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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Travelport, Daytrip, Lighthouse and more...
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June 12, 2026
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.
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Hotel distribution pushes beyond traditional channels
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June 10, 2026
Industry analysis from Shiji tracks the evolving distribution ecosystem, mapping new categories including AI-driven visibility and direct-booking platforms, map-based commerce and social messaging.
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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Airbnb, Yotel, IHG and more...
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June 5, 2026
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Meet the 17 finalists of the 2026 Global Startup Pitch
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May 29, 2026
Finalists will compete in person at Phocuswright Europe, and winners from each region will deliver showcase presentations at WiT Singapore.
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Spain fines Amadeus €14.4M over traveler profiling pilot
By Cathy Walsh
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May 27, 2026
Spain’s data protection authority said Amadeus improperly used passenger booking data from its GDS in a traveler profiling pilot that combined airline and hotel customer records.
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CEO Spotlight: Teresa Mackintosh of Aven Hospitality
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February 26, 2026
Aven Hospitality's Teresa Mackintosh discusses the company's priorities, industry challenges and balancing investor and hotelier needs.
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RobosizeME lands $2M to automate back-office hotel processes
By Linda Fox
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February 25, 2026
RobosizeME aims to help hoteliers reduce errors, cut costs and free up staff to focus on other parts of running a hotel.
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Ixigo eyes global expansion, acquires majority stake in Trenes
By Linda Fox
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February 13, 2026
Ixigo expects “meaningful synergies” from the investment by combining Trenes' customer base and integrations with the Indian OTA’s product innovation and technological expertise.
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DirectBooking, DeepYou partner to build AI-native hotel booking platform
By Abby Crotty
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February 11, 2026
The companies aim to have the platform cover 100,000 hotels in the next three years.
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Marriott shares details of AI projects, partnerships
By Linda Fox
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February 11, 2026
Marriott plans to deploy natural language search across Marriott.com and the Bonvoy mobile app in the first half of 2026.
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TripWorks lands $6M, plans AI development
By Linda Fox
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January 27, 2026
The company wants to expand AI-driven pricing and revenue optimization tools, move into new markets and add to its product, engineering and customer success teams.
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Mews raises $300M to expand AI, fintech capabilities
By Morgan Hines
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January 22, 2026
The fresh capital brings the hospitality technology specialist’s valuation to $2.5 billion.
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Gobi invests in Bangladesh-based B2B travel commerce platform Jatri
By Morgan Hines
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January 20, 2026
Jatri said the fresh capital will support product innovation, expand its MENA ecosystem and grow partnerships.
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Amenitiz raises $45M to fuel AI product growth and market expansion
By Abby Crotty
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November 11, 2025
Amenitiz said it has grown fourfold since its Series A funding round in 2022, now supporting over 15,000 properties across Europe.
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Marriott ends Sonder licensing agreement over default
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November 10, 2025
Marriott said Sonder "is no longer affiliated with Marriott Bonvoy and Sonder properties are not available for new bookings on Marriott’s channels."
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