3+ hour, 12+ min ago  (515+ words) An investor in Booking Holdings has criticized the company's capital allocation strategy, arguing that its aggressive share buyback program has increased financial risk. CMF Capital, a Booking Holdings investor since 2019, sent a letter via email on March 2 to the company's…...

17+ hour, 10+ min ago  (168+ words) India-based online travel agency MakeMyTrip (MMT) has acquired a majority stake in tour operator Flamingo Transworld'subject to certain closing conditions. Flamingo runs group tours in regional markets including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh for domestic and international tourists. The…...

18+ hour, 46+ min ago  (791+ words) BizTrip AI, a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2026, provides an artificial intelligence (AI) powered personal travel assistant for business travelers. Last month, the startup raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding, bringing its total funding amount to $2.5 million. What is your 30-second…...

19+ hour, 52+ min ago  (538+ words) AI-driven pricing and operations deliver measurable hotel gains'PhocusWire Artificial intelligence (AI) is yielding results for hotels as brands move from experimentation to deployment.Early adopters report improvements in areas including revenue, efficiency and resource management, according to a recent report…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (157+ words) The VC fund'has teams in Berlin, Hamburg and Singapore'and works to connect founders with operators, brands,'airports'and technology partners.' Gharage Ventures intends'to invest globally, from seed to Series A, and back roughly 30'startups with the Fund I. "We are proud to…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (489+ words) The U.S. congressional committee that monitors emerging technologies has raised concerns about how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting pricing policies in letters to the CEOs of Booking Holdings, Expedia Group, Lyft and Uber Technologies. James Comer, chairman of the U.S. House Committee…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (425+ words) The ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform the travel industry is not up for debate. The discussion has moved on to what will radically change, how quickly and industry and consumer readiness. Agents acting autonomously to book travel may…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (161+ words) Breezeway, an operations platform for hospitality property managers, has received a strategic investment led by Resurgens Technology Partners. The financial terms were not disclosed. The company said the investment marks the next step in its growth, outlining plans to expand…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (544+ words) In the upcoming'What to Watch in Asia Pacific'Travel in 2026 report, Phocuswright'dubbed'travel in the region as "digital-first." "We had the machine algorithms and the AI-enhanced'superapps'a decade ago, and so what's happening now is almost a'logical progression, whereas in the West, it's…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (266+ words) The app is powered by Lighthouse's Connect AI engine, open to all hotels including chains, groups and independent properties.Lighthouse acquired The Hotels Network last April for an undisclosed sum. "AI is the biggest shift in how travelers plan their…...