Top Travel Tech Weekly News

News / Online

How the tourism industry can manage attractions overcrowding

By Marisa Garcia | July 1, 2025

Cities, operators and policymakers must reconsider ticket sales, who gets access and what fair visitation looks like as post-pandemic tourism rises. Read More

News / Technology

Airline executives discuss data fragmentation, AI strategy and consumer behavior

By Linda Fox | June 30, 2025

Aviation executives from Lufthansa Group and OAG addressed data fragmentation, as well as risk and opportunities for AI during a session at Phocuswright Europe 2025. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Travel AI is fragile—can adversarial training fix that?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne - T2Impact | June 27, 2025

Timothy O'Neil-Dunne, principal of tech consultancy T2Impact, delves into the challenges of integrating AI with legacy infrastructures. Read More

News / Technology

How hotels should be thinking about their visibility on AI platforms

By Linda Fox & Morgan Hines | June 26, 2025

Cloudbeds' study delves into how hotels appear in AI search results. Read More

News / Technology

Progressing toward ‘seamless’ travel with self-sovereign identity

By Abby Crotty | June 25, 2025

According to Nick Price, co-chair of DIF Hospitality & Travel Special Interest Group, the current travel experience is too difficult to manage. Read More

News / Distribution

Hotels grapple with ‘secondary OTAs’ for pricing control

By Matthew Parsons | June 24, 2025

There's been a “channel shift” back to the OTAs and other digital avenues, but hotels are starting to lose control of their rates. Read More

News / Technology

Sophisticated scams are on the rise: How travel brands can secure trust

By Morgan Hines | June 23, 2025

The list of cyber threats to travel brands such as phishing, credential stuffing and nation state attacks is growing as artificial intelligence advances. Read More

News / Online

How the travel industry is working to rebalance tourism as protests spread

By Morgan Hines | June 20, 2025

A panel of destination and sustainability executives discuss steps the travel industry can take to spread tourism beyond the most popular hotspots at Phocuswright Europe 2025. Read More

News / Technology

The evolving role of AI in business travel

By Mark Frary | June 18, 2025

In the year since the 2024 Business Travel Show Europe, we have seen a torrent of AI-related announcements and launches in the business travel sector. Read More

News / Online

Greg O'Hara on AI freeing up time and wishing NDC would happen

By Abby Crotty | June 17, 2025

Certares founder and senior managing director Greg O'Hara shared his candid opinions on the travel industry in an executive interview at Phocuswright Europe 2025. Read More

News / Technology

Mary Meeker AI Trends Report: 7 takeaways for the travel industry

By Matthew Parsons | June 16, 2025

The lengthy report offers crucial takeaways for the travel industry, including insights into hospitality automation, autonomous cars and an agentic future. Read More

News / Online

Breaking down experiences in the travel sector

By Abby Crotty | June 13, 2025

Industry leaders from Amadeus, Booking.com and Hyatt weighed in on strategies, challenges and best practices surrounding experience sales. Read More

News / Online

Tripadvisor execs on AI strategy, brand trust and memberships

By Abby Crotty | June 12, 2025

Tripadvisor Group CEO Matt Goldberg and new Viator president Pepijn Rijvers sat down to discuss the changing travel landscape and its evolving strategy. Read More

News / Technology

Top investors in travel tech 2025

By Linda Fox | June 11, 2025

For the second year in a row, we have compiled data on the top venture capital investors in travel technology and asked some of those investors to share details on their strategies and outlook. Read More