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Amex GBT CEO on why AI will ‘strengthen and strengthen’ TMCs

By Morgan Hines | December 4, 2025

At The Beat Live event this week, Amex GBT CEO Paul Abbott detailed why he believes TMCs can thrive in an AI environment. Read More

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WP Holding to sell Fluege.de for €42M

By Abby Crotty | December 3, 2025

The China-based Tongcheng Travel said the acquisition of Fluege.de will bolster its flight ticket-booking business in Europe. Read More

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Priceline CEO Brett Keller reflects on 26 years at the OTA and industry evolution

By Linda Fox | December 3, 2025

As he prepares to step down as CEO of Priceline, Brett Keller discusses his time at the OTA, the highs and lows and what he would have done differently. Read More

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Rethinking metasearch around exploration and inspiration

By PhocusWire | December 3, 2025

Skyscanner CEO Bryan Batista discussed the company's growth strategy, including the opportunities created through partnering with LLMs. Read More

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Reinventing travel protection for the embedded, AI-powered era

By PhocusWire | December 2, 2025

As personalization, instant payouts and embedded offers become standard across travel, insurers are rethinking how they design products, manage claims and partner across the ecosystem. Read More

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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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3 key shifts happening in the corporate travel landscape

By Linda Fox | December 2, 2025

Executives from Amex GBT, Festive Road and Spotnana discussed how travel search, content distribution and trip servicing are changing for corporate travel buyers and bookers. Read More

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Ryanair ditches membership program after eight months

By Linda Fox | December 1, 2025

Ryanair launched its Prime scheme in late March, offering benefits including free reserved seats, travel insurance and monthly sales for £79. Read More

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Agoda's Omri Morgenshtern on OTAs moving up the funnel

By Linda Fox | December 1, 2025

Agoda CEO Omri Morgenshtern discussed AI's impact on trip planning as well as behind the scenes. Read More

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The Phocuswright Conference 2025 Launch Innovator: BoomPop

By PhocusWire | November 26, 2025

BoomPop was named Travel Innovator of the Year as part of Phocuswright's Launch: Innovation program. Read More

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Outlining trends, changes and the future of vacation rentals

By Abby Crotty | November 26, 2025

During an interview at The Phocuswright Conference, Sharad Sundaresan of Homescreen and Eric Goldreyer of Savvy, shared their thoughts on the STR sector. Read More

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Pangea acquires social app Overlap to address travel tech fragmentation

By Abby Crotty | November 25, 2025

As of Monday, Overlap users can log in to Pangea and access friends, pins and trips on the merged platform. Read More

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Amex GBT reportedly exploring a sale

By Andy Hoskins - BTN Europe | November 25, 2025

A Bloomberg report suggests the TMC is considering selling up "after a tough run on the stock market" but no certainty of a transaction. Read More

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Pulse check: Industry stakeholders' top concerns and sources of optimism

By Morgan Hines | November 25, 2025

At The Phocuswright Conference, PhocusWire spoke to industry leaders to get a sense of what they’re feeling optimistic and concerned about. Read More

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Google's agentic booking commercial model to be 'similar' to current model

By Linda Fox | November 24, 2025

Google's James Byers spoke about user trust, LLM differentiation and evolving advertising models in an interview at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More

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