Travel Inspiration

News / Technology

PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Southwest, Dida, PriceLabs and more...

By PhocusWire | July 10, 2026

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

News / Distribution

Addressing the L2B ratio explosion

By Morgan Hines | July 9, 2026

With AI potentially driving look-to-book ratios to 200,000:1, can travel infrastructure survive the strain? Read More

News / Online

European travelers are changing the rules

By Phocuswright Research | July 7, 2026

Phocuswright's Europe Consumer Travel Report 2026 breaks down exactly where markets are pulling apart. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: TSA, Google, Mindtrip and more...

By PhocusWire | July 2, 2026

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

Interview / Online

CEO Spotlight: Naren Shaam of Omio

By Morgan Hines | July 2, 2026

Naren Shaam discusses AI, scaling Omio, operations and more in a wide-ranging conversation with PhocusWire. Read More

Interview / Technology

AI debate continues: Will travel's biggest brands thrive or falter?

By Cathy Walsh | July 1, 2026

Mario Gavira and Christian Watts brought their ongoing PhocusWire debate to the studio at Phocuswright Europe 2026, offering sharply different views on how artificial intelligence will reshape travel... Read More

News / Online

Visa launches travel platform with curated experiences in 10 destinations

By Cathy Walsh | June 30, 2026

Visa Destinations gives cardholders access to curated experiences, city guides and travel benefits across 10 locations. Read More

News / Technology

Holibob launches conversational booking platform for travel experiences

By Cathy Walsh | June 30, 2026

The launch brings Holibob's natural language booking technology directly to travelers and includes an integration with Google's Things to Do. Read More

News / Online

U.S. Hotel and Lodging 2026: Slow growth, a stable split and AI waiting at the door

By Phocuswright Research | June 30, 2026

The 2026 outlook is cautiously optimistic for the hotel sector. Read More

News / Technology

Skyscanner launches AI travel discovery, road trip planning tools

By Cathy Walsh | June 30, 2026

The company is testing personalized destination recommendations and road trip itineraries while also expanding flight tracking, price alerts and accommodations. Read More

News / Online

Hostelworld’s Gary Morrison on building for the social traveler

By Cathy Walsh | June 30, 2026

Hostelworld CEO Gary Morrison discussed how the industry misunderstands hostel travelers, the company's strategy and more at Phocuswright Europe. Read More

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: Pintours is building AI-powered tours that adapt to every traveler

By Cathy Walsh | June 29, 2026

Pintours combines audio narration, navigation, augmented reality and conversational AI to tailor experiences to each traveler's interests, location and language. Read More

News / Technology

Almost right isn't good enough for travel's agentic future

By Linda Fox | June 29, 2026

Executives from Anthropic, Kismet and Travelport discuss where the travel industry is in its journey to agentic commerce and what's holding things up. Read More

Opinion / Technology

The architecture of truth: Why ‘AI SEO’ for hotels is snake oil

By Fred Bean - HotelPORT | June 29, 2026

Fred Bean, founder and CEO of HotelPORT, argues that AI search rewards data accuracy and consistency—not AI SEO tactics or technical shortcuts. Read More