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News / Technology

Lufthansa's AI assistant Swifty pilots with SWISS, plots next steps

By Linda Fox | March 18, 2025

The pilot offers website users the option to book their flight using AI alongside traditional search. Read More

Opinion / Technology

2025 is the year AI agents will transform airline shopping

By Rick Seaney - 3Victors | March 18, 2025

Consumers, not companies, will be the real drivers of the agent change as they quickly embrace readily available free online tools more quickly than any airline can. Read More

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Vacasa agrees to increased offer from Casago

By Linda Fox | March 17, 2025

Casago increased its offer to acquire Vacasa after existing shareholder Davidson Kempner made its own offer early last month. Read More

News / Online

Tripadvisor brings in Booking.com veteran as president of Viator

By Linda Fox | March 17, 2025

Almost a year since Ben Drew stepped down, Tripadvisor Group is bringing in former Booking.com executive Pepijn Rijvers to lead Viator's next phase of growth. Read More

News / Technology

Virgin Atlantic partners with Joby for U.K. electric air taxi service

By Linda Fox | March 17, 2025

The companies hope to offer zero-emission, short-range journeys across the UK, starting with regional and city connections from Virgin Atlantic’s hubs at Heathrow and Manchester airports. Read More

News / Distribution

U.S. travel agency market: A resilient and thriving segment

By Phocuswright Research | March 17, 2025

The advisor landscape is shifting, with new entrants replacing retirees and an increasing number returning to office/storefront settings. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Sihot, HiJiffy, Magpie, Visit Group and more...

By PhocusWire | March 14, 2025

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

News / Startups

Why travel startup founders step away from running their companies

By Mark Frary | March 14, 2025

As travel startups begin to scale, founder/CEOs often take the decision to move to product or strategy roles and let someone with a different skillset lead the company through the next stage. Read More

News / Technology

Wyndham looks to Katanox to save distribution and payment costs

By Linda Fox | March 13, 2025

The company, which has more than 9,000 properties under franchise, is working with Katanox to drive cost savings and operational efficiencies and better control for franchisees with the technology. Read More

Interview / Online

CEO Spotlight: Pere Vallès of Exoticca

By Linda Fox | March 12, 2025

Exoticca's CEO Pere Valles discusses the company's strategy to play in the connected trip space, its technology investment and keeping investors happy. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Arcube helps fliers convert loyalty points to ancillaries

By Morgan Hines | March 11, 2025

Arcube's platform also works to analyze a passenger’s travel history, market data and other factors to predict and increase the likelihood of a passenger returning to an airline. Read More

News / Online

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

News / Technology

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

News / Technology

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

News / Technology

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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