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Hotel adoption of general-purpose AI tools outpaces specialized solutions
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Hotel adoption of general-purpose AI tools outpaces specialized solutions
By Cathy Walsh | October 14, 2026
A Destination AI survey of hotel leaders explores how hoteliers are using AI, where they are seeing results and the challenges of measuring returns.... Read More
ParkMundo adds €2.3M to scale airport parking platform
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ParkMundo adds €2.3M to scale airport parking platform
By Linda Fox | October 13, 2026
The seed round follows a rebuilding of the company’s technology, a rebrand and the development of B2B distribution capability.... Read More
Flae Robotics secures €1M to bring AI hospitality agent to more hotels
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Flae Robotics secures €1M to bring AI hospitality agent to more hotels
By Linda Fox | October 13, 2026
Flae expanded into Germany and Austria earlier this year following its launch in the U.K. in September 2025.... Read More
Travelers pay more to cancel: 58% choose free cancellation over a lower price
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Travelers pay more to cancel: 58% choose free cancellation over a lower price
By Phocuswright Research | October 13, 2026
Phocuswright research suggests that booking anxiety shapes how travelers shop, peaking at checkout, with one in five U.S. travelers abandoning a booking before payment.... Read More
How airlines are solving disruption in the AI era
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How airlines are solving disruption in the AI era
By Matthew Walker - Plan3 | October 13, 2026
According to Matthew Walker, head of research and marketing at Plan3, the AI revolution is likely to evolve one use case at a time in the highly regulated airline industry.... Read More
PROS launches airline retailing platform Kairos, starting with product catalog and inventory tools
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PROS launches airline retailing platform Kairos, starting with product catalog and inventory tools
By Abby Crotty | October 12, 2026
PROS outlined key features of the Kairos platform and plans to expand agentic capabilities.... Read More
Startup Stage: TravelSnap.AI turns guest video reviews into booking opportunities
Interview / Startups
Startup Stage: TravelSnap.AI turns guest video reviews into booking opportunities
By Cathy Walsh | October 12, 2026
 The platform uses AI to collect, translate and publish guest video reviews to help travel businesses increase their visibility in AI search and drive bookings. ... Read More
Where are they now? Checking in with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023
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Where are they now? Checking in with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023
By PhocusWire | October 12, 2026
We circled back with our Hot 25 cohort from 2023, asking about their highlights from this year and where they're seeing AI having an impact.... Read More
ATPCO tackles challenge of matching AI travel requests to airline products
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ATPCO tackles challenge of matching AI travel requests to airline products
By Cathy Walsh | October 9, 2026
A two-week proof of concept tested how structured airline data could help turn conversational travel requests into more specific shopping results.... Read More
PhocusWire travel tech news briefs: Hilton, Mews, PriceLabs and more...
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PhocusWire travel tech news briefs: Hilton, Mews, PriceLabs and more...
By PhocusWire | October 9, 2026
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.... Read More
PhocusWire article withdrawn following editorial review
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PhocusWire article withdrawn following editorial review
By Matthew Parsons | October 9, 2026
Article withdrawn following editorial review.... Read More
Duetto acquires FLYR Hospitality to boost AI capabilities
News / Technology
Duetto acquires FLYR Hospitality to boost AI capabilities
By Linda Fox | October 8, 2026
The acquisition adds FLYR Hospitality’s AI-driven revenue strategy platform to Duetto’s revenue and profit operating system.... Read More
BA-parent IAG applies a 3-question test for AI automation
News / Technology
BA-parent IAG applies a 3-question test for AI automation
By Linda Fox | October 8, 2026
IAG has a federal approach to AI but with risk committees at each airline and a 10-point AI policy in place.... Read More
AI transformation in travel: Carsten Bernhard of eDreams Odigeo
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AI transformation in travel: Carsten Bernhard of eDreams Odigeo
By Abby Crotty | October 8, 2026
EDreams Odigeo CTO Carsten Bernhard sat down with PhocusWire to discuss AI innovation as part of the ongoing AI Transformation in Travel series.... Read More
Southwest launches ChatGPT plugin for flight search
News / Technology
Southwest launches ChatGPT plugin for flight search
By Cathy Walsh | October 7, 2026
The plugin lets travelers shop for flights and compare fares in ChatGPT before being redirected to Southwest.com to complete the booking.... Read More
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