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Princess Cruises launches ChatGPT app in partnership with Mobi

By Linda Fox September 29, 2026

The Princess ChatGPT app enables cruise customers to explore destinations, check pricing and availability and get help with planning a cruise. Read More

News / Finance

Dextr AI secures $6.7M for agentic hospitality platform

By Linda Fox September 29, 2026

The startup provides hotel employees with teams of artificial intelligence (AI) agents covering voice AI, guest management, back office operations, staff management and sales and marketing. Read More

News / Finance

HyperGuest lands $25M investment, plans international growth

By Linda Fox September 29, 2026

The investment comes from Apax Partners, which has previously invested in Guesty and acquired a minority stake in IBS Software.... Read More

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: FigFinder AI wants to simplify trip planning for travelers and agents

By Abby Crotty September 28, 2026

FigFinder AI creates personalized trip guides for travelers, while FigFinder Pro helps travel agents turn client inquiries into structured briefs.... Read More

News / Finance

AIHG secures $7.5M to implement AI-powered hotel management system

By Linda Fox September 25, 2026

The investment will go towards further developing AIHG's agentic technology and onboarding its first hotels.... Read More

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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Rail Europe, Perk, TravelAI and more...

By PhocusWire September 25, 2026

Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.... Read More

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OpenAI chairman tells travel industry: Do not restrain your AI agents

Bret Taylor, who is also the co-founder of Sierra, urged travel brands to adopt agents to reduce... Read more

News / Online

Expedia to offer hotel bookings through Meta's Muse AI agent

The hotel planning and booking service will be available to U.S. travelers first, but a launch date... Read more

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Travel's stolen data problem: Why cybercriminals want booking details

Ordinary customer and business data can become raw material for targeted phishing, impersonation and... Read more

News / Technology

Expedia exec on making AI an ambassador in travel

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

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: OutReserve wants to make outdoor travel easier to navigate

Founded this year, OutReserve is focused on addressing fragmentation in the outdoor travel space. Read more

Opinion / Technology

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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