Travel Booking

News / Technology

SiteMinder wants to close the gap between hotel pricing recommendations and distribution

By Linda Fox | September 22, 2026

SiteMinder's CEO Sankar Narayan said hotels are losing money through broken connections to distribution channels and unlisted rooms. Read More

From Our Partners / Online

How leading travel companies are strengthening margins in 2026

By Airwallex | September 22, 2026

A new Airwallex report explores how travel companies are protecting margins by managing FX exposure, payments, working capital and financial operations. Read More

News / Technology

Expedia exec on making AI an ambassador in travel

By Abby Crotty | September 22, 2026

With AI agents becoming gatekeepers, travel brands need to influence them to act as ambassadors instead, according to Expedia's Daniel Shin Un Kang. Read More

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: OutReserve wants to make outdoor travel easier to navigate

By Abby Crotty | September 21, 2026

Founded this year, OutReserve is focused on addressing fragmentation in the outdoor travel space. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Big shifts coming to travel by 2030: Why infrastructure, not AI, decides who wins

By Mathias Lundoe Nielsen - Entravel Group | September 21, 2026

Entravel founder and CEO Mathias Lundoe Nielsen suggests that the systems beneath AI assistants will be the pivotal component in the agentic future. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Amadeus, Hospitable, Cloudbeds and more...

By PhocusWire | September 18, 2026

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

News / Online

Trip.com's TripGenie to get booking capabilities through Mastercard partnership

By Linda Fox | September 17, 2026

Mastercard's Agent Suite for Merchants enables travel brands to offer agentic shopping experiences within their existing ecommerce environment. Read More

News / Distribution

European hotels maintain direct distribution lead over OTAs

By Linda Fox | September 17, 2026

HOTREC's hotel distribution study revealed that 51% of bookings are made directly with hotels, while almost 30% are made through OTAs. Read More

News / Finance

Trip.com Group Q2 hit by fine from Chinese regulator

By Linda Fox | September 16, 2026

The Chinese OTA's accommodation revenue for Q2 was offset by the penalty imposed by China's State Administration for Market Regulation. Read More

News / Technology

Travel marketers look to improve AI visibility and prepare for agentic booking

By Mark Frary | September 16, 2026

Executives from Travelier, Skyscanner and Demand-Genius discussed agentic travel booking and the shift from SEO to GEO during a panel at Phocuswright's Travel Marketing AI Summit London. Read More