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Tours and activities pricing startup Aloja raises $1.4M

By Abby Crotty September 24, 2026

The funding will be used for product development, international expansion and to strengthen integrations with reservation systems such as Tripadvisor-owned Bókun. Read More

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India's travel market stalls in 2025, then bets on a fare-driven rebound

By Phocuswright Resesarch September 24, 2026

Resilient domestic travel will sustain strong demand for accommodation and car rental, and online penetration is on track to reach 62% by 2029, according to Phocuswright data. Read More

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Holibob launches software development kit for embedding experiences storefronts

By Abby Crotty September 23, 2026

According to Holibob, the free toolkit cuts the time travel brands need to add experiences from months to days.... Read More

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Accor unveils conversational AI concierge

By Linda Fox September 23, 2026

Accor's travel assistant ALL Concierge provides booking through to on-stay assistance and is available on the group's website and app, as well as through WhatsApp and iMessage.... Read More

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BizTrip AI launches on Claude, ChatGPT

By Abby Crotty September 23, 2026

BizTrip said the move better positions the company as AI changes how enterprise software reaches end users.... Read More

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Stasher raises £3M to expand smart locker network, global marketplace

By Abby Crotty September 23, 2026

The funding includes £1 million from Hive Box, which is also providing 100 smart lockers for deployment across the U.K. and Europe.... Read More

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With AI agents becoming gatekeepers, travel brands need to influence them to act as ambassadors... Read more

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Big shifts coming to travel by 2030: Why infrastructure, not AI, decides who wins

Entravel founder and CEO Mathias Lundoe Nielsen suggests that the systems beneath AI assistants will... Read more

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The reach is rented: Why travel brands need to stop building for algorithms

Phil Treagus-Evans, CEO and co-founder of Giraffe Social, contends that a social following built on... Read more

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Trust at scale: Can Tripadvisor turn review data into action?

Following disappointing second-quarter results, a recent C-suite change and lingering discord with... Read more

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Travel marketers look to improve AI visibility and prepare for agentic booking

Executives from Travelier, Skyscanner and Demand-Genius discussed agentic travel booking and the shift... Read more

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