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By Morgan Hines October 2, 2025

Together, the two aim to create an AI-focused, digital marketing and distribution platform for the travel industry with intent to boost guest acquisition, retention, engagement and more. Read More

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Rapid fire with Paul Jacobs of Kayak

By Morgan Hines October 2, 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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HTS adds AI-powered support tool for travel sellers

By Morgan Hines October 1, 2025

HTS Assist is meant to offer end-to-end autonomous customer support through voice and chat communications.... Read More

News / Online

Tech buyout firm Thoma Bravo's plans for PROS post acquisition

By Morgan Hines October 1, 2025

Software investment firm Thoma Bravo is set to close on PROS in Q4 and intends to run the business in combination with its existing portfolio company Conga.... Read More

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Mews adds housekeeping tech to platform with acquisition of Flexkeeping

By Linda Fox September 30, 2025

Flexkeeping said its technology has helped hotel teams become 40% more productive, reduced guest complaints by 45% and improved the guest experience.... Read More

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Hospitable looks to platform users and employees to raise $1.5M

By Linda Fox September 30, 2025

The company describes itself as a short-term rental super app offering a range of services including automated guest messaging and rate optimization.... Read More

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Tracking Q3 travel startup funding

PhocusWire tracks the large and small travel startup funding rounds in Q3 as well as M&A activity in... Read more

News / Online

Senior travel trends - adapting to technology and finding community

Trip.com Group has devised special programs for senior travelers and sees a potential $1 trillion... Read more

Opinion / Technology

In the age of AI, experience is the real product

According to Ixigo group co-CEO, the frontier of AI is shifting, and experience is a sustainable... Read more

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PROS chief AI strategist Michael Wu talks AI and airlines

Michael Wu works cross-functionally with the PROS research team to prototype the company’s advanced... Read more

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In pursuit of clean data for an agentic travel future

There is a need for clean, standardized data to help instill trust as the travel industry shifts... Read more

News / Startups

Thayer's Hemmeter on SPAC comeback and space for a new travel brand

Chris Hemmeter, managing director of Thayer Investment Partners, discusses the pace of experimentation... Read more

PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Cellpoint Digital, Dida, Rome2Rio and more...

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