Menu
Home
Latest News
AI News
Jobs
Events
Phocuswright
About Us
Home
Hot Right Now
Brands
Airbnb
Booking.com
Expedia
Google
Tripadvisor
Vrbo
Trends
Artificial Intelligence
Marketing
Distribution
Payments
Sustainability
Revenue Management
Health
Security
Sectors
Airlines
Business Travel
Ground Transportation
Hotels
Metasearch
Online Travel Agencies
Private Accommodation
Tours and Activities
Editors' Picks
Watch
PhocusWire on YouTube
Phocuswright on YouTube
WebInTravel on YouTube
Listen
In Phocus podcast
Events
Webinars
Phocuswright Travel Innovation Summit London
The Phocuswright Conference
Phocuswright Europe
WebInTravel
PhocusWire Pulse
Welcome to Pulse
Green Light For Ground Transportation
A New Traveler Experience
Emerging Innovation
Startups In The Spotlight
Rentals On The Rise
Travel Marketing Tactics
Progress In Travel Payments
Decoding Travel Security
A New Age For Social Media
Loyalty For The Long Haul
Safer & Seamless
Startups
hot 25 travel startups 2026
hot 25 travel startups 2025
Hot 25 Travel Startups 2024
Hot 25 Travel Startups 2023
Hot 25 Startups 2022
Hot 25 Startups 2021
Hot 25 Startups 2020
Hot 25 Startups 2019
Startup Stage
Phocuswright Innovation
Company Culture
Diversity and Inclusion
In The Big Chair
PhocusWire Vitals
AI Insights
Opinion
Financial Earnings
From Our Partners
Northstar Family
BHN Group
Business Travel News
Incentive
Meetings & Conventions
The Beat
TravelAge West
TravelPulse
Travel Weekly
TravelTech Show
WebInTravel
News
News
/
Online
Expedia signals private accommodation could be the recovery leader
By Kevin May
|
July 7, 2020
In an unscheduled financial filing yesterday, Expedia Group says its Vrbo brand is the largest contributor to gradually improving booking behavior....
Read More
News
/
Online
Black voices in travel - why it's uncomfortable, but important, for professionals to speak out
By Travel Weekly
|
July 7, 2020
From our sister brand Travel Weekly's podcast, the Folo: A tough and powerful discussion with two contributors about their experiences in the industry and the need for more Black representation in travel....
Read More
News
/
Online
Uber buys Postmates in $2.65B all-stock deal
By Jill Menze
|
July 6, 2020
Postmates, a competitor of the Uber Eats platform, will continue to operate as its own app following the acquisition....
Read More
News
/
Distribution
Ferryhopper nets €2.6M in Series A funding
By Linda Fox
|
July 6, 2020
Ferryhopper, a ferry booking service, has achieved significant growth in the past year, helping it bring in fresh funding....
Read More
News
/
Distribution
Q&A: Sabre on equitable deals in airline distribution
By Linda Fox
|
July 6, 2020
Sabre executive vice president Wade Jones discusses what he believes constitutes a fair distribution deal with airlines....
Read More
News
/
Technology
VIDEO: New Reality With... Andrea Kates of Futureproofing:Next
By PhocusWire
|
July 6, 2020
The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Andrea Kates, managing director at Futureproofing: Next, a U.S.-based community for corporate innovation....
Read More
News
/
Technology
InPhocus, episode 16 - Tales with some optimism
By PhocusWire
|
July 3, 2020
In the latest episode of InPhocus, we speak to Klaus Kohlmeyer about a unique collection of interviews with hoteliers for his own podcast, Unconstrained Conversations....
Read More
News
/
Technology
Travelport returns corporate travel tech Locomote to original founders
By Linda Fox
|
July 3, 2020
The company originally announced the acquisition of a 49% stake in Australia-based Locomote in August 2014, ahead of its IPO in late-September of the same year....
Read More
News
/
Startups
VIDEO: New Reality With... Jamie Wong and Erik Blachford of Narrative Fund
By PhocusWire
|
July 3, 2020
The next guests on the New Reality With... series are Jamie Wong and Erik Blachford, partners at Narrative Fund, a U.S.-based early stage investment fund in consumer technology companies....
Read More
News
/
Distribution
Tobias Wann leaves as CEO of OYO's vacation rental unit
By Linda Fox
|
July 2, 2020
After a year heading OYO Vacation Homes, Tobias Wann has handed the reins to chief operating officer Raj Kamal....
Read More
News
/
Technology
WEBINAR REPLAY! Everything you need to know about open and secure travel marketplaces
By PhocusWire
|
July 2, 2020
This free webinar is your chance to understand how the distribution model is changing and how players across the industries are seizing the opportunity to think in a new, deeper and more secure way. ...
Read More
News
/
Online
Travel spending in the U.S. ticks up, led by alternative lodging
By Mitra Sorrells
|
July 2, 2020
Cardlytics, a platform that says it has insight into half of all U.S. card swipes, says travel spending is rebounding after bottoming out in April....
Read More
News
/
Technology
Amadeus touts human-tech hybrid for travel's future
By Linda Fox
|
July 1, 2020
Amadeus says AI is playing an increasing role in travel distribution, but the need for humans remains....
Read More
News
/
Online
Booking.com wins brand name trademark case
By Kevin May
|
July 1, 2020
The travel giant had been refused a trademark of its flagship brand by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which claimed the term was "generic for the services at issue and is therefore unregistrable."...
Read More
News
/
Distribution
REPORT: COVID-19 Hotel Forecast - Chicago
By PhocusWire
|
July 1, 2020
The state should be commended for creating a plan, clearly defining the metrics required to be met in order to advance to the next phase and continually communicating progress by publishing a robust dashboard....
Read More
More
Most Popular
Latest Stories
Most Popular
News
/
Technology
Hotel booking goes live in Google's AI Mode, flights still waiting
News
/
Technology
AI trip planning is outpacing DMO adoption
News
/
Technology
Airlines look to agentic AI for help with efficiency
News
/
Startups
Investors raise the bar for AI-powered travel startups
News
/
Online
Spotnana acquires Troop to consolidate transient travel, meetings and events
Latest Stories
Technology
Destinations rethink marketing amid AI disruption and hallucinations
News
/
Technology
PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: BCD Travel, Klook, Dida and more...
News
/
Technology
Hotel booking goes live in Google's AI Mode, flights still waiting
News
/
Distribution
Delta plans NDC solution launch by year-end
From Our Partners
/
Technology
How hotel leaders can invest with confidence
Subscribe Now!
Submit
I accept the
Terms and Conditions
and
Privacy Policy
.
Subscribe Now!
Submit
I accept the
Terms and Conditions
and
Privacy Policy
.
Copyright © 2026 by Northstar Travel Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. Phocuswright 301 Route 17 N., Suite 1150, Rutherford, NJ 07070 USA | Telephone: +1 860 350-4084
Phocuswright
•
The Phocuswright Conference
•
Phocuswright Europe
•
Global Startup Pitch
•
Web In Travel
•
Retail Travel