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News / Online

Prosus completes acquisition of Despegar

By Linda Fox | May 16, 2025

Terms of the deal include a subsidiary of Prosus merging with Despegar with the Latin America-based OTA become a private company and delisting from the New York Stock Exchange.... Read More

News / Startups

Meet the 19 finalists of the 2025 Global Startup Pitch

By PhocusWire | May 16, 2025

Winners for each region will be chosen at Phocuswright Europe and then travel to WiT Singapore to pitch their companies to the audience there.... Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: TourRadar, Spotnana, Mews and more...

By PhocusWire | May 16, 2025

Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.... Read More

Opinion / Technology

Real time availability, pricing in AI will change hospitality distribution: Are you ready?

By Pablo Delgado - Mirai | May 16, 2025

ARI, or availability, rates, inventory, could radically change the hotel booking process with real-time pricing.... Read More

News / Startups

Tern raises $13M, launches new features

By Abby Crotty | May 15, 2025

The company also launched a series of new features for travel advisors.... Read More

News / Technology

HBX Group acquires Civitfun to help hotels digitalize operations

By Linda Fox | May 15, 2025

The companies plan to develop technology such as contactless check-in and check-out to enhance the guest experience, optimize operations and open up new revenue streams for hotels.... Read More

News / Online

Rapid Fire with Veronica Diquattro of Omio

By Morgan Hines | May 15, 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 / Technology

Expedia Group leans into B2B arm, adding new APIs, advertising capabilities

By Morgan Hines | May 14, 2025

The B2B expansion and new AI tools come on the heels of Expedia Group's Q1 earnings last week, which fell within company guidance.... Read More

News / Online

MakeMyTrip reports record gross bookings and revenue for 2025

By Linda Fox | May 14, 2025

The Gurugram, India-based OTA reported double-digit increases in air, hotel and packages, as well as bus ticketing revenue in fiscal Q4 of 2025.... Read More

News / Online

Game On: The Phocuswright Conference 2025

By Phocuswright | May 14, 2025

This year's Phocuswright Conference theme is "Game On," speaking to the changing playbook in the travel industry.... Read More

News / Online

Skyscanner appoints new CEO

By Abby Crotty | May 14, 2025

Bryan Batista, Skyscanner's current chief operating officer, will step into the role on June 1.... Read More

News / Technology

Airbnb adds catering, massages, personal training and more in new 'Services' business

By Morgan Hines | May 13, 2025

The refreshed and new Airbnb categories come after the company said in February that it would spend up to $250 million on new lines of business in 2025.... Read More

News / Online

Rapid Fire with Pablo Castillo of Chain4Travel

By Morgan Hines | May 13, 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 / Technology

Is technology helping hotels think beyond room revenue?

By Linda Fox | May 13, 2025

Hotels are exploring concepts such revenue per available guest in a bid to offer more services, generate additional revenue and tap into the consumer desire for experiences.... Read More