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News / Online

Booking Holdings' Rob Ransom on AI's role in online travel

By Linda Fox | December 11, 2025

Booking Holdings' chief strategy officer Rob Ransom discusses OTA value, marketing in the age of AI and growth across the portfolio. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Amazon vs. Perplexity: The lawsuit that matters in travel

By Mario Gavira | December 10, 2025

Mario Gavira outlines the possible rulings in Amazon's lawsuit against Perplexity and what each could mean for OTAs, metasearch and travel suppliers. Read More

News / Technology

What the travel industry learned from the EUDI Wallet pilot

By Marisa Garcia | December 9, 2025

Digital ID adoption can simplify the traveler journey and reduce travel service providers' workload, but gaps in standards remain. Read More

News / Distribution

The hotel perspective: OTA's AI partnerships

By Morgan Hines | December 8, 2025

Hospitality industry stakeholders weigh in on hotel distribution: Who is likely to win in an AI era? Read More

News / Distribution

Hotel booking ‘front door’ is changing with AI

By Morgan Hines | December 5, 2025

Industry stakeholders believe that suppliers will benefit with AI becoming a ‘front door’ for hotel discovery. Read More

News / Technology

Amex GBT CEO on why AI will ‘strengthen and strengthen’ TMCs

By Morgan Hines | December 4, 2025

At The Beat Live event this week, Amex GBT CEO Paul Abbott detailed why he believes TMCs can thrive in an AI environment. Read More

News / Online

Priceline CEO Brett Keller reflects on 26 years at the OTA and industry evolution

By Linda Fox | December 3, 2025

As he prepares to step down as CEO of Priceline, Brett Keller discusses his time at the OTA, the highs and lows and what he would have done differently. Read More

News / Distribution

OTAs squeezed as airlines push for distribution control

By Gulce Karsli Rozenveld - Oojo.com | December 3, 2025

Oojo.com CEO Gulce Karsli Rozenveld outlines potential ramifications of airlines' "quest for total control" of distribution. Read More

News / Technology

3 key shifts happening in the corporate travel landscape

By Linda Fox | December 2, 2025

Executives from Amex GBT, Festive Road and Spotnana discussed how travel search, content distribution and trip servicing are changing for corporate travel buyers and bookers. Read More

News / Online

Agoda's Omri Morgenshtern on OTAs moving up the funnel

By Linda Fox | December 1, 2025

Agoda CEO Omri Morgenshtern discussed AI's impact on trip planning as well as behind the scenes. Read More

News / Technology

Pulse check: Industry stakeholders' top concerns and sources of optimism

By Morgan Hines | November 25, 2025

At The Phocuswright Conference, PhocusWire spoke to industry leaders to get a sense of what they’re feeling optimistic and concerned about. Read More

News / Online

Google's agentic booking commercial model to be 'similar' to current model

By Linda Fox | November 24, 2025

Google's James Byers spoke about user trust, LLM differentiation and evolving advertising models in an interview at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More

News / Technology

Barry Diller on Google, AI and the future of travel search

By Abby Crotty | November 21, 2025

The chairman and senior executive of IAC and Expedia Group said that Google's search monopoly is coming to an end. Read More

News / Online

How social search is influencing the future of travel

By Abby Crotty | November 20, 2025

During an executive panel at The Phocuswright Conference, leaders from TikTok, Reddit and YouTube discussed the intersection of travel and social media. Read More