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Booking.com and hotels increasingly go their separate ways
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August 27, 2025
The relationship with Booking.com has especially soured in Europe as the OTA faces a lawsuit from 10,000 hotels....
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HomeToGo advances Interhome acquisition as regulators clear Hotelplan deal
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August 26, 2025
The news comes after the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) greenlit Dertour Group’s planned acquisition of Hotelplan Group....
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Holiwise secures funding for AI agent for premium travel
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August 26, 2025
Holiwise said the funding will go towards accelerating the development of its AI travel agent and dynamic packaging capabilities....
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Travel Tech Flashback: What made headlines in 2020?
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August 26, 2025
As part of our Travel Tech Flashback series, we took a look at 2020, otherwise known as the year that changed travel forever....
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Way expands Hyatt ancillary, loyalty partnership
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August 25, 2025
Way’s platform and APIs will be integrated into Hyatt’s digital ecosystem, allowing for end-to-end merchandising and marketing....
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Google expands AI Mode to 180 new countries and territories, adds features
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August 22, 2025
One of the new features include enhanced options for finding restaurant reservations, local appointments and event tickets....
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Webjet accelerates business travel ambitions with acquisition of Locomote
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August 22, 2025
A majority stake in Locomote was acquired by Travelport in 2015 before the company was sold back to founders in 2020....
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Agoda, Sabre, Travelport and more...
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August 22, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry....
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How much opportunity is there for STR ancillaries? Experts weigh in
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August 22, 2025
Executives from Safely and Interhome highlighted the lucrative potential of ancillaries for STRs during a studio interview at Phocuswright Europe....
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United sues Kiwi.com for trademark infringement
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August 21, 2025
This isn’t the first time Kiwi.com has faced legal action from an airline....
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Saudi Arabian vacation rental platform Gathern lands $72 million
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August 21, 2025
Founded in 2017 and based in Riyadh, Gathern said the funding will help increase local and regional expansion....
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Addressing rising customer acquisition costs in travel
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August 21, 2025
According to a survey of approximately 270 respondents across the travel industry, customer acquisition costs were up approximately 35% from 2022 to 2025, while customer lifetime value was up just 4.5%. ...
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Way drives experiences for Alaska Air Group loyalty program
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August 20, 2025
Way's platform, which is based on open APIs, has been integrated into Alaska Air Group’s digital ecosystem so that loyalty program members get real-time availability and instant bookings....
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Generative AI platform personalization: At what cost?
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August 20, 2025
Travel companies have been striving to obtain specific, personalized data for many years. Are the AI platforms about to gain a competitive edge as they learn more about the users?...
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NusaTrip closes IPO, nets $15 million
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August 19, 2025
The OTA plans to use the capital to expand into new markets and explore mergers and acquisitions....
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