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Hospitality tech platforms DigitalGuest and Chicostay merge

By Abby Crotty | September 5, 2025

The combined companies will now operate under the DigitalGuest identity. Read More

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Have TikTok and Booking.com just ‘nuked’ the travel funnel?

By Morgan Hines | August 28, 2025

Select U.S. users can now book hotel rooms through Booking.com directly on TikTok—and the platform has also launched TikTokGO for creators to earn travel commissions. Read More

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Way expands Hyatt ancillary, loyalty partnership

By Morgan Hines | August 25, 2025

Way’s platform and APIs will be integrated into Hyatt’s digital ecosystem, allowing for end-to-end merchandising and marketing. Read More

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Google expands AI Mode to 180 new countries and territories, adds features

By Abby Crotty | August 22, 2025

One of the new features include enhanced options for finding restaurant reservations, local appointments and event tickets. Read More

Opinion / Online

Social commerce is the future: 5 strategies to help travel brands adapt

By David Armstrong - HolidayPirates Group | August 18, 2025

According to David Armstrong, CEO and co-founder of HolidayPirates Group, the future of e-commerce is scroll-first, not search-first. Why is travel unprepared? Read More

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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Agoda, Navan, Qatar Airways and more...

By PhocusWire | August 15, 2025

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

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Travel trends and social media in Africa, the Middle East and China

By Abby Crotty | August 14, 2025

During an executive panel at Phocuswright Europe in Barcelona, panelists also touched on products they’re working on, B2B travel tech trends and fraud in Africa. Read More

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Tripadvisor launches ‘Tripadvisor Rewards’ in-app loyalty program

By Morgan Hines | August 13, 2025

The loyalty program will reward users who engage most with Tripadvisor’s app as the company seeks to boost use and improve relationships with travelers. Read More

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Freedom, flexibility and transparency: What Gen Z travelers really want and need

By Abby Crotty | August 13, 2025

Gen Z is adventurous and spontaneous, and their travel booking preferences reflect these preferences. Read More

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Keys to converting travel insights to impact

By PhocusWire | August 12, 2025

Zartico chief operating officer Nicole Brownell and co-founder and chief innovation officer Jay Kinghorn explore how destinations and resorts can use data science to close the loop between marketing... Read More

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TourRadar unveils $1M fund to reward travelers and creators for content

By Linda Fox | August 6, 2025

The RISE fund follows the launch of TourRadar Moments, an in-app feature that enables trips to be booked from content uploaded by travelers and creators. Read More

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Lyft teams up with Baidu to launch robotaxis in Europe

By Abby Crotty | August 4, 2025

Just last month, Baidu announced a partnership with Uber to deploy robotaxis in the Middle East and Asia. Read More

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Weighing in on the next generation of travel products and services around the world

By Abby Crotty | August 1, 2025

In an executive panel at Phocuswright Europe 2025, Emilie Dumont, CEO of Digitrips, and Rajnish Kumar, group co-CEO of Ixigo, discussed the tech ties that bind different regions of the world. Read More

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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

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Travel executives on the rise of ‘interest media’

By Morgan Hines | July 31, 2025

Industry experts agree social media is only getting stronger and more relevant, particularly in this new era of "interest media," a new term coined by Gary Vaynerchuk. Read More

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