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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: TravelPerk, Amadeus, Boatscribe, Ryanair and more...

By PhocusWire | September 12, 2025

Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More

News / Online

Brian Chesky on his mission to transform Airbnb into an ‘everything’ platform

By Morgan Hines | September 12, 2025

Airbnb is looking at AI, community building and additional offerings, including creating a “host ecosystem” to monetize services for hosts. Read More

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Uber app to get Blade electric air taxis

By Linda Fox | September 11, 2025

Blade’s passenger business, which last year flew more than 50,000 passengers across routes in the New York metropolitan area and Southern Europe, was acquired by Joby in late August. Read More

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The Phocuswright Conference 2025 - speakers and program

By PhocusWire | September 11, 2025

The Phocuswright Conference 2025 takes place in San Diego November 18-20 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt. Read More

News / Online

Tripadvisor, Expedia, Booking, Eu Travel Tech endorse EU online rating code

By Morgan Hines | September 11, 2025

The European Union’s new code of conduct is directed at improved transparency and online review reliability for consumers and travel businesses. Read More

News / Online

Content database specialist Giata Group acquires AI decisioning platform Smartseer

By Abby Crotty | September 11, 2025

Berlin-based Giata said the acquisition is an effort to improve its AI personalization offerings and leverage ROI for its partners. Read More

News / Online

Fragmented data, siloed systems: How hotels can move forward

By Abby Crotty | September 11, 2025

A recent study found 49% of hoteliers struggle to access data they need for revenue and operational decisions. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Unlocking the future of automation: How APIs are powering autonomous distribution

By Chris Hodges - Expedia Group | September 10, 2025

Expedia Group's VP of global connectivity and partner solutions writes that API integration can help improve hoteliers' operational efficiency. Read More

News / Distribution

Airlines set ancillary records, lean into new revenue streams

By Abby Crotty | September 10, 2025

Frontier Airlines broke the ancillary revenue threshold in 2024, with ancillaries accounting for 62% of its total revenue. Read More

News / Technology

Travel tech flashback: What made headlines in 2024?

By Morgan Hines | September 10, 2025

The travel industry was enamored with artificial intelligence (AI) in 2024, with the topic repeatedly making waves. Read More

News / Technology

Study tracks how travel shoppers use Google’s AI Mode

By Abby Crotty | September 9, 2025

A small behavioral study from Propellic examined how travelers interact with Google AI Mode and why travel marketers need to adjust. Read More

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: StayNow wants to simplify trip planning

By Abby Crotty | September 8, 2025

StayNow uses AI to help simplify the trip planning process for travelers. Read More

News / Online

OTAs' high hopes for social, AI channels as Q2 marketing spend hits $5B

By Linda Fox | September 8, 2025

OTAs are looking to drive efficiency as they diversify from performance marketing to other channels, including social and AI-powered search. Read More

News / Online

Hospitality tech platforms DigitalGuest and Chicostay merge

By Abby Crotty | September 5, 2025

The combined companies will now operate under the DigitalGuest identity. Read More

News / Technology

Fliggy's business travel arm AliBtrip unveils AI tools

By Linda Fox | September 5, 2025

AliBtrip's AI solution has an employee travel agent module and a corporate management agent to help streamline backend processes and ensure compliance. Read More

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