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.

News / Technology

OpenAI’s shift shows travel is too complex for quick-fix distribution

By Morgan Hines | March 10, 2026

According to a report from The Information, OpenAI has moved purchasing to ChatGPT apps. Read More

News / Online

Investor challenges Booking Holdings’ balance sheet, buyback strategy

By Cathy Walsh | March 9, 2026

CMF Capital sent a letter to the company’s board of directors detailing concerns about the OTA's position following its Q4 2025 earnings release. Read More

News / Distribution

MakeMyTrip to expand packages through Flamingo Transworld acquisition

By Linda Fox | March 9, 2026

The acquisition will complement MMT’s holiday packages business and help drive its growth across India. Read More

News / Technology

OTAs to hand over AI pricing policy details in US House committee investigation

By Linda Fox | March 6, 2026

The chairman of the U.S. House Oversight Committee has written to the CEOs of Booking Holdings, Expedia Group, Lyft and Uber regarding the impact of AI-driven pricing. Read More

News / Online

Expedia CFO on what's driving ‘radical’ shift at travel giant

By Morgan Hines | March 5, 2026

CFO Scott Schenkel detailed how Expedia Group is optimizing operations to maximize efficiency and results. Read More

News / Technology

APAC travel trends pt. 2: AI, loyalty ecosystems and the experiences boom

By Abby Crotty | March 5, 2026

The second part of our APAC travel trend series focuses on loyalty, experiences and technology's role in the "digital-first" region. Read More

News / Online

APAC travel trends pt. 1: Traveler behavior, growing markets and what's coming next

By Abby Crotty | March 4, 2026

In part one of a two-part feature, PhocusWire takes a deep dive into the current travel trends defining APAC and what the landscape may look like moving forward. Read More

News / Online

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

News / Online

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

News / Technology

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

News / Online

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

News / Online

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

News / Technology

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

News / Online

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