Travel Planning

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

News / Technology

PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Marriott, Lake.com, RateGain and more...

By PhocusWire | June 26, 2026

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

News / Online

Trust, AI acceleration, diversity to shape the future of travel

By Morgan Hines | June 26, 2026

Travel industry stakeholders from various sectors shared their takes on what will impact travel’s future at HBX Group’s MarketHub Americas event. Read More

News / Online

Trip.com Group eyes 200 million inbound travelers in next five years

By Linda Fox | June 25, 2026

The China-based OTA is exploring partnerships to integrate with AI platforms for travel planning. Read More

News / Technology

Sabre tech lead lifts curtain on company’s technological shift

By Morgan Hines | June 25, 2026

Garry Wiseman shared about the company’s AI strategy and development, building trust and change management. Read More

News / Online

Klook’s Wilfred Fan on using social to spread travel

By WiT | June 24, 2026

Klook's chief commercial officer discusses using creator content and booking data to disperse tourism, drive social commerce and adapt to an AI-powered travel landscape. Read More

News / Technology

Travel's next operating system won't be built on search

By Cathy Walsh | June 24, 2026

At Phocuswright Europe 2026, OAG CEO Filip Filipov explored how AI agents could transform the traveler experience and what the industry must build to enable it. Read More

Interview / Technology

CEO Spotlight: Julie Cheetham of Travalyst

By Linda Fox | June 23, 2026

Ahead of Climate Week London 2026 Travalyst CEO Julie Cheetham discusses how the travel sustainability discussion has evolved to conversations around risk management and revenue impact. Read More

News / Technology

Business travel buyers look to AI for help managing disruption

By Cathy Walsh | June 23, 2026

Separate surveys from Business Travel Show Europe and TravelTech Show highlight growing investment in artificial intelligence as travel companies look to manage disruption, improve traveler experiences... Read More