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News / Technology

Expedia to integrate with Alexa+ in 2026

By Morgan Hines | December 29, 2025

With its Expedia integration, users will be able to talk to Alexa+ to find and book vacation rentals and hotels. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Shorter booking windows require smarter marketing: How AI can transform travel campaigns

By Ryan Fitzgerald - Net Conversion | December 29, 2025

As consumer booking behavior shifts, Net Conversion CEO and co-founder Ryan Fitzgerald discusses the need for travel marketers to adjust. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Trip.com Group, SITA, NextTrip and more...

By PhocusWire | December 26, 2025

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

News / Online

Playing favorites: The makings of a go-to travel brand

By Phocuswright Research | December 24, 2025

Across airlines, hotels and online travel agencies, value for the money is the dominant factor in brand preference. 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 / Online

Agentic AI, NDC and shifting priorities: PhocusWire’s top opinion stories of 2025

By PhocusWire | December 18, 2025

We rounded up the top 10 performing op-eds on PhocusWire for 2025. Read More

News / Online

Navan announces CFO transition following IPO

By Morgan Hines | December 15, 2025

Navan held its first earnings call following its October IPO, sharing a bump in revenue and a higher net loss year over year for Q3. Read More

News / Technology

How Expedia Group believes AI can improve digital travel marketing

By Morgan Hines | December 12, 2025

AI-supported travel marketing can work—as long as it still has a human touch, according to Rob Torres of Expedia Group. Read More

News / Online

Phocuswright releases Travel Forward report for 2026

By PhocusWire | December 10, 2025

The year-end, forward-looking report outlines global travel trends for 2026 and beyond. Read More

News / Distribution

Hotel booking ‘front door’ is changing with AI

By Morgan Hines | December 5, 2025

Industry stakeholders believe that suppliers will benefit with AI becoming a ‘front door’ for hotel discovery. Read More

News / Startups

Business travel AI assistant 'Otto The Agent' launches

By Morgan Hines | December 4, 2025

AI-powered travel assistant Otto the Agent is now available to function as an executive assistant for business travelers. Read More

News / Startups

Capital One Ventures, United Airlines Ventures invest in Mindtrip

By Morgan Hines | December 4, 2025

The new capital brings the AI-powered travel planning platform’s total funding to $22.5 million. Read More

News / Technology

Travel's new front door: AI discovery surges as search slips

By Phocuswright Research | December 2, 2025

While general search still leads all other research tools, its share is dropping as AI usage grows, raising the question of whether gen AI platforms could eventually overtake traditional search. Read More

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How travel marketers can connect context, content and conversion

By PhocusWire | December 1, 2025

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