Travel Planning

News / Technology

The trust gap in agentic commerce and AI booking

By Morgan Hines | April 9, 2026

Payments architecture is evolving as AI giants, travel brands seek to enable AI-powered booking. Read More

News / Online

Staynex Group acquires Sleap.io, adding booking tech and European reach

By Cathy Walsh | April 8, 2026

The deal adds Sleap’s hotel booking platform to the company’s offering ahead of planned token launch. Read More

News / Distribution

TPConnects adds MCP layer to Iris content platform

By Michael B. Baker | April 8, 2026

With its MCP layer, airline content can be turned into machine-readable protocol that is easy for AI agents and automated tools to understand. Read More

News / Technology

FCM's AI strategy is about guardrails, trust in corporate travel

By Linda Fox | April 8, 2026

FCM's John Morhous shares how the travel management company is using AI internally as well as for its corporate travel customers. Read More

News / Technology

Kayak's Peer Bueller and Matthias Keller on what's ahead for the tech giant

By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | April 7, 2026

Kayak's newly appointed CEO Peer Bueller is overseeing an AI transformation at the metasearch brand. Read More

News / Technology

Chinese OTAs deploy AI for global push

By Phocuswright Research | April 7, 2026

Chinese AI services are not just following this global path, they are transforming interactions with consumers—and delivering a high degree of itinerary control to users. Read More

News / Distribution

Lake.com introduces subscription model for hosts, property managers

By Cathy Walsh | April 6, 2026

Membership option offers a commission-free alternative as operators seek more control over distribution and guest relationships. Read More

Interview / Technology

Startup Stage: Travelese brings identity-based matching to travel discovery

By Cathy Walsh | April 6, 2026

The company uses a proprietary matching architecture to power travel discovery instead of relying on traditional keyword search. Read More

Opinion / Technology

The 3 phases of AI adoption—and why some travel companies fall short

By Ragnar Fjölnisson - Kaptio | April 6, 2026

Ragnar Fjölnisson, the co-founder and CTO of Kaptio, explains why integrated platforms bringing together data, workflows and decision logic will win the next phase of AI development. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Amex GBT, Google, Agoda and more...

By PhocusWire | April 3, 2026

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

News / Technology

Travel marketing's AI identity crisis

By Morgan Hines | April 2, 2026

Industry leaders at Phocuswright’s Travel Marketing AI Summit shared varying perspectives on the future of the funnel. Read More

News / Technology

HBX Group acquires packaging tech specialist PerfectStay

By Linda Fox | April 1, 2026

The company initially acquired 25% of Paris‑based PerfectStay in mid 2024. Read More

Interview / Online

CEO Spotlight: Nishank Gopalkrishnan of Dreamlines

By Linda Fox | April 1, 2026

Nishank Gopalkrishnan stepped into the CEO role at Dreamlines in mid-2025. He has spent time getting to know the cruise sector and opportunities to grow the business. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb adds car transfers to Services

By Linda Fox | March 31, 2026

The service is available in more than 125 cities across Asia, Europe and Latin America and enables guests to pre-book a car in the Airbnb app. Read More