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Hostelworld boosts social strategy with acquisition of OccasionGenius

By Linda Fox October 21, 2025

Hostelworld described the acquisition as "a natural progression" of the growth strategy announced earlier this year. Read More

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Rapid Fire with Jeff Kim of Yanolja

By Abby Crotty October 21, 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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Google launches Google Maps in Gemini API

By Morgan Hines October 20, 2025

Google said the mechanism will be similar to grounding with Google Search, which provides increased accuracy, real-time information and citations.... Read More

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Phocuswright names winners of the 2025 Philip C. Wolf Memorial Scholarship

By PhocusWire October 20, 2025

Sebastián Muñoz, co-founder of Rutopía, and Jen Wong, founder and CEO of Laasie, received this year's award.... Read More

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European Commission's tourism strategy will focus on 3 priorities

By Morgan Hines October 20, 2025

Apostolos Tzitzikostas, European commissioner for sustainable transport and tourism, shared Europe’s upcoming strategic goals for travel.... Read More

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How the corporate travel sector should think about AI

By Morgan Hines October 20, 2025

Commitment to AI use and learning matters as corporate travel starts to adopt the new technology.... Read More

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Aviation leaders on retailing progress, AI use cases

Aviation leaders provided insights on technology investments and the impact of AI during the World... Read more

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CEO Spotlight: Muzzammil Ahussain of Almosafer

Almosafer CEO Muzzammil Ahussain sat down for an interview to discuss ongoing goals for the OTA and... Read more

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Why AI agents fall short in fragmented hospitality tech—And how MCP fixes this

Apaleo founder and CTO Stephan Wiesener says MCP is the breakthrough that will turn AI agents... Read more

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Startup Stage: SplitStay wants to help solo travelers split accommodations

SplitStay is a travel-tech marketplace that helps solo travelers share accommodations in a secure,... Read more

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Rapid Fire with Sarosh Waghmar of Spotnana

As we approach The Phocuswright Conference in San Diego, PhocusWire is highlighting a number of... Read more

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How should travel companies measure AI success?

Travel industry players weigh the value of AI-generated code and the potential pitfalls of revealing... Read more

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