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RealTime Reservation acquires STAY, targeting end-to-end guest experience
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June 17, 2026
The deal brings together pre-arrival commerce and in-stay engagement capabilities as hotels look to drive ancillary revenue and deepen guest relationships....
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The eight travel tech startups will travel to WiT Singapore this fall, where they will compete for audience-voted People's Choice honors and a chance to present at The Phocuswright Conference in November....
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Bonafide, Visiting Media team up to improve hotel AI visibility
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The companies said the partnership combines content management and AI optimization tools to help hotels improve how they are represented in generative AI platforms....
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Besty AI closes $3.75M seed round
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Besty AI is betting that automation can transform short-term rental operations, with plans to expand its platform and grow its enterprise customer base....
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Germany sets a travel spending record—sustaining it won’t be simple
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June 16, 2026
Phocuswright's Germany Travel Market Essentials 2026 examines the market's growth, structural vulnerabilities, future outlook and more....
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Tripadvisor to sell TheFork to American Express for $700M
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June 15, 2026
The deal would expand American Express' dining footprint in Europe while allowing Tripadvisor to focus more heavily on its experiences business....
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Mayumi Nakamura Birt on reinvention, resilience and the art of the imperfect
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June 15, 2026
Veltra’s chief transformation officer explains how AI is challenging Japan’s culture of perfection—and why women may be uniquely suited to thrive in the AI era....
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Top investors in travel tech 2026
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June 15, 2026
PhocusWire has delved into who were the top investors in travel tech 2026 to uncover the startups getting funding and the sectors investors are passing on....
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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Travelport, Daytrip, Lighthouse and more...
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Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry....
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Cloudbeds, Journey partner to help independent hotels compete with brand loyalty programs
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June 11, 2026
Journey’s AI-driven loyalty engine will be integrated into the Cloudbeds platform, giving independent properties a new way to incentivize direct bookings....
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UK investigates Ryanair over family seat fees
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June 11, 2026
The UK regulator is examining whether the airline's mandatory family seat reservation fee breaches consumer law and obscures the true cost of travel....
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Cendyn launches Wayfinder to help hotels avoid "OTA 2.0"
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June 11, 2026
Wayfinder will help hotels gain, measure and boost visibility across AI platforms such as Gemini, ChatGPT and Perplexity....
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Travel community reacts as ex-Sonder CEO raises $6M for Odessia
By Morgan Hines
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June 11, 2026
Some travel industry players were congratulatory, others poked holes in Odessia's model....
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Early AI lessons, experiments at Expedia Group
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June 11, 2026
Chief product officer Shilpa Ranganathan discussed Expedia Group’s AI innovation pace, early chatbot missteps and the organizational hurdles of scaling the technology....
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Tern launches agentic AI to boost travel advisor efficiency
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June 10, 2026
The technology can generate cruise proposals and draft communications for advisor approval....
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