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Startup Stage: Maison wants to use AI to provide seamless asssitance for guests

By Abby Crotty | August 28, 2025

Maison offers an AI operating system for hotels and hospitality systems, giving guests access to 24/7 customer service via a chatbot. Read More

News / Distribution

Have TikTok and Booking.com just ‘nuked’ the travel funnel?

By Morgan Hines | August 28, 2025

Select U.S. users can now book hotel rooms through Booking.com directly on TikTok—and the platform has also launched TikTokGO for creators to earn travel commissions. Read More

News / Online

Travalyst CEO Sally Davey to step down after 5 years

By Linda Fox | August 27, 2025

Travalyst is looking internally and externally for a CEO to replace Sally Davey, who plans to step down in December. Read More

News / Online

Three charts that reveal how digital sources shape destination decisions

By Phocuswright Research | August 27, 2025

Data from recent Phocuswright research reveals that in the decision-making journey, OTAs, general search engines and review platforms dominate as the most influential sources. Read More

News / Distribution

Booking.com and hotels increasingly go their separate ways

By Matthew Parsons | August 27, 2025

The relationship with Booking.com has especially soured in Europe as the OTA faces a lawsuit from 10,000 hotels. Read More

News / Online

HomeToGo advances Interhome acquisition as regulators clear Hotelplan deal

By Abby Crotty | August 26, 2025

The news comes after the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) greenlit Dertour Group’s planned acquisition of Hotelplan Group. Read More

News / Startups

Holiwise secures funding for AI agent for premium travel

By Linda Fox | August 26, 2025

Holiwise said the funding will go towards accelerating the development of its AI travel agent and dynamic packaging capabilities. Read More

News / Online

Travel Tech Flashback: What made headlines in 2020?

By Abby Crotty | August 26, 2025

As part of our Travel Tech Flashback series, we took a look at 2020, otherwise known as the year that changed travel forever. Read More

News / Online

Way expands Hyatt ancillary, loyalty partnership

By Morgan Hines | August 25, 2025

Way’s platform and APIs will be integrated into Hyatt’s digital ecosystem, allowing for end-to-end merchandising and marketing. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Will travel's messy data hamper AI progress?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | August 25, 2025

Are we layering AI agents on top of an already broken data foundation that was never fit for machine consumption? Read More

News / Technology

Google expands AI Mode to 180 new countries and territories, adds features

By Abby Crotty | August 22, 2025

One of the new features include enhanced options for finding restaurant reservations, local appointments and event tickets. Read More

News / Online

Webjet accelerates business travel ambitions with acquisition of Locomote

By Linda Fox | August 22, 2025

A majority stake in Locomote was acquired by Travelport in 2015 before the company was sold back to founders in 2020. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Agoda, Sabre, Travelport and more...

By PhocusWire | August 22, 2025

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

News / Online

How much opportunity is there for STR ancillaries? Experts weigh in

By Morgan Hines | August 22, 2025

Executives from Safely and Interhome highlighted the lucrative potential of ancillaries for STRs during a studio interview at Phocuswright Europe. Read More

News / Online

United sues Kiwi.com for trademark infringement

By Morgan Hines | August 21, 2025

This isn’t the first time Kiwi.com has faced legal action from an airline. Read More

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