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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: SAP Concur, Amadeus, American Airlines and more...

By PhocusWire October 24, 2025

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

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60% of U.S. property managers predict revenue growth amid ongoing challenges

By Abby Crotty October 24, 2025

With competition already tough and set to become even more intense in 2026, revenue is top of mind for STRs. Read More

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Trip.com Group's COO Xing Xiong reflects on the AI age

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT October 24, 2025

At WiT’s 20th anniversary conference, Trip.com Group's COO Xing Xiong spoke about navigating disruption, the limits of AI and why human passion remains the most irreplaceable asset in travel.... Read More

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Rapid Fire with Caroline Strachan of Festive Road

By Morgan Hines October 23, 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

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: Flataway wants to help STR companies reduce OTA dependence

By Abby Crotty October 23, 2025

Using Flataway's AI-powered platform, property managers can create their own direct booking websites or improve their existing ones.... Read More

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Grab introduces third-party partner apps

By Abby Crotty October 22, 2025

Grab has partnered with five service apps that are now available on Grab's app in Singapore and Malaysia.... 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

News / Startups

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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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Amex GBT, PriceLabs, Expedia, Trust My Group and more

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HotelPORT adds $1.5M in funding for strategic initiatives

The finance will be put towards initiatives including AI-powered content and technology to boost guest... Read more

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Mindtrip launches AI-powered tools for travel inspiration, organization

With the new features, travelers can share articles, Instagram posts, TikTok videos, YouTube clips and... Read more

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