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61% of travel brands are testing or scaling agentic AI
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February 10, 2026
After developments in 2025, agentic AI use is likely to increase for travelers and businesses....
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Naboo secures $70M to expand beyond events, scale in US
By Abby Crotty
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February 10, 2026
Naboo said the additional capital will be used to expand beyond events to become a “global ‘tail-spend’ procurement platform.”...
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Amadeus to shut down self-service APIs portal for developers
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February 9, 2026
Access for enterprise customers will remain in place, a decision that's prompted ample discussion among industry stakeholders....
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OTAs gain share of experiences bookings as direct declines
By Abby Crotty
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February 9, 2026
According to the State of Experiences report from Arival, 37% of bookings were attributed to OTAs in 2025....
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Mount, Popfly merge to support travel brands, creators
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February 6, 2026
Adventure content company Popfly will integrate Mount’s network into its own....
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Vietnam’s online travel market set to double to $8B by 2030
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February 6, 2026
Explore data from WiT's "Online Travel Tracker Volume 1: Vietnam Revealed."...
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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Navan, Accelya and more...
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February 6, 2026
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry....
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EDreams hit with €9 million fine for 'unfair' practices
By Abby Crotty
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February 4, 2026
The Italian Competition Authority alleged eDreams engaged in "unfair commercial practices" related to its Prime membership subscription....
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Traveloka conducts layoffs, reorganizes around 'capabilities, tech and growth'
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February 4, 2026
The OTA did not disclose how many employees were affected but said the move positions it for "long-term growth."...
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CitizenPlane acquires Yieldin's revenue management solution
By Linda Fox
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February 4, 2026
CitizenPlane has renamed the solution Pulse and said the additional module boosts the development of its offer system alongside its existing Zenith PSS and distribution modules. ...
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Uber eyes 'multitrillion-dollar opportunity' in AVs
By Linda Fox
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February 4, 2026
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said 2025 was the company's fifth consecutive year of more than 20% annual gross bookings growth....
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Trivago turns a corner with strong 2025 results
By Morgan Hines
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February 3, 2026
Trivago credited its revenue growth to a rise in referral revenue in Q4 2025, its fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth in this metric....
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Home-swapping network Kindred lands $125M
By Abby Crotty
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February 3, 2026
The funding includes a $40 million Series B round and an $85 million Series C round....
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Waymo raises $16B to scale internationally
By Morgan Hines
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February 3, 2026
The fresh funding brings the autonomous mobility company's valuation to $126 billion....
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Canary Technologies picks up mobile hotel key company OpenKey
By Abby Crotty
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February 3, 2026
Canary said the acquisition will increase its coverage to include more door lock models and manufacturers....
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