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Will the tours and activities sector turn to autonomous experiences?

By Morgan Hines | April 25, 2025

Like the rest of the travel industry, the future of the tours and activities sector is likely to be altered by artificial intelligence, though exactly how remains to be seen. Read More

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Hotel payments management platform ROH raises $9.2M

By Abby Crotty | April 22, 2025

The company said the investment will be used to expand its platform and enhance processes. Read More

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Latin America-based corporate travel startup Onfly raises $40M

By Morgan Hines | April 15, 2025

Brazil-based Onfly, founded in 2018, aims to streamline and digitize corporate travel and expense management, now working with more than 2,000 companies. Read More

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Fewer than 1 in 3 airlines have advanced offer and order strategies

By Morgan Hines | April 2, 2025

While the majority of airlines agree that retailing is important, there are a few key reasons why they're hesitant to move forward. Read More

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Bolt introduces flight tracking for airport pickup

By Morgan Hines | March 26, 2025

Bolt has added the capability for users to input their flight details so airport pickups can be automatically adjusted if arrival times change. Read More

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Perplexity partners with Selfbook, Tripadvisor to offer hotel booking

By Morgan Hines | March 25, 2025

Users can make a natural language query for hotels with Perplexity, and the platform can then surface relevant, bookable properties based on Selfbook data and reviews from Tripadvisor. Read More

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Majority of business travelers would let AI book travel elements

By Morgan Hines | March 20, 2025

A report from Amadeus Hospitality delves into business travelers’ technology interests, booking patterns and preferences around sharing data. Read More

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Concur to get generative AI assistant from SAP

By Morgan Hines | March 19, 2025

SAP Concur also revealed it has expanded its partnership with American Express to launch real-time authorization data capability, alongside a number of other announcements. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Arcube helps fliers convert loyalty points to ancillaries

By Morgan Hines | March 11, 2025

Arcube's platform also works to analyze a passenger’s travel history, market data and other factors to predict and increase the likelihood of a passenger returning to an airline. Read More

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Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity: How worried should travel brands be?

By Mark Frary | March 5, 2025

IT budgets are increasing but some experts say they may not be focused on the right areas. Read More

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Summer launches asset management for short-term rentals

By Morgan Hines | March 4, 2025

SummerOS centralizes revenue forecasting, underwriting, market intelligence and portfolio insights for short-term rentals in one place. Read More

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Alexa+ could earn “top-of-the-funnel” spot in travel research

By Morgan Hines | March 4, 2025

Travel brands including Tripadvisor and Uber have partnered with Amazon for the debut of its reimagined voice assistant. Read More

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Property management provider Apaleo creates marketplace for hospitality AI agents

By Morgan Hines | February 26, 2025

Apaleo said it has created Agent Hub to help hoteliers and tech developers share, adopt, discover and build solutions based on AI. Read More

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Flywire acquires hospitality payments specialist Sertifi for $330M

By Linda Fox | February 26, 2025

Sertifi offers an SaaS platform for the hotel and hospitality industry that enables global brands and independent hotels groups to securely sign contracts, exchange payment details and complete... Read More

Interview / Online

CEO Spotlight: Eric Goldreyer of Savvy

By Morgan Hines | February 26, 2025

Eric Goldreyer has spent three decades in the travel industry, with a focus on short-term rentals as founder of BedandBreakfast.com back in 1995 and later co-founder of TurnKey Vacation Rentals. Read More

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