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Hotel, flight bookings coming to Google's AI Mode
By Morgan Hines
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November 17, 2025
The search giant announced Monday that it is partnering on the initiative with Expedia, Booking.com, Marriott and other industry players.
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Marriott ends Sonder licensing agreement over default
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November 10, 2025
Marriott said Sonder "is no longer affiliated with Marriott Bonvoy and Sonder properties are not available for new bookings on Marriott’s channels."
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More EMEA travelers trust AI for vacation planning
By Abby Crotty
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October 31, 2025
A large survey from Marriott Bonvoy found that travelers in Europe, the Middle East and Asia are increasingly using AI for travel research.
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Inside Asia Pacific’s travel powerhouse: 10 trends redefining 'The Next 20'
By Coney Dongre - Phocuswright
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September 24, 2025
WiT and Phocuswright are peeling back the curtain on shifts in Asia Pacific with this list of 10 trends redefining The Next 20, ahead of the WiT Singapore conference.
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How travel giants, banks are rewriting the rules of customer loyalty
By Mario Gavira
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September 16, 2025
Travel companies are transforming into financial services platforms, banks are morphing into travel agencies and loyalty programs are becoming sophisticated investment vehicles.
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The Phocuswright Conference 2025 - speakers and program
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September 11, 2025
The Phocuswright Conference 2025 takes place in San Diego November 18-20 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt.
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Travel Tech Flashback: What made headlines in 2020?
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August 26, 2025
As part of our Travel Tech Flashback series, we took a look at 2020, otherwise known as the year that changed travel forever.
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Travel Tech Flashback: What made headlines in 2018?
By Linda Fox
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August 19, 2025
Take a look back at some of the headlines in the travel industry from 2018. Do they any bearing on what's happening now?
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Hotel groups grow loyalty membership despite 'points fatigue'
By Linda Fox
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August 5, 2025
Accor and Marriott have seen recent gains in loyalty program members as well as increases in other loyalty growth metrics.
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Travel startup funding and M&A trends in Q2 2025
By Linda Fox
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July 29, 2025
Headlines surrounding tariffs, political uncertainty and global conflict may have tempered travel startup funding in the second quarter of 2025.
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Instagram's Google integration: A game changer for travel marketing
By Mario Gavira
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July 15, 2025
Mario Gavira discusses Instagram's Google integration, calling the implications "profound" amid the visual storytelling era.
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Sonder co-founder departs amid completion of Marriott deal
By Linda Fox
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June 26, 2025
Francis Davidson co-founded Sonder in 2014 and led it through the pandemic years, an IPO in 2022 and a licensing deal with Marriott.
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Canary Technologies secures $80M to scale AI capabilities
By Abby Crotty
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June 12, 2025
The latest round of funding brings the company's total valuation to $600 million.
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Moving beyond points: The state of hotel loyalty programs
By Marisa Garcia
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May 28, 2025
Points-based hotel loyalty programs are not dead but they are evolving towards a hybrid offering of "instant, milestone and aspirational."
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Hotel ID initiative launched to simplify industry communications
By Linda Fox
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May 22, 2025
The non-profit Hospitality ID initiative aims to tackle the challenges faced by hotels, travel and technology suppliers and booking platforms when communicating with each other.
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