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News / Technology

DirectBooking, DeepYou partner to build AI-native hotel booking platform

By Abby Crotty | February 11, 2026

The companies aim to have the platform cover 100,000 hotels in the next three years. Read More

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Marriott shares details of AI projects, partnerships

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2026

Marriott plans to deploy natural language search across Marriott.com and the Bonvoy mobile app in the first half of 2026. Read More

News / Technology

TripWorks lands $6M, plans AI development

By Linda Fox | January 27, 2026

The company wants to expand AI-driven pricing and revenue optimization tools, move into new markets and add to its product, engineering and customer success teams. Read More

News / Online

Mews raises $300M to expand AI, fintech capabilities

By Morgan Hines | January 22, 2026

The fresh capital brings the hospitality technology specialist’s valuation to $2.5 billion. Read More

News / Online

Gobi invests in Bangladesh-based B2B travel commerce platform Jatri

By Morgan Hines | January 20, 2026

Jatri said the fresh capital will support product innovation, expand its MENA ecosystem and grow partnerships. Read More

News / Online

Amenitiz raises $45M to fuel AI product growth and market expansion

By Abby Crotty | November 11, 2025

Amenitiz said it has grown fourfold since its Series A funding round in 2022, now supporting over 15,000 properties across Europe. Read More

News

Marriott ends Sonder licensing agreement over default

By Linda Fox | November 10, 2025

Marriott said Sonder "is no longer affiliated with Marriott Bonvoy and Sonder properties are not available for new bookings on Marriott’s channels." Read More

News / Startups

Presenting the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026

By PhocusWire | November 10, 2025

PhocusWire presents the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026—our annual list of new companies in travel, hospitality and tourism. Read More

News / Technology

Mews brings agentic AI on board with acquisition of DataChat

By Linda Fox | October 28, 2025

DataChat, which was initially launched in 2017 as a research project, works in the retail, financial services and telecommunications sectors. Read More

Opinion / Technology

AI’s new gatekeepers: How Booking.com and Expedia are hijacking the future of travel

By Brad Brewer - Agentic Hospitality | October 21, 2025

The EU’s Digital Markets Act forces the biggest online “gatekeepers” to play fair, but it doesn’t yet cover standalone AI assistants—like ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity. Read More

News / Technology

How gen AI is reinventing voice technology in travel

By Matthew Parsons | October 15, 2025

Several travel companies are exploring the future of voice technology, covering customer service and business operations through to real-time translation and conversational booking. Read More

News / Technology

Why AI agents fall short in fragmented hospitality tech—And how MCP fixes this

By Stephan Wiesener - Apaleo | October 10, 2025

Apaleo founder and CTO Stephan Wiesener says MCP is the breakthrough that will turn AI agents from concept into practical, daily operations. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Hotels and innovation—keeping guests and staff center stage

By Chelsea Salamone - Thayer Investment Partners | September 17, 2025

Ultimately, hospitality tech must never lose sight of the human element inherent in a terrific guest experience. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: TravelPerk, Amadeus, Boatscribe, Ryanair and more...

By PhocusWire | September 12, 2025

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

Opinion / Distribution

Unlocking the future of automation: How APIs are powering autonomous distribution

By Chris Hodges - Expedia Group | September 10, 2025

Expedia Group's VP of global connectivity and partner solutions writes that API integration can help improve hoteliers' operational efficiency. Read More

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