Travel Booking

Hotels and OTAs shift focus from channels to guests
News / Distribution
Hotels and OTAs shift focus from channels to guests
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | November 11, 2025
At WiT Singapore, hotels and OTAs found common ground in a new battleground: trust, experience and emotion.   Read More
Rapid Fire with David Hoctor of TikTok
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Rapid Fire with David Hoctor of TikTok
By Abby Crotty | November 11, 2025
As we approach The Phocuswright Conference in San Diego, PhocusWire is highlighting a number of conference speakers in a series of Q&As.   Read More
The future of agentic payments in travel
News / Technology
The future of agentic payments in travel
By Morgan Hines | November 11, 2025
Agentic commerce is becoming a reality—how far is the travel industry from moving to AI-powered payments? Read More
Klook takes first public step toward US IPO
News / Distribution
Klook takes first public step toward US IPO
By Abby Crotty | November 10, 2025
The company filed an F-1 registration statement with the U.S. SEC to list under the symbol "KLK." Read More
Marriott ends Sonder licensing agreement over default
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
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: Bonafide
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: Bonafide
By PhocusWire | November 10, 2025
Bonafide is an alignment platform that helps travel brands make their content understandable, discoverable and actionable for generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems like ChatGPT, Gemini and... Read More
The supplier shift powering Latin America’s travel growth
News / Online
The supplier shift powering Latin America’s travel growth
By Phocuswright Research | November 10, 2025
Across airlines, hotels, car rentals and intermediaries, the post-pandemic reset is giving way to a new phase of consolidation and innovation in Latin America. Read More
Presenting the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026
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
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: Buzz
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: Buzz
By PhocusWire | November 10, 2025
Buzz is a travel payments and AI platform empowering Asian travelers to discover, book and pay seamlessly across borders. Read More
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: Dazhboards
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: Dazhboards
By PhocusWire | November 10, 2025
Dazhboards is an AI-powered business intelligence and automation platform built for tour and activity operators. Read More
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: SkyLink
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: SkyLink
By PhocusWire | November 10, 2025
SkyLink is an AI-powered corporate travel booking solution that sits within a company’s enterprise chat system. Read More
Hot 25 Travel Startups 2026: DirectBooker
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups 2026: DirectBooker
By PhocusWire | November 10, 2025
DirectBooker aims to connect hotels' inventory to AI systems so that travelers can find the best places to stay and book them directly. Read More
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: Arcube
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: Arcube
By PhocusWire | November 10, 2025
Arcube is a travel technology company that helps airlines unlock new revenue by aggregating ancillary suppliers, from lounges and eSIMs to car hire and insurance, into a single integration. Read More
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: Becoming rentABLE
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: Becoming rentABLE
By PhocusWire | November 10, 2025
Becoming rentABLE is a listing platform of accessible short-term rental properties. Read More
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: BizTrip AI
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: BizTrip AI
By PhocusWire | November 10, 2025
BizTrip AI is an intelligent, AI/ML-powered personal travel assistant for the business traveler that delivers booking options based on their individual preferences and corporate policy. Read More