, 2026
CitizenPlane has renamed the solution Pulse and said the additional module boosts the development of its offer system alongside its existing Zenith PSS and distribution modules.
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Hotel direct bookings remain stable despite rise of AI
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February 2, 2026
SiteMinder's annual Hotel Booking Trends report found that direct booking remained largely unchanged in 2025.
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Airline retailing tech provider ATPCO names Brett Burgess CEO
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February 2, 2026
Brett Burgess takes over from interim CEO Vince Palmiere, who stepped in when former CEO Alex Zoghlin departed last June.
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What’s next for airline distribution?
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January 30, 2026
Pkfare's Jesus Monzo Faubel and Mystifly's Jeremy Jameson talk about next steps in airline distribution amid increasing NDC adoption and AI.
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Accor launches app in ChatGPT
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January 29, 2026
Users can enable the app in ChatGPT to search for Accor hotels using specific dates and guest details.
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Unpacking the latest corporate travel trends
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January 29, 2026
Neil Geurin, VP of global sales for American Airlines, discusses behavioral trends, NDC, technological innovation and more.
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Africa-based Tripesa launches AI travel marketplace Roamio
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January 26, 2026
With Roamio, Tripesa aims to eliminate middlemen, provide better prices and increase ancillary bookings while putting more money in the hands of small operators.
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A new age of travel selling: AI, personalization and human touch
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January 26, 2026
Fora's Jake Peters and Unravel's Maarten van Pijpen discuss travel selling strategies and how both tech and humans fit in.
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