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The challenge of keeping AI-generated travel review summaries accurate, objective and useful
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August 13, 2026
AI-generated review summaries promise simplicity in travel, but can they capture the full picture?
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The travel startup funding deals and acquisitions that stood out in Q2
By Linda Fox
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July 28, 2026
The appetite for travel startup funding was limited in Q2, with more activity in mergers and acquisitions.
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AI won't take your job. It will take away the grind.
By Juanjo Rodriguez, Lighthouse
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June 15, 2026
Hoteliers didn't hire their commercial teams to build reports. They hired them to make the call.
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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Travelport, Daytrip, Lighthouse and more...
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June 12, 2026
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.
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Lighthouse scoops up Hotelrank.ai to help hotels with AI visibility
By Linda Fox
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May 28, 2026
Lighthouse said the deal provides “a measurement layer into its Connect AI solution, giving hotels the ability to manage their appearance, ranking and performance” across AI travel platforms.
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Phocuswright Europe 2026: Navigating the new era
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May 4, 2026
The Barcelona conference will examine how artificial intelligence, distribution shifts and changing traveler expectations are reshaping travel strategy.
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Lighthouse introduces ChatGPT app for direct hotel booking
By Morgan Hines
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March 4, 2026
Powered by Connect AI from Lighthouse, The Hotels Network app in ChatGPT is open to hotels across the world.
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Google UCP and travel’s race for an agentic commerce standard
By Morgan Hines
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January 15, 2026
The protocol will allow agents and systems to operate in tandem over businesses, payment providers and consumer surfaces.
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Lighthouse brings in CFO with IPO experience
By Linda Fox
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January 8, 2026
Lighthouse said it is building the "financial and strategic infrastucture to match its scale."
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Hotels push live ChatGPT integrations as AI search goes bookable
By Matthew Parsons
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October 23, 2025
Following OpenAI’s launch of “ChatGPT apps,” experts predict that AI search platforms will soon be able to display hotels' real-time availability and rates.
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Cellpoint Digital, Dida, Rome2Rio and more...
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September 26, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.
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Thayer's Hemmeter on SPAC comeback and space for a new travel brand
By Linda Fox
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September 24, 2025
Chris Hemmeter, managing director of Thayer Investment Partners, discusses the pace of experimentation in travel and how it could lead to a new B2C powerhouse.
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Mindtrip, Civitatis, Tripadvisor and more...
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July 11, 2025
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Startup Stage: Kismet wants to bring hotels to conversational search
By Abby Crotty
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July 9, 2025
Kismet, founded just last year, wants to help hotels leverage AI to boost sales.
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AI for hoteliers: What we heard at HITEC 2025
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July 7, 2025
Industry professionals shared their thoughts on how AI is being used in the hotel sector—and why hoteliers are hesitant to really dive in.
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