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What Google's purchase of Spirit Airlines' data signals for travel
News / Technology
What Google's purchase of Spirit Airlines' data signals for travel
By Abby Crotty | August 21, 2026
Industry stakeholders weigh in on privacy concerns, how Google may use the defunct airlines' data and... Read More
Hotel room service platform CAMO raises $4M
News / Technology
Hotel room service platform CAMO raises $4M
By Abby Crotty | August 20, 2026
CAMO oversees ordering technology, local kitchen fulfillment, delivery logistics and guest support.... Read More
AI transformation in travel: Velit Dundar of Radisson
News / Technology
AI transformation in travel: Velit Dundar of Radisson
By Abby Crotty | August 20, 2026
Velit Dundar, Radisson's VP of global e-commerce, shares his thoughts on agentic AI, areas for... Read More
TravelX closes Series A round, plans to use capital for product innovation, AI expansion
News / Finance
TravelX closes Series A round, plans to use capital for product innovation, AI expansion
By Abby Crotty | August 19, 2026
TravelX said the funding will be used for product innovation, expansion of its AI platform and... Read More
Perk expands MCP capabilities to allow action via AI assistants
News / Technology
Perk expands MCP capabilities to allow action via AI assistants
By Abby Crotty | August 19, 2026
Perk launched its MCP connector last month to link AI assistants and corporate travel software.... Read More
Startup Stage: Fikäfi wants to make payments more efficient for hotels
Interview / Startups
Startup Stage: Fikäfi wants to make payments more efficient for hotels
By Abby Crotty | August 17, 2026
Singapore-based Fikäfi integrates with hotels' systems to simplify workflow and payment collection.... Read More
The challenge of keeping AI-generated travel review summaries accurate, objective and useful
News / Technology
The challenge of keeping AI-generated travel review summaries accurate, objective and useful
By Abby Crotty | August 13, 2026
AI-generated review summaries promise simplicity in travel, but can they capture the full picture?... Read More
Fliggy announces its latest agentic AI travel assistant
News / Technology
Fliggy announces its latest agentic AI travel assistant
By Abby Crotty | August 12, 2026
The assistant is powered by Alibaba’s Qwen model and trained on Fliggy’s proprietary travel data and... Read More
Airbnb partners with Tripadvisor amid plans to scale Experiences
News / Distribution
Airbnb partners with Tripadvisor amid plans to scale Experiences
By Abby Crotty | August 11, 2026
On Airbnb's Q2 earnings call, CEO Brian Chesky said Experiences growth is "on a multiyear time... Read More
Startup Stage: Strut wants to build booking systems for motels
Interview / Startups
Startup Stage: Strut wants to build booking systems for motels
By Abby Crotty | August 10, 2026
Strut builds properties a booking engine on their own site and builds a guest network with stay... Read More
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