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Breezeway lands strategic investment to expand platform, AI capabilities
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March 5, 2026
The deal is the second platform investment from Resurgens' $800 million third fund.
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Mews, Sojern, Shiji and more travel and tourism news from ITB Berlin 2026
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March 4, 2026
At ITB Berlin 2026, travel and tourism companies revealed new products, partnerships and innovations.
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Hotel software: An unlikely winner in the AI reset
By Jordan Hollander - HotelTechReport.com
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March 2, 2026
HotelTechReport.com co-founder Jordan Hollander challenges industry concerns about AI's effect on applications, outlining what sets hotel software apart.
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Travel Token Marketplace acquires Camino Network initiator Chain4Travel
By Morgan Hines
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February 27, 2026
Blockchain startup Chain4Travel was previously named a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2025.
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RobosizeME lands $2M to automate back-office hotel processes
By Linda Fox
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February 25, 2026
RobosizeME aims to help hoteliers reduce errors, cut costs and free up staff to focus on other parts of running a hotel.
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Ranking management solution Otamiser raises $2M
By Abby Crotty
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February 23, 2026
Otamiser said the round was intentionally keep small, and CEO Bart-Jan Leyts emphasized that the company is "strongly focused on cost awareness."
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Operto develops multi-agent system for hotel operations
By Linda Fox
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February 23, 2026
The agents are centralized in a hub that includes hotel policies, operational documents and live reservation data.
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German RMS Happyhotel raises €6.5M in Series A round
By Abby Crotty
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February 19, 2026
The funding will be used to expand across Europe and build an autonomous commercial AI agent.
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DirectBooking, DeepYou partner to build AI-native hotel booking platform
By Abby Crotty
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February 11, 2026
The companies aim to have the platform cover 100,000 hotels in the next three years.
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Amadeus to shut down self-service APIs portal for developers
By Abby Crotty
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February 9, 2026
Access for enterprise customers will remain in place, a decision that's prompted ample discussion among industry stakeholders.
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Using cloud to power innovation in travel
By Abby Crotty
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February 6, 2026
AWS' Tedd Evers discusses current cloud use cases and how it will impact travel innovation moving forward.
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Hotel direct bookings remain stable despite rise of AI
By Abby Crotty
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February 2, 2026
SiteMinder's annual Hotel Booking Trends report found that direct booking remained largely unchanged in 2025.
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6 AI trends that will matter to hotels in 2026
By Sebastien Leitner - Cloudbeds
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January 30, 2026
While the AI hype has been exhausting, Cloudbeds' Sebastien Leitner argues that there are some transformative shifts in hospitality.
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Unpacking the latest corporate travel trends
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January 29, 2026
Neil Geurin, VP of global sales for American Airlines, discusses behavioral trends, NDC, technological innovation and more.
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Africa-based Tripesa launches AI travel marketplace Roamio
By Morgan Hines
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January 26, 2026
With Roamio, Tripesa aims to eliminate middlemen, provide better prices and increase ancillary bookings while putting more money in the hands of small operators.
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