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HostAI becomes Conduit, raises $3.1M
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April 11, 2025
Conduit, which started out calling itself “Shopify for Travel,” has grown from a tool for automated guest messaging for STRs “into something much bigger.”
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: SITA, IATA, Fora Travel, Directo and more...
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April 11, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.
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Phocuswright Europe 2025: Shaping the next era of travel
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April 7, 2025
The Phocuswright Europe 2025 program is live with the speaker line-up including executives from Airbnb, Accor, Booking.com, Expedia and Lufthansa.
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Travelers are prioritizing experiences and so should the industry
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April 2, 2025
According to Arival's recent survey, 65% of travelers say experiences play a significant role in deciding where to go.
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Could a tours and activities push from Google penalize OTAs?
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April 1, 2025
OTAs are at risk, as Google appears to be shaking up tours and activities listings, experts warn.
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: HotelTonight, Airbnb, WTTC, NextTrip and more...
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March 28, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.
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Airlines expressed economic concern. Should online travel giants be worried?
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March 27, 2025
Wall Street and travel industry analysts weigh in on how factors such as trade wars, economic woes and travel warnings could impact consumers' desire to travel.
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Airbnb solicits new Experiences with new details of what it will offer in upcoming relaunch
By Morgan Hines
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March 13, 2025
The company is also hiring for several roles related to its Experiences business, including market managers tasked with supply growth in cities around the world.
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Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity: How worried should travel brands be?
By Mark Frary
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March 5, 2025
IT budgets are increasing but some experts say they may not be focused on the right areas.
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Summer launches asset management for short-term rentals
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March 4, 2025
SummerOS centralizes revenue forecasting, underwriting, market intelligence and portfolio insights for short-term rentals in one place.
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: TravelPerk, Airbnb, Expedia Group, SWA, Hostaway and more...
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February 28, 2025
Here's our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week.
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Online travel giants spent $17.8B on marketing in 2024
By Linda Fox
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February 28, 2025
The investment to acquire customers and strengthen brand sets a new record for the online giants and demonstrates the ferocious competition for customers in the market.
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CEO Spotlight: Eric Goldreyer of Savvy
By Morgan Hines
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February 26, 2025
Eric Goldreyer has spent three decades in the travel industry, with a focus on short-term rentals as founder of BedandBreakfast.com back in 1995 and later co-founder of TurnKey Vacation Rentals.
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Airbnb to spend up to $250M on new businesses in 2025
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February 13, 2025
Co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky and his team stopped short of sharing what those new businesses will be specifically.
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With U.S. TikTok ban looming, how could travel brands be impacted?
By Morgan Hines
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January 16, 2025
Travel brands including Expedia, Booking.com, Airbnb, United Airlines, Hilton, Kayak and more use TikTok as part of their marketing strategies.
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