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Tripadvisor pleased with experiences revenue contribution, early AI MVP tests

By Linda Fox | February 12, 2026

The experiences business reported revenue of $204 million in the quarter, up from $186 million during the same period in 2024. Full-year revenue rose 10% to $924 million.... Read More

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Indicio launches tech allowing AI agents to verify digital passports

By Abby Crotty | February 11, 2026

The software overseeing the interactions also verifies that the chatbot actually belongs to the airline or travel company, “creating trust in both directions.”... Read More

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DirectBooking, DeepYou partner to build AI-native hotel booking platform

By Abby Crotty | February 11, 2026

The companies aim to have the platform cover 100,000 hotels in the next three years.... Read More

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Marriott shares details of AI projects, partnerships

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2026

Marriott plans to deploy natural language search across Marriott.com and the Bonvoy mobile app in the first half of 2026.... Read More

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Airlines' tentative approach to AI

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2026

An Accenture study suggested only 12% of carriers link AI directly to revenue, compared with other consumer industries that have adopted it more fully.... Read More

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Calling all travel startups: Global Startup Pitch returns in 2026

By WiT | February 10, 2026

The Grand Finals will be held at Phocuswright Europe in Barcelona this summer.... Read More

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61% of travel brands are testing or scaling agentic AI

By Phocuswright Research | February 10, 2026

After developments in 2025, agentic AI use is likely to increase for travelers and businesses.... Read More

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Naboo secures $70M to expand beyond events, scale in US

By Abby Crotty | February 10, 2026

Naboo said the additional capital will be used to expand beyond events to become a “global ‘tail-spend’ procurement platform.”... Read More

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Amadeus to shut down self-service APIs portal for developers

By Abby Crotty | February 9, 2026

Access for enterprise customers will remain in place, a decision that's prompted ample discussion among industry stakeholders.... Read More

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OTAs gain share of experiences bookings as direct declines

By Abby Crotty | February 9, 2026

According to the State of Experiences report from Arival, 37% of bookings were attributed to OTAs in 2025.... Read More

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Mount, Popfly merge to support travel brands, creators

By Morgan Hines | February 6, 2026

Adventure content company Popfly will integrate Mount’s network into its own.... Read More

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Vietnam’s online travel market set to double to $8B by 2030

By WiT | February 6, 2026

Explore data from WiT's "Online Travel Tracker Volume 1: Vietnam Revealed."... Read More

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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Navan, Accelya and more...

By PhocusWire | February 6, 2026

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

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EDreams hit with €9 million fine for 'unfair' practices

By Abby Crotty | February 4, 2026

The Italian Competition Authority alleged eDreams engaged in "unfair commercial practices" related to its Prime membership subscription.... Read More

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Traveloka conducts layoffs, reorganizes around 'capabilities, tech and growth'

By WiT | February 4, 2026

The OTA did not disclose how many employees were affected but said the move positions it for "long-term growth."... Read More

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