Travel Planning

Opinion / Online

How "Operator" changed the travel shopping game

By Christian Watts - Magpie | February 6, 2025

OpenAI's "Operator" has the potential to remove much of the manual work from travel search and booking as well as enable deeper research and more flexibility. Read More

News / Online

CEO Spotlight: Alberto Gutierrez of Civitatis

By Linda Fox | February 5, 2025

In an interview in the PhocusWire studio Alberto Gutiérrez discussed the growth of tours and activities marketplace Civitatis, attracting investment and its focus on Latin America. Read More

News / Online

Vacasa considering higher offer from existing shareholder

By Linda Fox | February 4, 2025

Vacasa shares rose 2.4% on news of an offer coming in before markets opened Tuesday from existing shareholder Davidson Kempner Capital Management that is higher than the one offered by Casago. Read More

News / Online

Intrepid builds on $1B ambition with acquisition of Sawadee

By Linda Fox | February 4, 2025

Intrepid said the acquisition of the Netherlands-based company will add $62 million in revenue and 20,000 customers a year. Read More

News / Technology

Mize acquires RightRez to extend technology to multiple travel sectors

By Linda Fox | February 4, 2025

Mize said the acquisition enables it to provide its data analytics and AI capabilities alongside optimization tools from RightRez to multiple travel sectors. Read More

News / Online

The shifting loyalty landscape in travel

By Marisa Garcia | February 4, 2025

Established travel companies and startups are taking a fresh look at what drives loyalty as behavior shifts and new technology offers ways to get closer to customers. Read More

News / Distribution

BlaBlaCar to lobby for fair distribution through European rail group

By Linda Fox | February 3, 2025

The organization, which also includes Omio, Kombo and Trainline as members, is seeking transparency of rail data fares and a more competitive and connected rail market for European passengers. Read More

News / Technology

OpenAI’s “Operator” and its impact on travel search and marketing

By Morgan Hines | February 3, 2025

OpenAI's new Operator agent shows how an autonomous agent could work — and raises questions about travel marketing's future. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Savvy, Accelya, Travel Ledger and more...

By PhocusWire | January 31, 2025

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

News / Technology

Smartify adds £1.5M to boost visitor engagement at museums and galleries

By Linda Fox | January 30, 2025

The company offers museums, galleries and other attractions apps that are tailored and branded to their venue and helps to drive engagement through augmented and virtual reality and artificial... Read More

News / Startups

Luxury B2B travel platform The Luxurist launches in U.S., Europe

By Morgan Hines | January 29, 2025

The Luxurist is a platform to connect travel advisors with luxury hotels around the world, backed by Hotelbeds' parent company HBX Group. Read More

News / Startups

Naboo lands €20M for corporate events platform

By Linda Fox | January 29, 2025

The France-based company plans to expand beyond Europe and provide a customizable, white-label platform events booking solution for larger companies. Read More

News / Online

Business travel tech still not meeting employee expectations

By Linda Fox | January 28, 2025

The survey from Center found that while 88% of respondents reported having a written travel policy, employees are either unaware of them or ignore them, which makes compliance challenging. Read More