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Trip.com Group’s CEO of flights on trust, technology and the future of airline partnerships
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May 25, 2026
As air travel becomes more digital and disruption-prone, Trip.com argues that airlines and OTAs need more integrated partnerships built on trust, shared data and customer experience.
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TikTok GO brings in-app travel booking to 200 million U.S. users, compressing the path from video discovery to reservation.
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WiT Phocuswright Middle East moves to Barcelona
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April 15, 2026
WiT Phocuswright Middle East's move to Barcelona reflects the uncertainty in the region but also allows for broader discussion and a wider range of perspectives.
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Chinese OTAs deploy AI for global push
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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.
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Winning in attractions: Innovation, personalization and the travel experience economy
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March 18, 2026
Trip.com Group is leveraging technology to grow its travel experiences business.
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OTAs' marketing spend exceeded $20B in 2025
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February 27, 2026
Marketing investment from the largest online travel players rose again last year.
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Trip.com Group sees growth from inbound travel to China
By Linda Fox
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February 26, 2026
The company increased net revenue in Q4 2025 by 21% to $2.2 billion, attributed to travel demand. For the full year, net revenue increased to almost $9 billion.
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China opens antitrust probe into Trip.com
By Abby Crotty
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January 15, 2026
The company's Hong Kong-listed shares tumbled nearly 20% the day after the probe was announced.
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Trip.com Group, SITA, NextTrip and more...
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December 26, 2025
Here's our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week.
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Trip.com Group reports international OTA bookings growth in Q3
By Linda Fox
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November 17, 2025
The OTA said inbound travel bookings increased 100% in Q3 compared with the same period in 2024.
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A snapshot of AI developments in travel in 2025
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November 17, 2025
AI-focused launches and partnerships have been a weekly, sometimes daily, feature of travel tech news in 2025—and the pace is unlikely to let up.
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Hotels and OTAs shift focus from channels to guests
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November 11, 2025
At WiT Singapore, hotels and OTAs found common ground in a new battleground: trust, experience and emotion.
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3 innovators on reinvention, AI and metasearch's second act
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October 30, 2025
Skyscanner's Gareth Williams, Wego's Ross Veitch and Travel.jp's Kei Shibata looked back on the early days of disruption and forward to what comes after metasearch.
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Trip.com Group's COO Xing Xiong reflects on the AI age
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October 24, 2025
At WiT’s 20th anniversary conference, Trip.com Group's COO Xing Xiong spoke about navigating disruption, the limits of AI and why human passion remains the most irreplaceable asset in travel.
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