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Community travel platform WanderOn raises $5.9M to scale globally

By Morgan Hines | January 22, 2026

Based in Gurugram, India, and founded in 2017, WanderOn focuses on experiential, community-first travel meant to appeal to younger generations.... Read More

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UK-based Snaptrip Group completes 2 acqusitions

By Abby Crotty | January 22, 2026

The company added My Boutique Hotel and Staycato, which includes the Simply Sea Views and Dog Friendly Retreats brands, to its portfolio.... Read More

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Mews raises $300M to expand AI, fintech capabilities

By Morgan Hines | January 22, 2026

The fresh capital brings the hospitality technology specialist’s valuation to $2.5 billion.... Read More

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MakeMyTrip reports profit growth, spike in ancillary sales in Q3

By Abby Crotty | January 21, 2026

The OTA saw significant growth in its "other" segment, which includes ancillaries, with the adjusted margin up 45.5% year over year.... Read More

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Agent advantage: Who’s booking with travel advisors?

By Phocuswright Research | January 21, 2026

Although U.S. travelers overall are showing heightened price sensitivity, advisors are leveraging different tactics to appeal to more budget-conscious customers.... Read More

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Making the case for hotels to enable AI 'crawlability'

By Matthew Parsons | January 21, 2026

Opening up to AI crawlers can boost visibility and potentially direct bookings, but questions remain over security, compliance risks and longer-term benefits.... Read More

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Gobi invests in Bangladesh-based B2B travel commerce platform Jatri

By Morgan Hines | January 20, 2026

Jatri said the fresh capital will support product innovation, expand its MENA ecosystem and grow partnerships.... Read More

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Destinia acquires Travel Republic, Netflights for UK expansion

By Morgan Hines | January 20, 2026

Destinia enters the British market with the acquisition of two OTAs as part of its international expansion strategy.... Read More

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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Hilton, Navan, Civitatis and more...

By PhocusWire | January 16, 2026

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

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Kombo acquires KelBillet to accelerate consolidation in ground transportation

By Abby Crotty | January 15, 2026

KelBillet will maintain its brand name in the short term, with the company noting that the merger will help it scale and expand services.... Read More

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China opens antitrust probe into Trip.com

By Abby Crotty | January 15, 2026

The company's Hong Kong-listed shares tumbled nearly 20% the day after the probe was announced.... Read More

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Google UCP and travel’s race for an agentic commerce standard

By Morgan Hines | January 15, 2026

The protocol will allow agents and systems to operate in tandem over businesses, payment providers and consumer surfaces.... Read More

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Sabre takes stake in BizTrip AI, plans AI corporate travel assistants

By Linda Fox | January 14, 2026

The partnership pairs Sabre’s agentic APIs and MCP with BizTrip AI’s travel LLM model and agentic AI capabilities.... Read More

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Airbnb names former Meta exec Ahmad Al-Dahle CTO

By Abby Crotty | January 14, 2026

CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky said Al-Dahle shares Airbnb's vision for AI use.... Read More

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Kasa takes over Mint House properties to expand accommodation platform

By Linda Fox | January 14, 2026

Commercial terms have not been disclosed, but in addition to expanding Kasa’s portfolio, the deal creates scale and cost efficiencies for the company.... Read More

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