Top Travel Tech Weekly News

News / Technology

Evolution in eVTOL — are they finally taking off?

By Mark Frary | February 19, 2025

While some eVTOL companies have struggled, others are continuing to grow and targeting widespread launches with the hope consumers will get on board. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Is 2025 the year of payments transformation?

By David Doctor - Outpayce from Amadeus | February 18, 2025

Predictions from Outpayce CEO David Doctor who believes many travel companies will put payments at the top of their priority list in 2025. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb to spend up to $250M on new businesses in 2025

By Morgan Hines | February 13, 2025

Co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky and his team stopped short of sharing what those new businesses will be specifically. Read More

Interview / Technology

CEO Spotlight: Sean Fitzpatrick of Lighthouse

By Linda Fox | February 13, 2025

The company raised $370 million in Series C funding in November, and Fitzpatrick sees huge opportunity for the company to grow, particularly in the independent hotel sector. Read More

News / Online

Klook lands $100M to expand in Asia and beyond

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2025

The latest funding for the Asia-based platform comes 14 months after the company raised $210 million in a Series E+ round in December 2023. Read More

News / Technology

How AI is impacting travel startups

By Mark Frary | February 11, 2025

Appetite for AI-driven travel startups from savvy investors alongside the potential for costs come down could help level the playing field for new businesses. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

If NDC is a first building block in airline retailing, what comes next?

By Tye Radcliffe - Accelya | February 10, 2025

Accelya's Tye Radcliffe argues that NDC is here stay and presents potential next steps as the airline industry's journey to retailing matures. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group CEO outlines three strategies for using AI in the year ahead

By Mitra Sorrells | February 6, 2025

The company finished 2024 strong with double-digit percentage growth in room nights, gross bookings and revenue in the final quarter. Read More

Opinion / Online

How "Operator" changed the travel shopping game

By Christian Watts - Magpie | February 6, 2025

OpenAI's "Operator" has the potential to remove much of the manual work from travel search and booking as well as enable deeper research and more flexibility. Read More

News / Online

The shifting loyalty landscape in travel

By Marisa Garcia | February 4, 2025

Established travel companies and startups are taking a fresh look at what drives loyalty as behavior shifts and new technology offers ways to get closer to customers. Read More

News / Technology

OpenAI’s “Operator” and its impact on travel search and marketing

By Morgan Hines | February 3, 2025

OpenAI's new Operator agent shows how an autonomous agent could work — and raises questions about travel marketing's future. Read More

News / Technology

CEO Spotlight: Lisa Chen of ToursByLocals

By Morgan Hines | January 31, 2025

ToursByLocals is poised for growth with a recently updated technology base intended to improve the 15-year-old private tour company’s strategy, according to CEO Lisa Chen. Read More

News / Technology

What a former airline CIO sees from the outside looking in

By Linda Fox | January 30, 2025

In an interview with PhocusWire, former Spirit and Allegiant CIO Scott Allard, discusses airline technology, cloud implementation and finding value in legacy systems. Read More

News / Technology

The evolving nature of the relationship between hotels and their tech partners

By Matthew Parsons | January 29, 2025

Partnering with the right technology suppliers for growth has become front of mind for hotels. Where deals with vendors were once seen as commercial, hotels are now seeking a much more collaborative... Read More