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Rethinking the airline playbook for the AI era
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Rethinking the airline playbook for the AI era
By Abby Crotty | 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.... Read More
PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Southwest, Dida, PriceLabs and more...
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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Southwest, Dida, PriceLabs and more...
By PhocusWire | July 10, 2026
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.... Read More
Vio Travel could automate 99% of bookings: Its CEOs explain why they won’t
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Vio Travel could automate 99% of bookings: Its CEOs explain why they won’t
By Arvindh Yuvaraj - WiT | July 10, 2026
Vio Travel also became the first DMC in Asia to pass a 100% sustainability audit.... Read More
Addressing the L2B ratio explosion
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Addressing the L2B ratio explosion
By Morgan Hines | July 9, 2026
With AI potentially driving look-to-book ratios to 200,000:1, can travel infrastructure survive the strain?... Read More
Will AI commoditize the hospitality sector?
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Will AI commoditize the hospitality sector?
By Morgan Hines | July 9, 2026
As AI tools become ubiquitous, technology could cease to be a differentiator, according to hospitality industry leaders.... Read More
Super.com raises $65M to grow membership program, advance AI
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Super.com raises $65M to grow membership program, advance AI
By Abby Crotty | July 8, 2026
The fresh funding will bolster Super+ paid membership offerings and improve AI personalization.... Read More
Travel visibility, trust and conversion take focus amid agentic commerce shift
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Travel visibility, trust and conversion take focus amid agentic commerce shift
By Abby Crotty | July 8, 2026
Executives from Perk, Microsoft Advertising and Revolut discussed the future of agentic commerce in travel during a panel at Phocuswright Europe.... Read More
Mews cuts 15% of workforce as AI changes 'economics of hospitality'
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Mews cuts 15% of workforce as AI changes 'economics of hospitality'
By Linda Fox | 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.... Read More
Vibe, Navan launch MCP servers
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Vibe, Navan launch MCP servers
By Michael B. Baker - BTN | 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.... Read More
European travelers are changing the rules
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European travelers are changing the rules
By Phocuswright Research | July 7, 2026
Phocuswright's Europe Consumer Travel Report 2026 breaks down exactly where markets are pulling apart.  ... Read More
The importance of fundamentals in travel if the agentic workforce is untrustworthy
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The importance of fundamentals in travel if the agentic workforce is untrustworthy
By Linda Fox | 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.... Read More
Weighing build versus buy in travel's AI era
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Weighing build versus buy in travel's AI era
By Linda Fox | July 6, 2026
Executives from Amadeus, Etraveli and HTS discussed acquisition strategy and in-house development during a session at Phocuswright Europe 2026.... Read More
PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: TSA, Google, Mindtrip and more...
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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: TSA, Google, Mindtrip and more...
By PhocusWire | July 2, 2026
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.... Read More
Yatra considers options to regain Nasdaq compliance
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Yatra considers options to regain Nasdaq compliance
By Linda Fox | July 1, 2026
India-based online travel agency Yatra has 180 days to regain compliance with Nasdaq.... Read More
Holidu continues European growth with acquisition of Gites.com
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Holidu continues European growth with acquisition of Gites.com
By Linda Fox | 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.... Read More