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Hopper partners with Lloyds to launch travel booking portal
News / Online
Hopper partners with Lloyds to launch travel booking portal
By Abby Crotty | May 28, 2025
With the launch, Lloyds became the first U.K. bank to offer a travel booking service for its... Read More
Moving beyond points: The state of hotel loyalty programs
News / Online
Moving beyond points: The state of hotel loyalty programs
By Marisa Garcia | May 28, 2025
Points-based hotel loyalty programs are not dead but they are evolving towards a hybrid offering of... Read More
Swiss regulator to review Dertour acquisition of Hotelplan Group
News / Online
Swiss regulator to review Dertour acquisition of Hotelplan Group
By Abby Crotty | May 27, 2025
While HomeToGo has received regulatory approvals for its separate agreement to acquire Interhome,... Read More
Booking.com terminates many partnerships with content creators
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Booking.com terminates many partnerships with content creators
By Abby Crotty | May 23, 2025
Content creators were informed via email, which also had instructions for joining Booking.com's... Read More
The impact on travel from Google I/O 2025 launches
News / Technology
The impact on travel from Google I/O 2025 launches
By Mark Frary | May 23, 2025
At look at how launches and updates, including AI mode and agentic AI, from the Google I/O 2025 event... Read More
Swiss regulator orders Booking.com to cut commission rates 25%
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Swiss regulator orders Booking.com to cut commission rates 25%
By Abby Crotty | May 22, 2025
The regulator said the ruling was “necessary,” as the parties were unable to reach an agreement after... Read More
4 scenarios on the future of agentic AI in travel
Opinion / Technology
4 scenarios on the future of agentic AI in travel
By Mario Gavira | May 22, 2025
Mario Gavira outlines future scenarios amid the evolution of agentic AI in travel—and provides key... Read More
28% of travel managers considering switching TMCs
News / Online
28% of travel managers considering switching TMCs
By Abby Crotty | May 20, 2025
Travel managers cited issues such as inconsistent service and poor tech functionality in a survey... Read More
Fly Fairly acquires travel discovery engine LFG
News / Startups
Fly Fairly acquires travel discovery engine LFG
By Abby Crotty | May 20, 2025
Fly Fairly said the acquisition supports its mission to become the "most flexible" online travel... Read More
Experiences can increase hotel RevPAR by 55%
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Experiences can increase hotel RevPAR by 55%
By Abby Crotty | May 19, 2025
Turneo, an e-commerce platform for hotels, evaluated publicly available data from 136,000 hotels... Read More
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Google brings conversational Gemini to Maps on Apple CarPlay
October 21, 2026
Google brings conversational Gemini to Maps on Apple CarPlay
Gemini was already available in Google Maps on the iPhone, but this launch brings it to the car's... Read More
The journey is fragmented. Care shouldn’t be.
October 21, 2026
The journey is fragmented. Care shouldn’t be.
New research from Allianz Partners highlights how travel protection and proactive support during... Read More