Finance

Opinion / Finance

Why the next airline tech race will reward commercial discipline over spending

By Vusala Isayeva - Azerbaijan Airlines | November 11, 2026

Azerbaijan Airlines' Vusala Isayeva argues airline technology investments can broadly be viewed through two layers, the edge and the core. Read More

Interview / Startups

Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2027: Folio

By PhocusWire | November 9, 2026

Folio is a financial operations platform for hotels. Read More

News / Finance

Airbnb targets first-half 2027 for AI agent launch

By Cathy Walsh | November 5, 2026

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky narrowed the timeline for the company's AI agent rollout as third-quarter revenue and bookings growth accelerated. Read More

News / Finance

Sabre CEO says full offer-order migration 'unlikely' by 2030

By Abby Crotty | November 5, 2026

Kurt Ekert told analysts Sabre is seeing "significant demand" for its modular Mosaic solution, largely from the offer side. Read More

News / Finance

Expedia Group testing OpenAI ad products as agentic partnership economics take shape

By Abby Crotty | November 4, 2026

CEO Ariane Gorin said the online travel giant is willing to accept the potential of lower returns as it tests AI features. Read More

News / Finance

Booking Holdings puts numbers behind AI assistant performance

By Cathy Walsh | November 3, 2026

The travel giant shared conversion metrics from its Priceline and Agoda AI assistants and reported a Q3 revenue decline tied to a potential FTC complaint. Read More

News / Finance

Easol lands $30M to bring AI to experiences businesses

By Linda Fox | October 30, 2026

U.K.-based Easol said the funding had allowed it to develop an agentic tool for experiences businesses called Teammates. Read More

News / Startups

What it takes to fund and scale travel tech in the AI era

By Cathy Walsh | October 29, 2026

Investors and industry executives discussed the challenges of attracting capital, winning customers and scaling travel technology businesses at the online Travel Trends Summit. Read More

News / Finance

Flight compensation startup ReFly partners with Investa to raise €10M Series A

By Abby Crotty | October 27, 2026

ReFly said the strategic partnership will support its next phase of growth and fundraising strategy. Read More

From Our Partners / Online

Every link in the booking chain is a compliance risk—and now AI agents have added one more

By Avalara | October 27, 2026

As AI streamlines booking processes, it adds complexity to tax compliance, with information often lost between intermediaries. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Return on tokens: Who pays for the free travel agent?

By Eugenia Dunaeva - TravelAI | October 20, 2026

Eugenia Dunaeva, an independent director at TravelAI, argues that the money behind personal AI agents is real, but the unit economics are not. Read More

News / Startups

Where are they now? Checking in with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024

By PhocusWire | October 19, 2026

Four members of the Hot 25 class of 2024 share this year's milestones and where they see AI having a real impact. Read More

News / Finance

Tracking travel startup funding rounds and acquisitions in Q3

By Linda Fox | October 16, 2026

Travel startup funding rounds were elusive in Q3, while acquisitions were more abundant. Read More

News / Startups

Where are they now? Checking in with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023

By PhocusWire | October 12, 2026

We circled back with our Hot 25 cohort from 2023, asking about their highlights from this year and where they're seeing AI having an impact. Read More