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By Abby Crotty October 14, 2025

Customers can type in their trip idea, with the tool then providing “curated destination suggestions” from American’s network. Read More

News / Startups

Revolut acquires Swifty to build AI concierge for customers

By Linda Fox October 14, 2025

Swifty, which launched in 2023, uses LLMs and a conversational interface to help plan and book corporate travel, including payment and invoicing. Read More

News / Startups

Arbio secures $36M in funding to expand rental management platform

By Linda Fox October 14, 2025

The funding will be put towards acquisitions, developing artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and expansion to new markets in Europe.... Read More

News / Online

Rapid Fire with Mariano Dima of Civitatis

By Morgan Hines October 14, 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

News / Startups

Walkway secures $1.65M in pre-seed funding

By Abby Crotty October 13, 2025

B2B SaaS startup Walkway will use the funding to build data and AI-powered products, according to CEO and co-founder Brent Boone.... Read More

News / Online

The five developments driving the evolution of U.S. OTAs

By Phocuswright Research October 13, 2025

Amid cooling domestic demand, U.S. OTAs are adapting to a more competitive and uncertain landscape.... Read More

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Interview / Online

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

News / Technology

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

Interview / Startups

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

News / Online

Rapid Fire with Sarosh Waghmar of Spotnana

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

News / Technology

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

News / Startups

PassiveBolt, Replyr.ai win People’s Choice Awards at the 2025 Global Startup Pitch

The awards spotlighted two rising stars of travel and technology at WiT Singapore this week. Read more

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