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PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry with its distribution process and systems, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more.
Reconciling airline retailing and channel innovation: The offer distribution platform
Opinion / Distribution
Reconciling airline retailing and channel innovation: The offer distribution platform
By Sebastien Gibergues | October 7, 2025
Sebastien Gibergues argues that the “offer distribution platform” concept could be the solution to... Read More
Momentum and bottlenecks: India’s aviation in focus
News / Distribution
Momentum and bottlenecks: India’s aviation in focus
By Phocuswright Research | October 6, 2025
India has now emerged as the world's third-largest aviation market by passenger traffic.... Read More
Sabre launches APIs to enable agentic AI solutions
News / Distribution
Sabre launches APIs to enable agentic AI solutions
By Michael B. Baker - BTN | September 25, 2025
Sabre said its agentic AI-ready APIs connect to a model context protocol (MCP) server which acts as a... Read More
Better integration could generate billions in hotel revenue
News / Distribution
Better integration could generate billions in hotel revenue
By Abby Crotty | September 16, 2025
Hoteliers said that the importance of speed has increased significantly over the past 12 months, with... Read More
Achieving your ideal hotel channel mix: 5 Key steps for every hotel type
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Achieving your ideal hotel channel mix: 5 Key steps for every hotel type
By Amadeus | September 16, 2025
Whether independent, branded, franchised or part of a management company, every hotel must actively... Read More
Unlocking the future of automation: How APIs are powering autonomous distribution
Opinion / Distribution
Unlocking the future of automation: How APIs are powering autonomous distribution
By Chris Hodges - Expedia Group | September 10, 2025
Expedia Group's VP of global connectivity and partner solutions writes that API integration can help... Read More
Airlines set ancillary records, lean into new revenue streams
News / Distribution
Airlines set ancillary records, lean into new revenue streams
By Abby Crotty | September 10, 2025
Frontier Airlines broke the ancillary revenue threshold in 2024, with ancillaries accounting for 62%... Read More
TBO acquires luxury specialist Classic Vacations for $125M
News / Distribution
TBO acquires luxury specialist Classic Vacations for $125M
By Linda Fox | September 3, 2025
TBO said it planned to pursue acquisitions after its IPO in May 2024.... Read More
Amex GBT-CWT merger completes
News / Distribution
Amex GBT-CWT merger completes
By Rob Gill - BTN Europe | September 2, 2025
Amex GBT's $540M acquisition of CWT, which was first announced in March 2024, was delayed because of... Read More
Have TikTok and Booking.com just ‘nuked’ the travel funnel?
News / Distribution
Have TikTok and Booking.com just ‘nuked’ the travel funnel?
By Morgan Hines | August 28, 2025
Select U.S. users can now book hotel rooms through Booking.com directly on TikTok—and the platform has... Read More
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Changing traveler patterns, evolving customer needs drive demand for travel insurance
May 6, 2025
Changing traveler patterns, evolving customer needs drive demand for travel insurance
Travel protection is bringing peace of mind for travelers and positive rewards for suppliers.... Read More