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SITA acquires Big Blue Analytics to help airline disruption recovery
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June 1, 2026
Big Blue Analytics' technology works with live airline operations to evaluate the impact of a disruption on aircraft, crew, passengers and maintenance....
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Hotels should think beyond their walls for a greater share of the guest's wallet
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May 29, 2026
Hotel industry executives discussed the potential for properties to make more revenue by getting more involved in a guest's whole trip....
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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: TUI Group, Mews, CarTrawler, Sabre and more...
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Meet the 17 finalists of the 2026 Global Startup Pitch
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May 29, 2026
Finalists will compete in person at Phocuswright Europe, and winners from each region will deliver showcase presentations at WiT Singapore....
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Amadeus, Accenture partner on new agentic advertising platform
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May 28, 2026
The platform is designed to help travel brands identify intent and demand signals earlier, then leverage Accenture’s agentic framework to execute campaigns....
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Tony Fernandes: The art of never saying no and never wasting a crisis
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May 28, 2026
AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes reflects on building the airline from a two-plane startup into a regional travel and aviation group, sharing lessons on crisis management, low-cost travel and artificial intelligence....
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New developer challenge offers resort stays, API credits for AI travel agents that can actually book
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May 28, 2026
RouteStack’s 21-day Build Challenge gives developers access to travel inventory, checkout and payouts to test whether AI agents can move from demo to transaction....
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Lighthouse scoops up Hotelrank.ai to help hotels with AI visibility
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May 28, 2026
Lighthouse said the deal provides “a measurement layer into its Connect AI solution, giving hotels the ability to manage their appearance, ranking and performance” across AI travel platforms....
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Travel marketers prepare for the rise of AI agents
By Morgan Hines
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May 28, 2026
Executives from Expedia Group, OpenAI and The Trade Desk say travel marketers must adapt as AI agents become a bigger part of trip discovery and booking....
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Spain fines Amadeus €14.4M over traveler profiling pilot
By Cathy Walsh
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May 27, 2026
Spain’s data protection authority said Amadeus improperly used passenger booking data from its GDS in a traveler profiling pilot that combined airline and hotel customer records....
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Airbnb leads $58M investment in WeRoad
By Linda Fox
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May 27, 2026
The investment will go towards WeRoad's expansion to the U.S. marking its first push outside Europe....
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Travel operators ramp up AI spending as search and discovery behaviors shift
By Cathy Walsh
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May 27, 2026
TravelTech Show research points to rising investment in AI and travel technology as operators adapt to changing customer search, discovery and booking patterns....
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Airbnb recruits VP of hotels amid category expansion
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May 26, 2026
D’Amico previously spent 18 years at Booking.com rising to VP and managing director for EMEA....
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Mews partners with Uber to bring ride booking into hotel operations
By Cathy Walsh
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May 26, 2026
The integration will allow hotels to book, track and bill Uber rides through the Mews platform, as hospitality companies look to expand guest services and ancillary revenue opportunities....
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U.K. travel distribution has reached equilibrium. Will it stay that way?
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May 26, 2026
Demand is strong, digital adoption leads Europe, every major segment is growing: So why does the distribution picture look like a stalemate? ...
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