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CEO Spotlight: Filip Filipov of OAG

By Abby Crotty | July 30, 2026

Filip Filipov reflected on his first six months as CEO of OAG during an interview at Phocuswright Europe. Read More

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HBX Group CEO Nicolas Huss to retire

By Abby Crotty | July 29, 2026

In a separate announcement, the company issued a trading update for the third quarter of 2026. Read More

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Busbud sets up parent company, adds travel veterans to board

By Linda Fox | July 29, 2026

The formation of Terra Mobility combines consumer ground transport booking platforms Busbud, Buson and Recorrido with an ground travel operating system called TerraOS. Read More

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How hoteliers can adapt to survive the AI discovery shift

By Morgan Hines | July 29, 2026

As travelers swap traditional search for generative engines, hospitality brands must restructure data layers and content. Read More

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Kayak for Business adds 3 AI capabilities

By Abby Crotty | July 28, 2026

The capabilities, including trip building and trip support tools and an agent-to-agent connector, launch July 31. Read More

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AI hits its stride: 5 takeaways for travel leaders

By Phocuswright Research | July 28, 2026

More than half of U.S. travelers have now used AI to plan, book or navigate a trip, and expectations are climbing just as fast. Read More

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Trip.com Group hit with $763M penalty from Chinese regulators

By Morgan Hines | July 27, 2026

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation found that Trip.com Group violated anti-monopoly laws. Read More

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Hospitality executives on foundations before AI, industry readiness

By Linda Fox | July 27, 2026

Executives from Cendyn HomeToGo and Penta Hotels discussed the impact of AI on hospitality marketing at Phocuswright Europe 2026. Read More

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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: American Airlines, Spotnana, Hostaway and more...

By PhocusWire | July 24, 2026

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

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Visiting Media, HotelPORT partner to help hotels improve content across digital channels

By Abby Crotty | July 23, 2026

The companies plan to audit OTA listings, brand websites, event content and immersive experiences to identify opportunities for improvement. Read More

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Aer Lingus employee wins AI challenge with hotel concierge for standby flyers

By PhocusWire | July 23, 2026

An Aer Lingus digital product manager won RouteStack’s AI build challenge with StandByStay, a hotel concierge for airline employees flying standby. Read More

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13% is the number that explains why OTAs need hotels to keep working

By Phocuswright Research | July 23, 2026

This report is part of the U.S. Travel Market Report 2026 series, which includes matching essentials on airlines, hotels, car rental, cruise and packaged travel. Read More

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How travel booking is moving from search to intent

By PhocusWire | July 22, 2026

Erez Bousso, founder and CEO of Move, speaks with Phocuswright’s Mitra Sorrells about intent-based travel commerce, AI booking infrastructure and how travel may move beyond traditional search. Read More

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Loveholidays' ambitions in the growing packaged travel market

By Linda Fox | July 22, 2026

Loveholidays head of strategy Isabella Cheng discusses dynamic packaging growth and AI usage in an interview in the PhocusWire studio at Phocuswright Europe 2026. Read More