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Looking ahead: United States online travel agencies bet on loyalty, AI and B2B
News / Online
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
Travel Tech Flashback: What made headlines in 2022?
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
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Casago, GuideGeek, Booking.com and more...
News / Technology
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Casago, GuideGeek, Booking.com and more...
By PhocusWire | August 1, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Fora, Amex GBT, Expedia Group and more...
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Fora, Amex GBT, Expedia Group and more...
By PhocusWire | July 18, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More
Travel AI is fragile—can adversarial training fix that?
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
Virgin Australia partners with HTS Stays to offer hotel booking portal
News / Online
Virgin Australia partners with HTS Stays to offer hotel booking portal
By Abby Crotty | June 12, 2025
Virgin Australia is the first HTS Stays partnership to launch, offering a hotel booking portal for travelers. Read More
Hopper partners with Lloyds to launch travel booking portal
News / Online
Hopper partners with Lloyds to launch travel booking portal
By Abby Crotty | May 28, 2025
With the launch, Lloyds became the first U.K. bank to offer a travel booking service for its consumers. Read More
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Amadeus, Google, Etihad and more...
News / Technology
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Amadeus, Google, Etihad and more...
By PhocusWire | May 2, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Airbnb, Hopper, Amex and more...
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Airbnb, Hopper, Amex and more...
By PhocusWire | April 25, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More
Hotels saw average booking value increase through direct channels in '24
News / Distribution
Hotels saw average booking value increase through direct channels in '24
By Linda Fox | January 22, 2025
Hotels continue to broaden their distribution mix with new B2B and B2C partners entering the rankings of top booking sources in SiteMinder's annual trends report. Read More
Kayak's Steve Hafner on strategies for weighing opportunity and risk
News / Online
Kayak's Steve Hafner on strategies for weighing opportunity and risk
By Morgan Hines | December 19, 2024
The Kayak co-founder gambles in his own life but is a bit more careful with business decisions, as he explained on Center Stage at The Phocuswright Conference.  Read More
Acai Travel helps Hopper boost customer service with AI tools
News / Startups
Acai Travel helps Hopper boost customer service with AI tools
By Linda Fox | November 20, 2024
Hopper is the latest partner for Acai Travel, a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2024 that is using AI to improve internal operations for travel companies. Read More
Sabre, Google address challenges in AI implementation 4 years into partnership
News / Technology
Sabre, Google address challenges in AI implementation 4 years into partnership
By Morgan Hines | September 13, 2024
Sabre has taken a deep dive into the AI space with Google as part of a decade-long partnership that began in 2020. Read More
AI-powered travel technology company FLYR raises $295M
News / Technology
AI-powered travel technology company FLYR raises $295M
By Morgan Hines | August 8, 2024
The funding will be used to speed FLYR’s delivery of modern reservation systems, to allow AI-based decision automation and to elevate digital channels for airlines and hospitality brands. Read More
Hopper doubles down on HTS to power banks and credit cards to “build new space in travel”
News / Distribution
Hopper doubles down on HTS to power banks and credit cards to “build new space in travel”
By Yeoh Siew Hoon – Web In Travel | August 8, 2024
With five partnerships with banks and credit cards in place in the United States, Brazil, Australia, Japan and South Korea, Hopper is doubling down on growing HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions).   Read More
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