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Lyft and Uber announced separate partnerships with Beijing-based Baidu over the summer.
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December 22, 2025
Sabre president and CEO Kurt Ekert discusses being the underdog, the company's innovation focus and AI disrupting distribution at The Phocuswright Conference.
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December 19, 2025
Executives from Kayak, Skyscanner and Civitatis share the traveler pain points they're hoping to solve with technology.
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Here's our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week.
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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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How travel companies should prepare for agentic commerce
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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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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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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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December 17, 2025
PhocusWire names its 2025 newsmakers, spotlighting the companies and individuals behind the most significant moves.
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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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