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Booking.com and hotels increasingly go their separate ways
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Booking.com and hotels increasingly go their separate ways
By Matthew Parsons | August 27, 2025
The relationship with Booking.com has especially soured in Europe as the OTA faces a lawsuit from 10,000 hotels.... Read More
HomeToGo advances Interhome acquisition as regulators clear Hotelplan deal
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HomeToGo advances Interhome acquisition as regulators clear Hotelplan deal
By Abby Crotty | August 26, 2025
The news comes after the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) greenlit Dertour Group’s planned acquisition of Hotelplan Group.... Read More
Holiwise secures funding for AI agent for premium travel
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Holiwise secures funding for AI agent for premium travel
By Linda Fox | August 26, 2025
Holiwise said the funding will go towards accelerating the development of its AI travel agent and dynamic packaging capabilities.... Read More
Travel Tech Flashback: What made headlines in 2020?
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Travel Tech Flashback: What made headlines in 2020?
By Abby Crotty | 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.... Read More
Way expands Hyatt ancillary, loyalty partnership
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Way expands Hyatt ancillary, loyalty partnership
By Morgan Hines | August 25, 2025
Way’s platform and APIs will be integrated into Hyatt’s digital ecosystem, allowing for end-to-end merchandising and marketing.... Read More
Google expands AI Mode to 180 new countries and territories, adds features
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Google expands AI Mode to 180 new countries and territories, adds features
By Abby Crotty | August 22, 2025
One of the new features include enhanced options for finding restaurant reservations, local appointments and event tickets.... Read More
Webjet accelerates business travel ambitions with acquisition of Locomote
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Webjet accelerates business travel ambitions with acquisition of Locomote
By Linda Fox | August 22, 2025
A majority stake in Locomote was acquired by Travelport in 2015 before the company was sold back to founders in 2020.... Read More
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Agoda, Sabre, Travelport and more...
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Agoda, Sabre, Travelport and more...
By PhocusWire | August 22, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.... Read More
How much opportunity is there for STR ancillaries? Experts weigh in
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How much opportunity is there for STR ancillaries? Experts weigh in
By Morgan Hines | August 22, 2025
Executives from Safely and Interhome highlighted the lucrative potential of ancillaries for STRs during a studio interview at Phocuswright Europe.... Read More
United sues Kiwi.com for trademark infringement
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United sues Kiwi.com for trademark infringement
By Morgan Hines | August 21, 2025
This isn’t the first time Kiwi.com has faced legal action from an airline.... Read More
Saudi Arabian vacation rental platform Gathern lands $72 million
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Saudi Arabian vacation rental platform Gathern lands $72 million
By Abby Crotty | August 21, 2025
Founded in 2017 and based in Riyadh, Gathern said the funding will help increase local and regional expansion.... Read More
Addressing rising customer acquisition costs in travel
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Addressing rising customer acquisition costs in travel
By Abby Crotty | 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%.  ... Read More
Way drives experiences for Alaska Air Group loyalty program
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Way drives experiences for Alaska Air Group loyalty program
By Linda Fox | 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.... Read More
Generative AI platform personalization: At what cost?
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Generative AI platform personalization: At what cost?
By Matthew Parsons | 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?... Read More
NusaTrip closes IPO, nets $15 million
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NusaTrip closes IPO, nets $15 million
By Abby Crotty | August 19, 2025
The OTA plans to use the capital to expand into new markets and explore mergers and acquisitions.... Read More