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Trust, AI acceleration, diversity to shape the future of travel Travel industry stakeholders from various sectors shared their takes on what will impact travel’s future at HBX Group’s MarketHub Americas event.

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Latest News PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Marriott, Lake.com, RateGain and more... Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More TravelTech Show, Business Travel Show Europe name 2026 innovation award winners Arcube, ImpersonAlly, Acai and Nowadays were recognized in separate competitions for travel technology innovations spanning airline retailing, brand protection, contact center automation and meetings management. Read More Sabre CTO lifts curtain on company’s technological shift Garry Wiseman shared about the company’s AI strategy and development, building trust and change management. Read More Strengthening agency relationships through smarter commission payments Explore how smarter hotel commission payments can reduce friction, build agency trust and turn back-office processes into a competitive advantage. Read More

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Trending Stories Trip.com Group eyes 200 million inbound travelers in next five years The China-based OTA is exploring partnerships to integrate with AI platforms for travel planning.  Read More Chaty AI raises $1.15 million seed round to expand AI assistant for travel experiences The Australia-based startup plans to accelerate development of its conversational AI platform, which helps tours, activities and attractions operators automate customer service and bookings across voice and web channels.  Read More Travel's next operating system won't be built on search At Phocuswright Europe 2026, OAG CEO Filip Filipov explored how AI agents could transform the traveler experience and what the industry must build to enable it.  Read More Travel’s payment complexity is pushing innovation forward Travel’s payment complexity is fueling the next wave of innovation, from virtual cards to embedded finance.  Read More

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Recent travel investment headlines Top investors in travel tech 2026 Pricepoint closes $6.6M seed round led by Brightspark Ventures Gharage Ventures on why it's a good time to launch a fund Nox Mobility raises €2M pre-seed round to develop private-room night trains Timeshifter raise brings jet lag app’s total funding to $5.3M Airlines prioritizing investment in AI and biometric ID in coming year Travel funding deal volume hits new low in Q1 2026 Luxury vacation rental group Eterniti raises €30 million

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