Acai Travel and BoomPop Win Top Honors at Phocuswright 2025
Acai Travel has earned the People’s Choice Award in Phocuswright’s Launch: Innovation program, while BoomPop was named Travel Innovator of… Read More »
flydubai to Equip Full Fleet With Starlink In-Flight Internet by 2026
flydubai has announced a partnership with SpaceX to install Starlink in-flight internet across its entire fleet beginning in 2026. The… Read More »
Trip.com Group Reports Strong Q3 Growth in International Bookings
Trip.com Group posted robust gains across its international business segments in the third quarter of 2025, reflecting surging demand for… Read More »
Revolut Partners With Booking.com to Launch Faster Travel Payments
Revolut has entered a new payments partnership with Booking.com, enabling travelers to pay for accommodations using Revolut Pay, the fintech’s… Read More »
Google Prepares AI Mode for Hotel and Flight Bookings
Google is expanding its new agentic booking capabilities, confirming it is developing AI-powered hotel and flight reservations within AI Mode…. Read More »
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: Innovation Shaping Travel’s Future
The travel industry remains a fertile ground for innovation, even amid tightening startup funding, rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI)… Read More »
Hotel Operating Platform MAIC Raises €1M for Global Expansion
Hotel operating platform MAIC has secured just over €1 million in new funding to accelerate its international expansion and enhance… Read More »
Apple Unveils New Digital ID Feature for U.S. Travelers
Apple is introducing a new digital ID feature that allows users to create an identity card in Apple Wallet using… Read More »
HomeToGo Says Interhome Integration Is Progressing Well
HomeToGo reports its integration of Interhome is moving forward as planned, marking a pivotal moment in the company’s shift toward… Read More »
AI Event Planner BoomPop Secures $25M for Rapid Expansion
BoomPop, an AI-powered event planning platform focused on simplifying corporate group travel and offsite coordination, has raised $25 million to… Read More »
Amex GBT to Launch New Egencia With Agentic AI Search
American Express Global Business Travel is preparing to debut a next-generation version of Egencia, introducing advanced agentic AI search and… Read More »
Airlines Shift From Data Silos to Actionable AI Insights
Airlines are accelerating their transition from fragmented data systems to integrated platforms that deliver real-time, AI-powered insights. What once revolved… Read More »
The Future of Agentic Payments and AI Booking in Travel
The travel industry is moving closer to true end-to-end AI-powered booking within chat interfaces, and the payments layer is emerging… Read More »
Weekly Travel Tech Update: BCD Travel, Cloudbeds, Klook & More
BCD Travel joins NDC FastTrackBCD Travel has joined Accelya’s NDC FastTrack program, positioning itself as both a user and technology… Read More »
Grab Invests $60M to Boost Remote Driving Tech with Vay
Grab is expanding deeper into autonomous and remote driving technologies with a major investment in German mobility startup Vay. The… Read More »
Amenitiz Raises $45M to Accelerate AI Products and European Expansion
Hospitality tech platform Amenitiz has secured $45 million in a combination of Series B funding and financing, marking a major… Read More »
Hotels and OTAs Shift Focus From Booking Channels to Guest Experience
At WiT Singapore 2025, hotel leaders and online travel agencies (OTAs) reached a rare point of alignment: the future of… Read More »
AI Speeds Up Flight Rebooking as Shutdown Disruptions Grow
Artificial intelligence is transforming how airlines manage flight disruptions, a trend that has become increasingly visible during the ongoing U.S…. Read More »
Klook Takes First Step Toward US IPO With NYSE Filing
Asia-based experiences platform Klook has taken its first public step toward an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States…. Read More »
Marriott Ends Sonder Partnership After Default, Firm to Liquidate
Marriott International announced Sunday that it has terminated its licensing agreement with short-term rental operator Sonder Holdings due to a… Read More »
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026: E23 Redefines Traveler Analytics
E23 is transforming how the travel industry understands passenger behavior, offering a platform capable of profiling traveler patterns and real-time… Read More »
PhocusWire Weekly Travel Tech Roundup: Amadeus, Meili, HTS & More
Here’s a look at this week’s major people, product, and partner developments shaping the global travel technology industry. Amadeus has… Read More »
Amadeus Posts 6% Revenue Growth and Boosts AI Investment in Q3
Amadeus reported group revenue of €1.6 billion for the third quarter of 2025, a 6.4% increase from €1.5 billion in… Read More »
Airbnb Expands Beyond Stays as Experiences Surge
Airbnb’s expansion into experiences and services is paying off, with nearly half of all experiences booked in Q3 2025 made… Read More »
Expedia Expands OpenAI Partnership, Drives B2B Growth
Expedia Group is deepening its partnership with OpenAI while accelerating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across its operations. During… Read More »
Tripadvisor Restructures, Cuts 20% of Staff to Focus on Experiences
Tripadvisor has announced a major global restructuring that will reduce its workforce by about 20%—around 450 employees—as it pivots toward… Read More »