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Northeast Asia online travel bookings to break $30B by 2026

By Phocuswright Research | March 11, 2025

Northeast Asia's booking pathway is online. New demand, demographic and strategic dynamics will further reshape travel across the decade. Read More

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Generative AI: What’s on the horizon for airlines?

By Matthew Parsons | March 11, 2025

For airlines exploring AI, much of the focus is on Large Language Models—machine learning that can comprehend and generate human language text. Read More

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Autonomous AI agent Manus joins the fray

By Linda Fox | March 10, 2025

China-based AI agent Manus is in early preview and attracting mixed reaction from the technology industry. Read More

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Is an "app-ocalypse" nigh for hospitality tech as AI agents advance?

By Florian Montag - Apaleo | March 10, 2025

Instead of relying on humans as connective tissue, AI agents acting as self-learning, adaptive digital assistants will manage the entire hospitality tech ecosystem autonomously in the future. Read More

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American Express to acquire Center

By Michael B. Baker | March 7, 2025

American Express said it plans to "create a seamless expense management platform" combining Center's software and Amex's corporate and small business cards. Read More

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Corsair Capital acquires majority share of IDnow

By Morgan Hines | March 7, 2025

IDnow, which was founded in 2014, creates artificial intelligence-powered identification verification technologies that cater to brands across sectors including the travel sector. Read More

News / Startups

Conversational AI provider Kleio receives €3M in funding

By Morgan Hines | March 7, 2025

The 2024-founded company will use the new capital to drive adoption, increase the range of skills its AI agents can complete and train AI models for sales. Read More

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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Cendyn, Daytrip, Shiji, TUI and more...

By PhocusWire | March 7, 2025

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

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Booking.com shares progress on AI initiatives

By Linda Fox | March 7, 2025

Booking.com's senior vice president of accommodations shared details of the company's strategy for using AI and what is has planned for the future. Read More

News / Online

Travel websites littered with accessibility issues

By Morgan Hines | March 6, 2025

The 2025 Digital Accessibility Index found an average of 297 accessibility issues per webpage during Q4 of 2024 across 400,000 pages on 15,000 websites in different industries including hospitality. Read More

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Will metasearch remain relevant with agentic AI's rise?

By Morgan Hines | March 6, 2025

With OpenAI’s January launch of Operator, a tool that can book travel, questions have emerged on what changes will come and what industry sectors will be most affected. Read More

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Selina properties being converted to Socialtels under new owner

By Jeffrey Weinstein - Hotel Investment Today | March 5, 2025

Collective Hospitality is reimagining the "digital nomad" brand it bought out of insolvency with a new name, a smaller footprint and a goal to partner with a big brand. Read More

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Trip.com Group, WTTC provide glimpse of future technology game changers

By Linda Fox | March 5, 2025

The Trip.com Group/WTTC study is divided into four trend areas-digital technologies, financial technologies, future of mobility and breakthrough innovations- and evaluates why the trends are important... Read More

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Mews raises $75M to expand in U.S., Europe

By Morgan Hines | March 4, 2025

The funding was led by Tiger Global, with input from existing investors including Kinnevik, Battery Ventures and Goldman Sachs Alternatives. Read More