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Travel management specialist Navan to debut on the Nasdaq

By Linda Fox October 30, 2025

In September, the company filed an S-1 registration document detailing its plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol “NAVN.” Read More

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Rapid Fire with Raj Rishi Singh of MakeMyTrip

By Abby Crotty October 30, 2025

As we approach The Phocuswright Conference in San Diego, PhocusWire is highlighting a number of conference speakers in a series of Q&As. Read More

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3 innovators on reinvention, AI and metasearch's second act

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT October 30, 2025

Skyscanner's Gareth Williams, Wego's Ross Veitch and Travel.jp's Kei Shibata looked back on the early days of disruption and forward to what comes after metasearch.... Read More

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MakeMyTrip reports robust domestic and international demand, updates on AI

By Linda Fox October 29, 2025

The India-based OTA reported margin gains across air, hotel and bus ticketing business units.... Read More

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Travel tech provider DCS Plus acquired by Abingdon Software Group

By Abby Crotty October 28, 2025

Abingdon Software Group said the acquisition expands its portfolio of software products, accelerates innovation and opens new markets.... Read More

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Mews brings agentic AI on board with acquisition of DataChat

By Linda Fox October 28, 2025

DataChat, which was initially launched in 2017 as a research project, works in the retail, financial services and telecommunications sectors.... Read More

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Booking Holdings shares 'early' thoughts on OpenAI apps, reports domestic growth

CEO Glenn Fogel conceded that it is still early, but the company is “very happy to be in the first... Read more

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What travel tech entrepreneur Bobby Healy would build if he had another life

The Meili co-founder shared his thoughts on "easy money" in travel technology and had some advice for... Read more

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Where are they now? Catching up with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024

Our Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024 have grown and undergone major transformations, including... Read more

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Hotels push live ChatGPT integrations as AI search goes bookable

Following OpenAI’s launch of “ChatGPT apps,” experts predict that AI search platforms will soon be... Read more

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The Middle East travel startup atmosphere is buzzing

As the Middle East sees rapid travel growth, its startup environment is characterized by ambition and... Read more

Opinion / Technology

AI’s new gatekeepers: How Booking.com and Expedia are hijacking the future of travel

The EU’s Digital Markets Act forces the biggest online “gatekeepers” to play fair, but it doesn’t yet... Read more

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