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Travel marketers look to improve AI visibility and prepare for agentic booking

By Mark Frary | September 16, 2026

Executives from Travelier, Skyscanner and Demand-Genius discussed agentic travel booking and the shift from SEO to GEO during a panel at Phocuswright's Travel Marketing AI Summit London. Read More

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OTA marketing spend rose again in Q2

By Abby Crotty | September 15, 2026

The travel industry's largest players are still pouring money into marketing, even as AEO becomes more relevant. Read More

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How AI is changing travel companies’ spending habits

By Morgan Hines | September 14, 2026

As AI evolves, travel companies are increasingly investing in internal AI rather than external software. Read More

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AI transformation in travel: Sejal Amin of Priceline

By Morgan Hines | September 11, 2026

Sejal Amin, CTO of Priceline, discusses Priceline's AI strategy, company education, employee buy-in and more. Read More

News / Technology

Meta launches AI agent with travel booking capabilities

By Abby Crotty | September 9, 2026

The AI agent, Muse, can book travel through an integration with Duffel and directly with airline websites. Read More

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Ryanair's CMO Dara Brady provides frank take on AI in marketing

By Linda Fox | September 9, 2026

Ryanair CMO Dara Brady shared views on AI in marketing and personalization at Phocuswright's TMAI event in London. Read More

News / Online

Discussing the latest trends in travel demand and dispersal

By Abby Crotty | September 8, 2026

Executives from Amadeus, Travalyst, Travelier and Paradores discuss changing traveler preferences and how emerging destinations are approaching growth. Read More

News / Technology

Travel brands continue to chase AI visibility as the landscape shifts

By Morgan Hines | September 4, 2026

Following reports that Reddit citations have fallen considerably in LLM results, travel companies are once again reconsidering visibility strategies. Read More

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CEO Spotlight: Matthijs Welle of Mews

By Abby Crotty & Linda Fox | September 3, 2026

The CEO discusses Mews' acquisition strategy, his dynamic with founder Richard Valtr and the company's recent reorg in an interview with PhocusWire's Linda Fox. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb names Tripadvisor exec Pepijn Rijvers chief business officer

By Abby Crotty | September 1, 2026

Rijvers succeeds current CBO Dave Stephenson, who has decided to move on after eight years at Airbnb. Read More

Opinion / Technology

AI search is changing the marketing playbook: How can travel survive?

By Mario Gavira | September 1, 2026

Travelier CMO Mario Gavira boils AI search down to three actionable principles for travel marketers. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Airbnb is making us rethink what a 'direct booking' really means

By Scott Eddy | August 30, 2026

Airbnb is testing lower fees on host-shared booking links, but the reservation still runs on Airbnb, which raises harder questions about demand, trust and distribution costs. Read More

News / Technology

Hotel booking goes live in Google's AI Mode, flights still waiting

By Morgan Hines | August 27, 2026

U.S. travelers can now book hotels inside Google's AI Mode with partners including Marriott, Booking.com and Expedia, though flight booking is not yet available. Read More

News / Technology

What Revolut's entrepreneur in residence thinks AI can do for travel

By Linda Fox | August 27, 2026

Revolut lifestyle's AI lead Stanislav Bondarenko discusses the potential for AI to do some mind reading in travel. Read More

News / Startups

Investors raise the bar for AI-powered travel startups

By Matthew Parsons | August 26, 2026

Investors are warning startup founders they don’t want to hear about AI-native platforms—they want to hear how fast the technology makes them go. Read More

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