Pulse check: Industry stakeholders' top concerns and sources of optimism

Pulse check: Industry stakeholders' top concerns and sources of optimism

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Pangea acquires social app Overlap to address travel tech fragmentation
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Pangea acquires social app Overlap to address travel tech fragmentation
By Abby Crotty November 25, 2025
As of Monday, Overlap users can log in to Pangea and access friends, pins and trips on the merged platform. Read More
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Amex GBT reportedly exploring a sale
By Andy Hoskins - BTN Europe November 25, 2025
A Bloomberg report suggests the TMC is considering selling up "after a tough run on the stock market" but no certainty of a transaction. Read More
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Discussing leadership amid the changing travel landscape
By Abby Crotty November 25, 2025
During the 'New Leadership for a New Age' session at The Phocuswright Conference, small groups discussed leadership and culture, technology and transformation and teams and inclusion.... Read More
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Qantas to open product innovation center in South Australia
By Abby Crotty November 24, 2025
The Sydney-based airline said the center will open in March 2026.... Read More
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Cloudbeds, Delta, Selfbook and more...
By PhocusWire November 24, 2025
Here's our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week.... Read More
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Startup Stage: WildyNess wants to connect MENA travelers with local experiences
By Abby Crotty November 24, 2025
Founded in 2021, the startup recently raised a pre-seed funding round co-led by Bridging Angels and the African Diaspora Network.... Read More

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Google's agentic booking commercial model to be 'similar' to current model
Google's James Byers spoke about user trust, LLM differentiation and evolving advertising models in an... Read more
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Barry Diller on Google, AI and the future of travel search
The chairman and senior executive of IAC and Expedia Group said that Google's search monopoly is... Read more
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How social search is influencing the future of travel
During an executive panel at The Phocuswright Conference, leaders from TikTok, Reddit and YouTube... Read more
Opinion / Startups
3 questions every travel tech founder should ask before raising their next round
Anthony Collias, COO and co-founder of Stasher, lays out why founders should examine their flywheel,... Read more
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Hotel, flight bookings coming to Google's AI Mode
The search giant announced Monday that it is partnering on the initiative with Expedia, Booking.com,... Read more
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A snapshot of AI developments in travel in 2025
AI-focused launches and partnerships have been a weekly, sometimes daily, feature of travel tech news... Read more
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