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Airwallex lands $330M investment, looks to expansion, AI hiring

By Linda Fox | December 8, 2025

The funding will fuel Airwallex’s ongoing growth in the U.S. and other markets globally.... Read More

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The hotel perspective: OTA's AI partnerships

By Morgan Hines | December 8, 2025

Hospitality industry stakeholders weigh in on hotel distribution: Who is likely to win in an AI era?... Read More

News / Online

Copenhagen launches global tourism reward model, DestinationPay

By Abby Crotty | December 5, 2025

The program is an extension of CopenPay, which was initially launched in summer 2024 and expanded in May.... Read More

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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: SiteMinder, United Airlines, Klook and more...

By PhocusWire | December 5, 2025

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

News / Distribution

Hotel booking ‘front door’ is changing with AI

By Morgan Hines | December 5, 2025

Industry stakeholders believe that suppliers will benefit with AI becoming a ‘front door’ for hotel discovery.... Read More

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Pangea adds Nomadago in latest consolidation move

By Abby Crotty | December 4, 2025

This is Pangea's second acquisition in recent weeks, having snapped up Overlap in late November.... Read More

News / Startups

Business travel AI assistant 'Otto The Agent' launches

By Morgan Hines | December 4, 2025

AI-powered travel assistant Otto the Agent is now available to function as an executive assistant for business travelers.... Read More

News / Startups

Capital One Ventures, United Airlines Ventures invest in Mindtrip

By Morgan Hines | December 4, 2025

The new capital brings the AI-powered travel planning platform’s total funding to $22.5 million.... Read More

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Amex GBT CEO on why AI will ‘strengthen and strengthen’ TMCs

By Morgan Hines | December 4, 2025

At The Beat Live event this week, Amex GBT CEO Paul Abbott detailed why he believes TMCs can thrive in an AI environment.... Read More

News / Online

DreamFolks acquires 60% stake in Dubai-based Easy to Travel

By Abby Crotty | December 3, 2025

India-based DreamFolks, an airport services aggregator, said the move will strengthen its international presence.... Read More

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WP Holding to sell Fluege.de for €42M

By Abby Crotty | December 3, 2025

The China-based Tongcheng Travel said the acquisition of Fluege.de will bolster its flight ticket-booking business in Europe.... Read More

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Dida's Daryl Lee on B2B’s AI moment and impact on rate parity and value

By WiT | December 3, 2025

Daryl Lee, who was appointed group CEO of Dida in late September, outlined different factors impacting the B2B travel landscape.... Read More

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Travel's new front door: AI discovery surges as search slips

By Phocuswright Research | December 2, 2025

While general search still leads all other research tools, its share is dropping as AI usage grows, raising the question of whether gen AI platforms could eventually overtake traditional search.... Read More

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3 key shifts happening in the corporate travel landscape

By Linda Fox | December 2, 2025

Executives from Amex GBT, Festive Road and Spotnana discussed how travel search, content distribution and trip servicing are changing for corporate travel buyers and bookers.... Read More