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Rethinking the airline playbook for the AI era
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July 13, 2026
Airlines are adapting retailing and connectivity strategies as they shift from traditional network models. During a panel at Phocuswright Europe, executives from Travelport, Dohop and Vueling discussed how the industry is evolving....
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Vio Travel could automate 99% of bookings: Its CEOs explain why they won’t
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July 10, 2026
Vio Travel also became the first DMC in Asia to pass a 100% sustainability audit....
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Addressing the L2B ratio explosion
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July 9, 2026
With AI potentially driving look-to-book ratios to 200,000:1, can travel infrastructure survive the strain?...
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Will AI commoditize the hospitality sector?
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July 9, 2026
As AI tools become ubiquitous, technology could cease to be a differentiator, according to hospitality industry leaders....
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Super.com raises $65M to grow membership program, advance AI
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July 8, 2026
The fresh funding will bolster Super+ paid membership offerings and improve AI personalization....
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Travel visibility, trust and conversion take focus amid agentic commerce shift
By Abby Crotty
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July 8, 2026
Executives from Perk, Microsoft Advertising and Revolut discussed the future of agentic commerce in travel during a panel at Phocuswright Europe....
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Mews cuts 15% of workforce as AI changes 'economics of hospitality'
By Linda Fox
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July 7, 2026
A spokesperson for the company said the cuts were across all teams and geographies, adding that customer-facing roles were largely unaffected....
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Vibe, Navan launch MCP servers
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July 7, 2026
Navan initially is deploying its MCP as a "read-only experience" for travel data, letting travel and finance administrators use conversational prompts in Claude, ChatGPT and other MCP-compatible systems to query about their data....
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European travelers are changing the rules
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July 7, 2026
Phocuswright's Europe Consumer Travel Report 2026 breaks down exactly where markets are pulling apart. ...
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The importance of fundamentals in travel if the agentic workforce is untrustworthy
By Linda Fox
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July 7, 2026
Trainline has partnered with Anthropic to implement AI internally and in customer-facing applications. At the recent TravelTech Show, Trainline CTO Mike Hyde shared his experience so far....
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Weighing build versus buy in travel's AI era
By Linda Fox
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July 6, 2026
Executives from Amadeus, Etraveli and HTS discussed acquisition strategy and in-house development during a session at Phocuswright Europe 2026....
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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: TSA, Google, Mindtrip and more...
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July 2, 2026
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Yatra considers options to regain Nasdaq compliance
By Linda Fox
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July 1, 2026
India-based online travel agency Yatra has 180 days to regain compliance with Nasdaq....
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Holidu continues European growth with acquisition of Gites.com
By Linda Fox
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July 1, 2026
The deal, which is Germany-based Holidu’s 14th acquisition, is in line with its strategy to integrate local home portals into its technology platform....
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