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Tour operators question OTA rankings as AI changes travel discovery

By Marisa Garcia | October 21, 2026

Some tours and activities operators are reporting sharp declines in bookings through OTAs, even as their overall business grows. Read More

News / Online

Cloudbeds to launch direct-booking integration with Meta's Muse

By Abby Crotty | October 20, 2026

The API integration is set to roll out to Cloudbeds' U.S. hotel customers in the first quarter of 2027. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Return on tokens: Who pays for the free travel agent?

By Eugenia Dunaeva - TravelAI | October 20, 2026

Eugenia Dunaeva, an independent director at TravelAI, argues that the money behind personal AI agents is real, but the unit economics are not. Read More

News / Finance

Ramp secures $1.85B, homes in on AI

By Linda Fox | October 19, 2026

The company recently launched AI token spend management to help finance and technical teams understand and control the technology across different areas of the business. Read More

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: Tripician uses AI to build verified, collaborative travel itineraries

By Cathy Walsh | October 19, 2026

The startup combines AI-powered trip planning with live place verification, feasibility checks and group collaboration tools. Read More

News / Finance

Tracking travel startup funding rounds and acquisitions in Q3

By Linda Fox | October 16, 2026

Travel startup funding rounds were elusive in Q3, while acquisitions were more abundant. Read More

News / Technology

Mindtrip brings AI discovery to Norwegian destination organizations

By Linda Fox | October 15, 2026

The partnership brings Mindtrip's travel discovery technology to “Norway by Locals,” an upcoming website that helps travelers plan, save and share trips across Norwegian destinations. Read More

News / Startups

Booking Holdings launches Vayo AI travel agent, plans $100M investment

By Abby Crotty | October 14, 2026

Vayo organizes travel bookings from users’ inboxes and monitors trips for savings and disruptions, including reservations made outside Booking Holdings’ brands. Read More

News / Online

ParkMundo adds €2.3M to scale airport parking platform

By Linda Fox | October 13, 2026

The seed round follows a rebuilding of the company’s technology, a rebrand and the development of B2B distribution capability. Read More

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: TravelSnap.AI turns guest video reviews into booking opportunities

By Cathy Walsh | October 12, 2026

The platform uses AI to collect, translate and publish guest video reviews to help travel businesses increase their visibility in AI search and drive bookings. Read More

News / Technology

ATPCO tackles challenge of matching AI travel requests to airline products

By Cathy Walsh | October 9, 2026

A two-week proof of concept tested how structured airline data could help turn conversational travel requests into more specific shopping results. Read More

News / Technology

Southwest launches ChatGPT plugin for flight search

By Cathy Walsh | October 7, 2026

The plugin lets travelers shop for flights and compare fares in ChatGPT before being redirected to Southwest.com to complete the booking. Read More

News / Startups

Lobby, Crewfare win People's Choice Awards at the 2026 Global Startup Pitch

By WiT | October 2, 2026

Lobby and Crewfare will showcase their innovations at The Phocuswright Conference 2026 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Read More

News / Technology

AI transformation in travel: Kara Franker of Visit Florida Keys & Key West

By Abby Crotty | October 2, 2026

Kara Franker, CEO of Visit Florida Keys & Key West, shares her thoughts on tech innovation in the DMO space in PhocusWire's latest AI Transformation in Travel installment. Read More

Opinion / Technology

AI agents are having their 'Spotify moment': Why travel needs to take note

By Mario Gavira | October 2, 2026

Mario Gavira discusses Instinct, a new agent operating straight out of WhatsApp and iMessage, which he calls "the breakout surprise of the agentic era." Read More

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