Travel Booking

News / Distribution

Italian antitrust regulator fines Ryanair €255M over OTA bookings

By Abby Crotty | December 23, 2025

The Italian authority alleged that the airline used an “elaborate strategy” to prevent the distribution of Ryanair flights by OTAs. Read More

From Our Partners / Online

Multimodal travel, AI and the changing definition of access

By PhocusWire | December 23, 2025

As traveler values shift and sustainability, accessibility and resilience move higher on the agenda, mobility itself is becoming a defining part of the travel experience. Read More

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: TripTap wants to make the travel booking seamless

By Abby Crotty | December 23, 2025

The AI-powered trip planning platform officially launched earlier this month. Read More

News / Online

The top 10 news stories on PhocusWire in 2025

By PhocusWire | December 23, 2025

Revisit the 10 most-read news stories on PhocusWire this year, covering loyalty, AI and more. Read More

News / Technology

Lyft, Uber to introduce Baidu robotaxis in London

By Abby Crotty | December 22, 2025

Lyft and Uber announced separate partnerships with Beijing-based Baidu over the summer. Read More

News / Distribution

Sabre CEO on innovation and the evolving distribution model

By Linda Fox | December 22, 2025

Sabre president and CEO Kurt Ekert discusses being the underdog, the company's innovation focus and AI disrupting distribution at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More

News / Technology

Industry stakeholders on tech's role in solving traveler pain points

By Morgan Hines | December 19, 2025

Executives from Kayak, Skyscanner and Civitatis share the traveler pain points they're hoping to solve with technology. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Travelport, Clear, United Airlines and more...

By PhocusWire | December 19, 2025

Here's our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. Read More

Opinion / Technology

How ready is your travel company for agentic AI?

By Manuel Hilty - Nezasa | December 19, 2025

Nezasa CEO Manuel Hilty contends that tools will become the differentiator for travel companies in the age of AI. Read More

News / Online

Algeria-based VOLZ raises $5M

By Abby Crotty | December 18, 2025

VOLZ said the capital will help it grow in Algeria and expand to North and West Africa. Read More

News / Distribution

Air France-KLM addressing look-to-book volumes with Amadeus tech

By Linda Fox | December 18, 2025

Airlines are looking to their technology providers for solutions to the look-to-book surge from NDC. Read More

From Our Partners / Online

Why personalization in travel is still so hard and where progress is finally happening

By PhocusWire | December 18, 2025

Panelists from American Airlines, Allianz Partners and Sutherland discuss real-world barriers to personalization, from fragmented data and legacy systems to consumer trust, regulatory constraints and... Read More