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Airbnb seems set up for hotel expansion, competition with OTAs

By Morgan Hines | September 4, 2025

The short-term rental giant may be gearing up to take on OTAs, but its recent fee structure shift may negatively impact its hosts. Read More

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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

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Looking ahead: United States online travel agencies bet on loyalty, AI and B2B

By Phocuswright Research | September 2, 2025

The road ahead is defined by three themes: loyalty, B2B expansion and the rise of virtual agents. Read More

News / Technology

Travel Tech Flashback: What made headlines in 2022?

By Linda Fox | September 2, 2025

The travel industry bounced back in 2022, but war in Ukraine caused further uncertainty early in the year. Read More

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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 also launched TikTokGO for creators to earn travel commissions. Read More

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Travalyst CEO Sally Davey to step down after 5 years

By Linda Fox | August 27, 2025

Travalyst is looking internally and externally for a CEO to replace Sally Davey, who plans to step down in December. Read More

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Booking.com and hotels increasingly go their separate ways

By Matthew Parsons | August 27, 2025

The relationship with Booking.com has especially soured in Europe as the OTA faces a lawsuit from 10,000 hotels. Read More

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Travel Tech Flashback: What made headlines in 2020?

By Abby Crotty | August 26, 2025

As part of our Travel Tech Flashback series, we took a look at 2020, otherwise known as the year that changed travel forever. Read More

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How much opportunity is there for STR ancillaries? Experts weigh in

By Morgan Hines | August 22, 2025

Executives from Safely and Interhome highlighted the lucrative potential of ancillaries for STRs during a studio interview at Phocuswright Europe. Read More

News / Technology

Generative AI platform personalization: At what cost?

By Matthew Parsons | August 20, 2025

Travel companies have been striving to obtain specific, personalized data for many years. Are the AI platforms about to gain a competitive edge as they learn more about the users? Read More

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Travel Tech Flashback: What made headlines in 2018?

By Linda Fox | August 19, 2025

Take a look back at some of the headlines in the travel industry from 2018. Do they any bearing on what's happening now? Read More

Opinion / Online

Social commerce is the future: 5 strategies to help travel brands adapt

By David Armstrong - HolidayPirates Group | August 18, 2025

According to David Armstrong, CEO and co-founder of HolidayPirates Group, the future of e-commerce is scroll-first, not search-first. Why is travel unprepared? Read More