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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Expedia Group, Apaleo, Klook and more...

By PhocusWire | July 17, 2026

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

News / Startups

Fora lands $60M to scale AI assistant for travel advisors

By Linda Fox | July 16, 2026

Fora is looking to scale is AI assistant, Via, which is currently in beta with a number of its top advisors. Read More

News / Online

Omio to acquire Rail Europe

By Morgan Hines | July 16, 2026

Omio's acquisition of Rail Europe consolidates two rivals in European rail distribution. A separate $10 million raise is earmarked for Omio's expansion in Asia. Read More

News / Technology

Split payments and the future of checkout in travel

By Abby Crotty | July 15, 2026

Samuel Flynn, co-founder of Hands In, outlines use cases for split payments and how he anticipates people will purchase travel in the future. Read More

News / Distribution

APAC hotel distribution sees slower growth as regional OTAs rise

By WiT | July 14, 2026

D-Edge's recent analysis shows booking growth cooling to 2.7%, Agoda pulling ahead of Booking.com and wholesalers more than tripling their market share in three years. Read More

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Rethinking the airline playbook for the AI era

By Abby Crotty | July 13, 2026

Airlines are adapting retailing and connectivity strategies as they shift from traditional network models. During a panel at Phocuswright Europe, executives from Travelport, Dohop and Vueling discussed... Read More

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Addressing the L2B ratio explosion

By Morgan Hines | July 9, 2026

With AI potentially driving look-to-book ratios to 200,000:1, can travel infrastructure survive the strain? Read More

News / Technology

Will AI commoditize the hospitality sector?

By Morgan Hines | July 9, 2026

As AI tools become ubiquitous, technology could cease to be a differentiator, according to hospitality industry leaders. Read More

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Travel visibility, trust and conversion take focus amid agentic commerce shift

By Abby Crotty | July 8, 2026

Executives from Perk, Microsoft Advertising and Revolut discussed the future of agentic commerce in travel during a panel at Phocuswright Europe. Read More

News / Technology

Amid $1B tech revamp, Marriott readies next steps in distribution

By BTN | July 7, 2026

Marriott International EVP and chief revenue and technology officer Drew Pinto discusses the hotel company's tech updates, its stance on corporate travel partners and more in conversation with BTN. Read More

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: Hotel Splitter builds hotel booking platform around split stays

By Cathy Walsh | July 6, 2026

The startup compares traditional hotel bookings with multi-hotel itineraries, aiming to reduce accommodation costs on longer city breaks. Read More

News / Distribution

Weighing build versus buy in travel's AI era

By Linda Fox | July 6, 2026

Executives from Amadeus, Etraveli and HTS discussed acquisition strategy and in-house development during a session at Phocuswright Europe 2026. Read More

Interview / Technology

AI debate continues: Will travel's biggest brands thrive or falter?

By Cathy Walsh | July 1, 2026

Mario Gavira and Christian Watts brought their ongoing PhocusWire debate to the studio at Phocuswright Europe 2026, offering sharply different views on how artificial intelligence will reshape travel... Read More

News / Technology

Skyscanner launches AI travel discovery, road trip planning tools

By Cathy Walsh | June 30, 2026

The company is testing personalized destination recommendations and road trip itineraries while also expanding flight tracking, price alerts and accommodations. Read More

News / Technology

Almost right isn't good enough for travel's agentic future

By Linda Fox | June 29, 2026

Executives from Anthropic, Kismet and Travelport discuss where the travel industry is in its journey to agentic commerce and what's holding things up. Read More

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