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Middle East travel: Shaping the future through growth and innovation
By Shadi Kaddoura - Phocuswright
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October 31, 2025
The Middle East’s travel transformation offers both a blueprint and a warning, according to Phocuswright analyst Shadi Kaddoura.
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Travel management specialist Navan to debut on the Nasdaq
By Linda Fox
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October 30, 2025
In September, the company filed an S-1 registration document detailing its plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol “NAVN.”
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Rapid Fire with Raj Rishi Singh of MakeMyTrip
By Abby Crotty
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October 30, 2025
As we approach The Phocuswright Conference in San Diego, PhocusWire is highlighting a number of conference speakers in a series of Q&As.
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Message received: WhatsApp’s role in travel industry
By Morgan Hines
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October 30, 2025
Travel companies are integrating with WhatsApp to take advantage of its wide user base.
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MakeMyTrip reports robust domestic and international demand, updates on AI
By Linda Fox
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October 29, 2025
The India-based OTA reported margin gains across air, hotel and bus ticketing business units.
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Booking Holdings shares 'early' thoughts on OpenAI apps, reports domestic growth
By Abby Crotty
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October 28, 2025
CEO Glenn Fogel conceded that it is still early, but the company is “very happy to be in the first wave of apps with OpenAI.”
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What travel tech entrepreneur Bobby Healy would build if he had another life
By Linda Fox
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October 28, 2025
The Meili co-founder shared his thoughts on "easy money" in travel technology and had some advice for startups during an interview at a recent Travel Massive event.
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Where are they now? Catching up with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024
By Mileva Sapic
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October 27, 2025
Our Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024 have grown and undergone major transformations, including attracting funding rounds and securing major global partnerships.
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: SAP Concur, Amadeus, American Airlines and more...
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October 24, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.
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Banks and airlines continue battle over consumer loyalty
By Abby Crotty
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October 24, 2025
A new report from consulting firm IdeaWorksCompany highlighted strengths and weaknesses of both entities, but banks maintain an edge.
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Trip.com Group's COO Xing Xiong reflects on the AI age
By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT
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October 24, 2025
At WiT’s 20th anniversary conference, Trip.com Group's COO Xing Xiong spoke about navigating disruption, the limits of AI and why human passion remains the most irreplaceable asset in travel.
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Assistance needed: How airlines can improve the experience for vulnerable travelers
By Linda Fox
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October 24, 2025
With the aging global population and neurodiversity increasingly in the spotlight, there's room for improvement on the aviation industry's accessibility report card.
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Hotels push live ChatGPT integrations as AI search goes bookable
By Matthew Parsons
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October 23, 2025
Following OpenAI’s launch of “ChatGPT apps,” experts predict that AI search platforms will soon be able to display hotels' real-time availability and rates.
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Grab introduces third-party partner apps
By Abby Crotty
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October 22, 2025
Grab has partnered with five service apps that are now available on Grab's app in Singapore and Malaysia.
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When travel isn’t first: How economic strains are changing consumer behavior
By Phocuswright Research
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October 22, 2025
While major trip components continue to be booked at similar rates, the way travelers research, plan and choose is shifting beneath the surface.
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