Online Travel Agency

PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of online travel agencies, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on the brands and their strategies, executives and positions in the market.

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Travel’s third-largest sector faces its defining decade

By Phocuswright Research and Arival | March 3, 2026

The experiences sector is set to top $340 billion by 2029, according to research from Phocuswright and Arival. Read More

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Indonesia’s online travel market eyes $17B future

By WiT | March 2, 2026

In this sneak peek of the new Indonesia Explored report, WiT is diving into how local OTAs are not just defending their home turf but are eyeing regional dominance. Read More

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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: RMS, Klook, Lufthansa and more...

By PhocusWire | February 27, 2026

Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More

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OTAs' marketing spend exceeded $20B in 2025

By Linda Fox | February 27, 2026

Marketing investment from the largest online travel players rose again last year. Read More

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Trip.com Group sees growth from inbound travel to China

By Linda Fox | February 26, 2026

The company increased net revenue in Q4 2025 by 21% to $2.2 billion, attributed to travel demand. For the full year, net revenue increased to almost $9 billion. Read More

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AI is changing travel companies’ hiring mindset

By Morgan Hines | February 25, 2026

Travel industry stakeholders weigh in on how AI is changing hiring thought processes. Read More

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Ranking management solution Otamiser raises $2M

By Abby Crotty | February 23, 2026

Otamiser said the round was intentionally keep small, and CEO Bart-Jan Leyts emphasized that the company is "strongly focused on cost awareness." Read More

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Booking Holdings sees 20% rise in travelers booking multiple trip components

By Morgan Hines | February 18, 2026

The company also saw continued growth in both the U.S. and Asia in Q4 2025. Read More

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India-based MakeMyTrip, Ixigo working with OpenAI to expand AI capabilities

By Abby Crotty | February 18, 2026

The travel companies are working with the U.S. AI giant to advance trip planning and AI capabilities across their platforms. Read More

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WebMCP offers path for travel sites to become ‘agent-ready’

By Morgan Hines | February 18, 2026

Travel was highlighted as a use case for the WebMCP standard driven by Google and Microsoft. Read More

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Ixigo eyes global expansion, acquires majority stake in Trenes

By Linda Fox | February 13, 2026

Ixigo expects “meaningful synergies” from the investment by combining Trenes' customer base and integrations with the Indian OTA’s product innovation and technological expertise. Read More