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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Katanox, Airbnb, Amex GBT and more...

By PhocusWire | July 31, 2026

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

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Beyond chatbots, is AI working in travel?

By Linda Fox | July 31, 2026

Travel industry leaders debated the impact of AI so far, where startups stand and the challenges we're not discussing enough during a session at Phocuswright Europe 2026.... Read More

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The Access Group to pick up hospitality recruitment platform Talent Funnel

By Abby Crotty | July 30, 2026

Talent Funnel will join the Access Group's hospitality technology division and become part of its AI-enabled platform, Access Evo.... Read More

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BCD Travel invests in corporate travel AI platform Amgine

By Abby Crotty | July 30, 2026

The investment expands an existing partnership between BCD and Amgine confirmed in July 2025.... Read More

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Accor says most conversations with hotel owners now about AI

By Linda Fox | July 30, 2026

Accor's CEO believes there are significant savings and RevPAR to be gained through AI. IHG and Radisson unveil latest AI developments.... Read More

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HBX Group CEO Nicolas Huss to retire

By Abby Crotty | July 29, 2026

In a separate announcement, the company issued a trading update for the third quarter of 2026.... Read More

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Busbud sets up parent company, adds travel veterans to board

By Linda Fox | July 29, 2026

The formation of Terra Mobility combines consumer ground transport booking platforms Busbud, Buson and Recorrido with an ground travel operating system called TerraOS.... Read More

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How hoteliers can adapt to survive the AI discovery shift

By Morgan Hines | July 29, 2026

As travelers swap traditional search for generative engines, hospitality brands must restructure data layers and content.... Read More

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U.S. tech-first travel brands pay engineers up to 35% more than hospitality groups

By Morgan Hines | July 28, 2026

Travel Tech Talent pointed to the 2026 U.S. Department of Labor filings, which show a discrepancy between equivalent software development roles.... Read More

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AI hits its stride: 5 takeaways for travel leaders

By Phocuswright Research | July 28, 2026

More than half of U.S. travelers have now used AI to plan, book or navigate a trip, and expectations are climbing just as fast. ... Read More

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The travel startup funding deals and acquisitions that stood out in Q2

By Linda Fox | July 28, 2026

The appetite for travel startup funding was limited in Q2, with more activity in mergers and acquisitions.... Read More

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Trip.com Group hit with $763M penalty from Chinese regulators

By Morgan Hines | July 27, 2026

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation found that Trip.com Group violated anti-monopoly laws.... Read More

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TravelAI acquires Sonder brand, relaunches Sonder.com

By Abby Crotty | July 27, 2026

Last November, Sonder announced a wind down of operations and filed for bankruptcy after Marriott ended its licensing agreement with the STR specialist.... Read More

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Hospitality executives on foundations before AI, industry readiness

By Linda Fox | July 27, 2026

Executives from Cendyn HomeToGo and Penta Hotels discussed the impact of AI on hospitality marketing at Phocuswright Europe 2026.... Read More

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Agoda CPO Ittai Chorev on the push into real-time travel updates, AI search

By Arvindh Yuvaraj - WiT | July 24, 2026

The OTA expanded language support for flight-related chat queries to include Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Thai, Indonesion and support for Hong Kong-based users.... Read More

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