OTAs Top $20B in 2025 Marketing Spend Race
Competition among online travel agencies intensified in 2025 as the sector’s largest players collectively spent more than $20 billion on… Read More »
S4BT Acquires HotelHub to Boost Corporate Hotel Tech
Solutions for Business Travel (S4BT) has acquired Travel Centric Technology, the parent company of London-based HotelHub, for an undisclosed sum,… Read More »
Bounce Acquires Nannybag to Expand EU Network
Luggage storage marketplace Bounce has acquired European competitor Nannybag for an undisclosed sum, strengthening its footprint across key travel destinations… Read More »
Amadeus Buys SkyLink to Boost AI Corporate Travel
Amadeus has acquired SkyLink, an AI-powered corporate travel booking startup, for an undisclosed sum as it accelerates its push into… Read More »
Uber Launches Autonomous Solutions Unit for AV Growth
Uber Technologies has launched a new autonomous solutions business designed to help partners develop, deploy and commercialize autonomous vehicles globally…. Read More »
Trip.com Inbound China Travel Drives 2025 Growth
Trip.com Group reported strong growth in inbound travel to China alongside solid 2025 financial results, with international OTA platform bookings… Read More »
RobosizeME Raises $2M to Automate Hotel Operations
RobosizeME, a startup focused on reducing manual workloads in hotels, has secured $2 million in seed funding to accelerate development… Read More »
Expedia AI Hiring Signals Travel’s Agentic Shift
Xavier Amatriain, recently appointed chief artificial intelligence and data officer at Expedia Group, announced on LinkedIn that he is hiring… Read More »
Cruise Lines Turn AI Into Practical Tools at Sea
Cruise lines are rapidly expanding their use of artificial intelligence, transforming marketing, guest personalization, and back-office operations into faster, smarter,… Read More »
Expedia to Acquire Tiqets to Boost Tours and Activities Business
Expedia Group has signed an agreement to acquire Amsterdam-based Tiqets, a global tours and activities platform, for an undisclosed amount…. Read More »
Canary and Wyndham Expand Partnership with New AI Voice Rollout
Canary Technologies and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts are expanding their partnership with the global rollout of Canary’s AI Voice technology… Read More »
Key Insights from the EU Digital ID Wallet Trial
Europe’s digital identity transformation has reached a pivotal moment. The EU Digital Identity Wallet Consortium (EWC) has completed its pilot… Read More »
Travel Startup Funding Poised to Hit a New Low in 2025
Funding for travel startups saw a modest rebound in 2024, rising to $5.8 billion from $5.3 billion in 2023, according… Read More »
Booking Holdings CFO Outlines Vision for a Vertical AI Travel Experience
Booking Holdings is approaching artificial intelligence and agentic travel technologies from an “offensive” standpoint, viewing them as a catalyst for… Read More »
Duve Raises $60M to Accelerate Global AI Hospitality Expansion
Guest management platform Duve has secured $60 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $85… Read More »
How Hotels View OTA Partnerships with AI Platforms
As major online travel agencies like Expedia and Booking.com deepen their partnerships with artificial intelligence providers, uncertainty is growing across… Read More »
Airwallex Secures $330M to Accelerate Global Expansion and AI Growth
Payments platform Airwallex has raised $330 million in a Series G funding round, valuing the company at $8 billion. The… Read More »
United Airlines and Capital One Invest in Mindtrip
Capital One Ventures and United Airlines Ventures (UAV) have invested in Mindtrip, an AI-powered travel planning platform named a PhocusWire… Read More »
AI Is Redefining the Front Door of Hotel Booking
Generative and agentic artificial intelligence could reshape the balance of power in hotel distribution, creating new opportunities for suppliers to… Read More »
Weekly Travel Tech News: SiteMinder, United, Klook and More
SiteMinder adds AI expertiseSiteMinder has appointed Samantha Lawson as an independent non-executive director, effective December 1. Lawson—an AI and digital… Read More »
Copenhagen Unveils DestinationPay, a Global Tourism Reward Model
Danish tourism organization Wonderful Copenhagen has launched DestinationPay, a global rewards model that encourages travelers to “do good” while exploring… Read More »
AI Business Travel Assistant ‘Otto The Agent’ Debuts
Otto The Agent, a new artificial intelligence–powered business travel assistant, has officially launched after nine months in closed beta. The… Read More »
Pangea Buys Nomadago in Push to Unify Travel Apps
Pangea has acquired Nomadago, a platform designed to help digital nomads coordinate travel plans, marking its second acquisition in just… Read More »
Mindtrip Unveils New AI Tools to Boost Hotel Guest Engagement
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered travel platform Mindtrip, a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2025, has rolled out a new suite… Read More »
Sabre Debuts Gen AI Chat Concierge to Streamline Airline Bookings
Sabre has launched a new generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) chat solution for airlines, designed to let travelers plan, book… Read More »
Indonesia Launches AI Biometric Corridors to Speed Airport Border Control
Indonesia has introduced new AI-powered biometric corridors in partnership with Amadeus, marking a major step toward seamless airport border processing…. Read More »