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News / Technology

PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Southwest, Dida, PriceLabs and more...

By PhocusWire | July 10, 2026

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

Interview / Online

CEO Spotlight: Andrés Spitzer of Civitatis

By Linda Fox | July 10, 2026

Six months into the role, Andrés Spitzer, CEO of Civitatis, discussed growth for the tours and activities company, the impact of AI and what he brings as a leader. Read More

News / Technology

Beyond the app: How wearable AI is rewiring the global travel tech stack

By Alex Levin - L+R | July 6, 2026

Alex Levin, founding partner at L+R, argues that wearable artificial intelligence will replace mobile apps as the primary interface for travel, requiring the industry to rethink its technology... Read More

News / Online

Visa launches travel platform with curated experiences in 10 destinations

By Cathy Walsh | June 30, 2026

Visa Destinations gives cardholders access to curated experiences, city guides and travel benefits across 10 locations. Read More

News / Technology

Holibob launches conversational booking platform for travel experiences

By Cathy Walsh | June 30, 2026

The launch brings Holibob's natural language booking technology directly to travelers and includes an integration with Google's Things to Do. 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

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: Pintours is building AI-powered tours that adapt to every traveler

By Cathy Walsh | June 29, 2026

Pintours combines audio narration, navigation, augmented reality and conversational AI to tailor experiences to each traveler's interests, location and language. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Marriott, Lake.com, RateGain and more...

By PhocusWire | June 26, 2026

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

News / Online

Trust, AI acceleration, diversity to shape the future of travel

By Morgan Hines | June 26, 2026

Travel industry stakeholders from various sectors shared their takes on what will impact travel’s future at HBX Group’s MarketHub Americas event. Read More

News / Finance

Chaty AI raises $1.15 million seed round to expand AI assistant for travel experiences

By Cathy Walsh | June 24, 2026

The Australia-based startup plans to accelerate development of its conversational AI platform, which helps tours, activities and attractions operators automate customer service and bookings across voice... Read More

News / Finance

RealTime Reservation acquires STAY, targeting end-to-end guest experience

By Cathy Walsh | June 17, 2026

The deal brings together pre-arrival commerce and in-stay engagement capabilities as hotels look to drive ancillary revenue and deepen guest relationships. Read More

News / Startups

Meet the winners of the 2026 Global Startup Pitch

By PhocusWire | June 17, 2026

The eight travel tech startups will travel to WiT Singapore this fall, where they will compete for audience-voted People's Choice honors and a chance to present at The Phocuswright Conference in... 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

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: Loook wants to be the storytelling layer for in-destination discovery

By Cathy Walsh | June 15, 2026

Loook is building a GPS-enabled storytelling platform that automatically delivers location-based stories to travelers as they move through destinations, helping tourism organizations extend engagement... Read More

News / Technology

Mayumi Nakamura Birt on reinvention, resilience and the art of the imperfect

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | June 15, 2026

Veltra’s chief transformation officer explains how AI is challenging Japan’s culture of perfection—and why women may be uniquely suited to thrive in the AI era. Read More

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