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News / Technology

Industry leaders on the future of digital identity and AI agents

By Abby Crotty | July 14, 2025

During a session at Phocuswright Europe 2025, industry leaders discussed the impact of digital identity wallets and how AI will come into play. Read More

News / Technology

How social media and AI can work together for travel discovery

By Morgan Hines | July 11, 2025

At Phocuswright Europe, Judith Eyck of HolidayPirates and Adrian Villabruna of Videreo discussed how social media and AI may work together during the travel planning process. 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

What products need development, according to Expedia Group

By Morgan Hines | June 24, 2025

Shilpa Ranganathan, chief product officer of Expedia Group, said there are three areas that could benefit from more development, product-wise. 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 / Startups

Travel eSIM provider Kolet attracts investment from Expedia, Apple vets

By Abby Crotty | June 10, 2025

The funding will be used to enhance Kolet's mobile app, simplify eSIM installation for first-time users and hire additional team members. Read More

News / Online

Rapid Fire with Karen Bolda of Expedia Group

By Morgan Hines | June 5, 2025

As we count down to Phocuswright Europe, PhocusWire is shining the spotlight on a selection of conference speakers in a series of Q&As. Read More

News / Online

Rapid Fire with Emilie Dumont of Digitrips

By Morgan Hines | June 3, 2025

As we count down to Phocuswright Europe, PhocusWire is shining the spotlight on a selection of conference speakers in a series of Q&As. Read More

News / Online

OTA marketing spend rose in Q1 2025

By Linda Fox | June 3, 2025

As Airbnb, Booking Holdings, Expedia Group and Trip.com Group continue to up marketing spend, PhocusWire looks at what they're saying about these investments. Read More