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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: SITA, IATA, Fora Travel, Directo and more...

By PhocusWire | April 11, 2025

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

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Phocuswright Europe 2025: Shaping the next era of travel

By PhocusWire | 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. Read More

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European regulator finds Google not compliant with DMA

By Linda Fox | March 21, 2025

The European Commission has said Google-parent Alphabet “self-preferences its own services” following and investigation and feedback from third parties. Read More

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How much onus is on travel companies for overtourism?

By Morgan Hines | March 21, 2025

Helping destinations deal with crowds and encouraing consumers to explore lesser-known locations is a shared responsibility across the travel industry between travelers, brands and local authorities,... Read More

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Tripadvisor brings in Booking.com veteran as president of Viator

By Linda Fox | March 17, 2025

Almost a year since Ben Drew stepped down, Tripadvisor Group is bringing in former Booking.com executive Pepijn Rijvers to lead Viator's next phase of growth. Read More

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Autonomous AI agent Manus joins the fray

By Linda Fox | March 10, 2025

China-based AI agent Manus is in early preview and attracting mixed reaction from the technology industry. Read More

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Booking.com shares progress on AI initiatives

By Linda Fox | March 7, 2025

Booking.com's senior vice president of accommodations shared details of the company's strategy for using AI and what is has planned for the future. Read More

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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: TravelPerk, Airbnb, Expedia Group, SWA, Hostaway and more...

By PhocusWire | February 28, 2025

Here's our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. Read More

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Online travel giants spent $17.8B on marketing in 2024

By Linda Fox | 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. Read More

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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: HBX Group, NaviSavi, Cellpoint Digital and more...

By PhocusWire | February 21, 2025

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

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Booking Holdings' Fogel bullish on agentic AI amid strong 2024 results

By Morgan Hines | February 20, 2025

Booking Holdings reported record revenue of $23.7 billion in 2024 and saw accelerated growth in room nights for alternative accommodations during the fourth quarter. Read More

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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

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OpenAI debuts "Operator" agent that can book travel

By Mitra Sorrells | January 24, 2025

While still very early days, the development of agents is moving fast and raises questions about the evolution of marketing strategies and search optimization, such as whether site design should change. Read More

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Hotels saw average booking value increase through direct channels in '24

By Linda Fox | January 22, 2025

Hotels continue to broaden their distribution mix with new B2B and B2C partners entering the rankings of top booking sources in SiteMinder's annual trends report. Read More

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With U.S. TikTok ban looming, how could travel brands be impacted?

By Morgan Hines | January 16, 2025

Travel brands including Expedia, Booking.com, Airbnb, United Airlines, Hilton, Kayak and more use TikTok as part of their marketing strategies. Read More

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