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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Travelport, Clear, United Airlines and more...
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December 19, 2025
Here's our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week.
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How ready is your travel company for agentic AI?
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December 19, 2025
Nezasa CEO Manuel Hilty contends that tools will become the differentiator for travel companies in the age of AI.
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Algeria-based VOLZ raises $5M
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December 18, 2025
VOLZ said the capital will help it grow in Algeria and expand to North and West Africa.
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Agentic AI, NDC and shifting priorities: PhocusWire’s top opinion stories of 2025
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December 18, 2025
We rounded up the top 10 performing op-eds on PhocusWire for 2025.
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December 18, 2025
Industry stakeholders from Stripe, Visa and ARC weigh in on how agentic commerce will transform payments.
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Exclusive Investments to buy Inspirato for $59M
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December 17, 2025
Under the agreement, Inspirato will become a privately-held company and will no longer be listed or traded on Nasdaq.
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Intelligent travel choice in a world of infinite options
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December 17, 2025
AI will bring consumer grade experiences to the corporate realm.
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Startup Stage: AirviaTech wants to simplify flight ticket sales
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December 17, 2025
AirviaTech, based in Turkey and founded this year, describes itself as an independent technology bridge between airlines and travel sellers.
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The Phocuswright Conference 2025 Launch Innovator: Vio.com
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December 17, 2025
According to Vio.com founder and CEO Oz Har Adir, the platform "turns price volatility into a value creator."
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Travel's movers, shakers and newsmakers in 2025
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December 17, 2025
PhocusWire names its 2025 newsmakers, spotlighting the companies and individuals behind the most significant moves.
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Implementing technology in cruise and what comes next with AI
By Abby Crotty
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December 16, 2025
Cruisebound's Pierre-Olivier Lepage and Alyza's Markus Stumpe discuss AI's role in cruise and how they see the sector moving forward.
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How corporate travel, payments could change by 2030
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December 16, 2025
Blockskye co-CEO and co-founder Brook Armstrong shared his vision for the changing payments frontier at The Beat Live.
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Navan announces CFO transition following IPO
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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.
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Mangelaars named CEO at Travelport as Webb steps down
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December 15, 2025
John Mangelaars who became COO and deputy CEO of Travelport in September will take over as CEO in April.
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Redefining hospitality with services, AI and more ways to stay
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December 15, 2025
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