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Expedia Group to expand tours and activities business with Tiqets acquisition
News / Online
Expedia Group to expand tours and activities business with Tiqets acquisition
By Abby Crotty | December 10, 2025
The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, the OTA said. Read More
Amazon vs. Perplexity: The lawsuit that matters in travel
Opinion / Technology
Amazon vs. Perplexity: The lawsuit that matters in travel
By Mario Gavira | December 10, 2025
Mario Gavira outlines the possible rulings in Amazon's lawsuit against Perplexity and what each could mean for OTAs, metasearch and travel suppliers. Read More
Bookings Holdings CFO on creating a 'vertical' agentic experience
News / Online
Bookings Holdings CFO on creating a 'vertical' agentic experience
By Linda Fox | December 9, 2025
Booking Holdings sees opportunity in consumers being able to keep their travel within one "agentic experience environment." Read More
The hotel perspective: OTA's AI partnerships
News / Distribution
The hotel perspective: OTA's AI partnerships
By Morgan Hines | December 8, 2025
Hospitality industry stakeholders weigh in on hotel distribution: Who is likely to win in an AI era? Read More
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: SiteMinder, United Airlines, Klook and more...
News / Technology
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: SiteMinder, United Airlines, Klook and more...
By PhocusWire | December 5, 2025
Here's our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. Read More
Hotel booking ‘front door’ is changing with AI
News / Distribution
Hotel booking ‘front door’ is changing with AI
By Morgan Hines | December 5, 2025
Industry stakeholders believe that suppliers will benefit with AI becoming a ‘front door’ for hotel discovery. Read More
WP Holding to sell Fluege.de for €42M
News / Online
WP Holding to sell Fluege.de for €42M
By Abby Crotty | December 3, 2025
The China-based Tongcheng Travel said the acquisition of Fluege.de will bolster its flight ticket-booking business in Europe. Read More
Priceline CEO Brett Keller reflects on 26 years at the OTA and industry evolution
News / Online
Priceline CEO Brett Keller reflects on 26 years at the OTA and industry evolution
By Linda Fox | December 3, 2025
As he prepares to step down as CEO of Priceline, Brett Keller discusses his time at the OTA, the highs and lows and what he would have done differently. Read More
OTAs squeezed as airlines push for distribution control
News / Distribution
OTAs squeezed as airlines push for distribution control
By Gulce Karsli Rozenveld - Oojo.com | December 3, 2025
Oojo.com CEO Gulce Karsli Rozenveld outlines potential ramifications of airlines' "quest for total control" of distribution. Read More
The Phocuswright Conference 2025 Launch Innovator: Wenrix
Interview / Technology
The Phocuswright Conference 2025 Launch Innovator: Wenrix
By PhocusWire | December 3, 2025
During a presentation at The Phocuswright Conference, CEO Amir Balaish said Wenrix's DeepFlow product "closes the execution gap." Read More
Reinventing travel protection for the embedded, AI-powered era
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Reinventing travel protection for the embedded, AI-powered era
By PhocusWire | December 2, 2025
As personalization, instant payouts and embedded offers become standard across travel, insurers are rethinking how they design products, manage claims and partner across the ecosystem. Read More
Expedia Group appoints first chief AI and data officer
News / Technology
Expedia Group appoints first chief AI and data officer
By Abby Crotty | December 1, 2025
Xavier Amatriain is the former VP of AI and compute enablement at Google. Read More
How travel marketers can connect context, content and conversion
From Our Partners / Online
How travel marketers can connect context, content and conversion
By PhocusWire | December 1, 2025
How travel marketers can connect context, content and conversion false Amazon Ads Brought to you by https://bit.ly/3QE6but 20345 0 74 FromOurPartners Travel marketers are navigating a rapidly changing... Read More
The Phocuswright Conference 2025 Launch Innovator: Acai Travel
Interview / Startups
The Phocuswright Conference 2025 Launch Innovator: Acai Travel
By PhocusWire | December 1, 2025
Acai Travel received the People's Choice Award as part of Phocuswright’s Launch: Innovation program. Read More
Agoda's Omri Morgenshtern on OTAs moving up the funnel
News / Online
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
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