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Wayve acquires Quality Match to expand AI data capabilities
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Wayve acquires Quality Match to expand AI data capabilities
By Abby Crotty | December 1, 2025
The acquisition also bolsters Wayve’s presence in Germany, where it opened its Testing and Development Hub earlier this year.... Read More
Ryanair ditches membership program after eight months
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Ryanair ditches membership program after eight months
By Linda Fox | December 1, 2025
Ryanair launched its Prime scheme in late March, offering benefits including free reserved seats, travel insurance and monthly sales for £79.... Read More
Agoda's Omri Morgenshtern on OTAs moving up the funnel
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Agoda's Omri Morgenshtern on OTAs moving up the funnel
By Linda Fox | December 1, 2025
Agoda CEO Omri Morgenshtern discussed AI's impact on trip planning as well as behind the scenes.... Read More
Yatra taps new CEO, Dhruv Shringi moves to chairman of the board
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Yatra taps new CEO, Dhruv Shringi moves to chairman of the board
By Abby Crotty | November 26, 2025
Siddhartha Gupta has been named CEO of the OTA, effective November 25.... Read More
Evolve acquires Guestworks portfolio from Vacasa
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Evolve acquires Guestworks portfolio from Vacasa
By Abby Crotty | November 26, 2025
One thousand Guestworks homeowners are included in the asset purchase.... Read More
Emirates teams up with OpenAI to drive AI adoption
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Emirates teams up with OpenAI to drive AI adoption
By Linda Fox | November 26, 2025
The collaboration will see the deployment of ChatGPT Enterprise alongside training to help implement AI capabilities across the carrier.... Read More
Pangea acquires social app Overlap to address travel tech fragmentation
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Pangea acquires social app Overlap to address travel tech fragmentation
By Abby Crotty | November 25, 2025
As of Monday, Overlap users can log in to Pangea and access friends, pins and trips on the merged platform.... Read More
Amex GBT reportedly exploring a sale
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Amex GBT reportedly exploring a sale
By Andy Hoskins - BTN Europe | November 25, 2025
A Bloomberg report suggests the TMC is considering selling up "after a tough run on the stock market" but no certainty of a transaction.... Read More
Discussing leadership amid the changing travel landscape
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Discussing leadership amid the changing travel landscape
By Abby Crotty | November 25, 2025
During the 'New Leadership for a New Age' session at The Phocuswright Conference, small groups discussed leadership and culture, technology and transformation and teams and inclusion.... Read More
Pulse check: Industry stakeholders' top concerns and sources of optimism
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Pulse check: Industry stakeholders' top concerns and sources of optimism
By Morgan Hines | November 25, 2025
At The Phocuswright Conference, PhocusWire spoke to industry leaders to get a sense of what they’re feeling optimistic and concerned about.... Read More
Qantas to open product innovation center in South Australia
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Qantas to open product innovation center in South Australia
By Abby Crotty | November 24, 2025
The Sydney-based airline said the center will open in March 2026.... Read More
Google's agentic booking commercial model to be 'similar' to current model
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Google's agentic booking commercial model to be 'similar' to current model
By Linda Fox | November 24, 2025
Google's James Byers spoke about user trust, LLM differentiation and evolving advertising models in an interview at The Phocuswright Conference.... Read More
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Cloudbeds, Delta, Selfbook and more...
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Cloudbeds, Delta, Selfbook and more...
By PhocusWire | November 24, 2025
Here's our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week.... Read More
Beyond points: Rethinking loyalty and brand consistency
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Beyond points: Rethinking loyalty and brand consistency
By Phocuswright Research | November 21, 2025
Phocuswright sought to better understand the forces behind repeat brand patronage in a study exploring consistency, relationships and programs' influence on booking.... Read More
Barry Diller on Google, AI and the future of travel search
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Barry Diller on Google, AI and the future of travel search
By Abby Crotty | November 21, 2025
The chairman and senior executive of IAC and Expedia Group said that Google's search monopoly is coming to an end.... Read More