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Travel brands continue to chase AI visibility as the landscape shifts

By Morgan Hines | September 4, 2026

Following reports that Reddit citations have fallen considerably in LLM results, travel companies are once again reconsidering visibility strategies. Read More

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Klook expands creator access to single-link affiliate marketing tool

By Morgan Hines | September 3, 2026

Following a small pilot in March, the single-link storefront feature is now available to more than 30,000 creators across 88 markets. Read More

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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: BCD Travel, Klook, Dida and more...

By PhocusWire | August 28, 2026

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

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AI trip planning is outpacing DMO adoption

By Morgan Hines | August 25, 2026

There is a growing disconnect between DMOs’ AI preparedness and rising traveler use. Read More

News / Online

How Mad Monkey aligned its social media strategy with the way its guests travel

By Cathy Walsh | August 18, 2026

The hostel operator has built a multifaceted creator strategy around how young travelers discover destinations, connect with one another and move through Southeast Asia. Read More

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Agoda’s Tim Hughes on online travel’s broken promise and AI’s 'Reddit' dilemma

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | August 14, 2026

Agoda’s Timothy Hughes sat down at WiT Queenstown to discuss why online travel hasn't delivered on its oldest promise and why the fix for AI’s travel-advice problem might be in New Zealand. Read More

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: Seatlr wants to connect travelers going to the same city

By Abby Crotty | July 13, 2026

The Seatlr app connects travelers using flight numbers and offers AI translation for 59 languages. Read More

News / Online

Hostelworld’s Gary Morrison on building for the social traveler

By Cathy Walsh | June 30, 2026

Hostelworld CEO Gary Morrison discussed how the industry misunderstands hostel travelers, the company's strategy and more at Phocuswright Europe. Read More

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Klook’s Wilfred Fan on using social to spread travel

By WiT | June 24, 2026

Klook's chief commercial officer discusses using creator content and booking data to disperse tourism, drive social commerce and adapt to an AI-powered travel landscape. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

The hotel industry's real TikTok GO problem has nothing to do with TikTok

By Boštjan Koželj | June 16, 2026

Boštjan Koželj argues that hotels risk missing the next wave of AI-driven distribution because many still lack the machine-readable infrastructure needed to compete in emerging channels. Read More

News / Distribution

Hotel distribution pushes beyond traditional channels

By Cathy Walsh | June 10, 2026

Industry analysis from Shiji tracks the evolving distribution ecosystem, mapping new categories including AI-driven visibility and direct-booking platforms, map-based commerce and social messaging. Read More

News / Technology

Hotels face speed problem as video platforms reshape the booking journey

By Matthew Parsons | June 10, 2026

Hospitality leaders say legacy operating models are ill-equipped for an era of AI-powered discovery and social commerce. Read More

News / Startups

Meet the 17 finalists of the 2026 Global Startup Pitch

By PhocusWire | May 29, 2026

Finalists will compete in person at Phocuswright Europe, and winners from each region will deliver showcase presentations at WiT Singapore. Read More

News / Technology

Travel marketers prepare for the rise of AI agents

By Morgan Hines | May 28, 2026

Executives from Expedia Group, OpenAI and The Trade Desk say travel marketers must adapt as AI agents become a bigger part of trip discovery and booking. Read More

News / Online

Travel operators ramp up AI spending as search and discovery behaviors shift

By Cathy Walsh | May 27, 2026

TravelTech Show research points to rising investment in AI and travel technology as operators adapt to changing customer search, discovery and booking patterns. Read More

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