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Startup Stage: Strut wants to build booking systems for motels
Interview / Startups
Startup Stage: Strut wants to build booking systems for motels
By Abby Crotty | August 10, 2026
Strut builds properties a booking engine on their own site and builds a guest network with stay history and contact information... Read More
TourRadar's Travis Pittman on rebuilding the company using AI
Opinion / Technology
TourRadar's Travis Pittman on rebuilding the company using AI
By Travis Pittman - TourRadar | August 10, 2026
TourRadar CEO and co-founder Travis Pittman outlines his experience training AI, comparing the experience to training a junior employee.... Read More
Moove secures $250 million to expand AV infrastructure
News / Finance
Moove secures $250 million to expand AV infrastructure
By Linda Fox | August 7, 2026
The funding will help Moove establish “Nests” or depot infrastructure, where “fleets are charged, serviced, maintained and orchestrated for continuous operation.”... Read More
Earnings roundup: Uber, Amex GBT, Ixigo and more...
News / Finance
Earnings roundup: Uber, Amex GBT, Ixigo and more...
By Abby Crotty | August 7, 2026
In addition to PhocusWire's regular quarterly earnings coverage, we rounded up results from other big names in the global travel industry.... Read More
Airbnb continues hotel push: 'Stepping on the gas'
News / Finance
Airbnb continues hotel push: 'Stepping on the gas'
By Abby Crotty | August 6, 2026
Airbnb’s hotel business performing is “significantly better than expected,” CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky said.... Read More
Google Maps updates Ask Maps with hotel, event discovery
News / Online
Google Maps updates Ask Maps with hotel, event discovery
By Linda Fox | August 6, 2026
Hotel and event discovery is being rolled out in the U.S. on Google Maps' Ask Maps conversational interface.... Read More
Sabre ups 2026 guidance as Q2 exceeds expectations
News / Finance
Sabre ups 2026 guidance as Q2 exceeds expectations
By Linda Fox | August 6, 2026
Sabre's adjusted EBITDA for the quarter came in at $143 million, up 21% year over year, helped by a decrease in labor cost.... Read More
Tripadvisor sees dip in revenue, net income in Q2
News / Finance
Tripadvisor sees dip in revenue, net income in Q2
By Abby Crotty | August 6, 2026
The company said the sale of TheFork is progressing, with the transaction still expected to close by the end of the year.... Read More
Expedia Group is investing in AI that doesn't convert yet
News / Finance
Expedia Group is investing in AI that doesn't convert yet
By Linda Fox | August 5, 2026
Expedia Group upped its 2026 guidance on the back of its Q2 results and discussed where AI is having the greatest impact.... Read More
Trivago ramps internal AI spend fivefold
News
Trivago ramps internal AI spend fivefold
By Abby Crotty | August 5, 2026
The company said it spent five times as much on AI in the first seven months of 2026 as it did in all of 2025.... Read More
Faye secures $50M for geographic expansion, AI developments
News / Finance
Faye secures $50M for geographic expansion, AI developments
By Linda Fox | August 5, 2026
U.S.-based Faye anticipates AI will resolve more than half of all claims by the end of 2026.... Read More
Tours and activities growth is outpacing travel overall, distribution is lagging
News / Distribution
Tours and activities growth is outpacing travel overall, distribution is lagging
By Phocuswright Research | August 5, 2026
The Travel Experiences 2026 report, produced jointly by Phocuswright and Arival, sizes and forecasts the global experiences market through 2029 and examines how consumers engage with experiences in practice.... Read More
Booking Holdings: AI visibility is up, but referrals stay under 1% of room nights
News / Finance
Booking Holdings: AI visibility is up, but referrals stay under 1% of room nights
By Abby Crotty | August 4, 2026
Traffic from LLMs accounts for less than 1% of Booking Holdings' room nights, CFO Ewout Steenbergen said during the company's second-quarter earnings call.... Read More
Airbnb partners with boutique hotel operator Lark
News / Distribution
Airbnb partners with boutique hotel operator Lark
By Abby Crotty | August 4, 2026
Lou Zameryka, Airbnb’s global head of hotel enterprise and connectivity partnerships, said the STR giant is focused on adding “unique, localized-feeling, hospitality-driven hotel partners.”... Read More
Startup Stage: Bizey wants to streamline T&E
Interview / Startups
Startup Stage: Bizey wants to streamline T&E
By Abby Crotty | August 4, 2026
Mumbai, India-based Bizey wants to eliminate manual expense workflows with automated processes.... Read More
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