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The top 10 news stories on PhocusWire in 2025

By PhocusWire | December 23, 2025

Revisit the 10 most-read news stories on PhocusWire this year, covering loyalty, AI and more.... Read More

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Lyft, Uber to introduce Baidu robotaxis in London

By Abby Crotty | December 22, 2025

Lyft and Uber announced separate partnerships with Beijing-based Baidu over the summer.... Read More

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Civitatis founder Alberto Gutiérrez stepping down as CEO

By Abby Crotty | December 22, 2025

Current chief product and technology officer Andrés Spitzer will assume the role of CEO in the new year.... Read More

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Sabre CEO on innovation and the evolving distribution model

By Linda Fox | December 22, 2025

Sabre president and CEO Kurt Ekert discusses being the underdog, the company's innovation focus and AI disrupting distribution at The Phocuswright Conference.... Read More

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Industry stakeholders on tech's role in solving traveler pain points

By Morgan Hines | December 19, 2025

Executives from Kayak, Skyscanner and Civitatis share the traveler pain points they're hoping to solve with technology.... Read More

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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Travelport, Clear, United Airlines and more...

By PhocusWire | December 19, 2025

Here's our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week.... Read More

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Algeria-based VOLZ raises $5M

By Abby Crotty | December 18, 2025

VOLZ said the capital will help it grow in Algeria and expand to North and West Africa.... Read More

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Air France-KLM addressing look-to-book volumes with Amadeus tech

By Linda Fox | December 18, 2025

Airlines are looking to their technology providers for solutions to the look-to-book surge from NDC.... Read More

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Agentic AI, NDC and shifting priorities: PhocusWire’s top opinion stories of 2025

By PhocusWire | December 18, 2025

We rounded up the top 10 performing op-eds on PhocusWire for 2025.... Read More

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How travel companies should prepare for agentic commerce

By Morgan Hines | December 18, 2025

Industry stakeholders from Stripe, Visa and ARC weigh in on how agentic commerce will transform payments.... Read More

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Exclusive Investments to buy Inspirato for $59M

By Abby Crotty | December 17, 2025

Under the agreement, Inspirato will become a privately-held company and will no longer be listed or traded on Nasdaq.... Read More

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The Phocuswright Conference 2025 Launch Innovator: Vio.com

By PhocusWire | December 17, 2025

According to Vio.com founder and CEO Oz Har Adir, the platform "turns price volatility into a value creator."... Read More

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Travel's movers, shakers and newsmakers in 2025

By PhocusWire | December 17, 2025

PhocusWire names its 2025 newsmakers, spotlighting the companies and individuals behind the most significant moves.... Read More

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Spain slaps Airbnb with €64 million fine

By Morgan Hines | December 16, 2025

Airbnb plans to challenge the fine, with a company spokesperson stating that the ministry's actions are "contrary to applicable regulations in Spain."... Read More

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Why travelers are 'defecting' from a preferred airline, hotel or OTA

By Phocuswright Research | December 16, 2025

Wanting to try something new is a top justification for using non-go-to brands within the last year across a variety of travel verticals according to Phocuswright Research.... Read More

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