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Startup Stage: Drifter targets AI discovery gap with visibility platform for destinations

By Cathy Walsh | April 1, 2026

The startup monitors how destinations, hotels and attractions appear across AI platforms and offers... Read More

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Don’t ban AI pricing—improve transparency instead

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne - T2Impact | March 31, 2026

Timothy O'Neil-Dunne, principal of tech consultancy T2Impact, argues that proposed AI pricing rules... Read More

News / Technology

Fliggy launches "flyai" travel skill for AI agent workflows

By Cathy Walsh | March 27, 2026

The plug-and-play skill enables developers to embed travel booking into AI agents without complex... Read More

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Experience Columbus pilots AI platform to unify visitor experience across destination

By Cathy Walsh | March 27, 2026

By deploying AI agents across local partners, the program aims to surface more accurate, real-time... Read More

News / Startups

From Autobahn dreams to AI travel: Saad Saeed’s bet on escaping travel’s startup graveyard

By WIT | March 26, 2026

An AI-driven travel startup is betting that advances in data, social content and machine learning can... Read More

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Brands push for AI visibility, but influence remains uncertain

By Mark Frary | March 26, 2026

Although optimization strategies promise visibility in AI-generated answers, outcomes vary and are... Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Byway expands distribution through TUI retail partnership

By Cathy Walsh | March 24, 2026

The partnership reflects growing demand for non-flight options and brings overland travel to a broader... Read More

News / Technology

AI booking push continues, despite OpenAI's strategic shift

By Cathy Walsh | March 24, 2026

Travel companies are advancing a range of approaches to AI-driven booking, highlighting a fragmented... Read More

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: Q Concierge positions voice AI as core hotel infrastructure

By Cathy Walsh | March 23, 2026

Q Concierge’s voice AI platform acts as a 24/7 digital front desk, helping hotels capture missed... Read More

Opinion / Technology

Why Google will win the agentic e-commerce race and what it means for travel

By Mario Gavira - Travelier | March 23, 2026

Google doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel, it just needs to win against OpenAI to become the go-to AI... Read More

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Airbnb partners with boutique hotel operator Lark

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Airbnb partners with boutique hotel operator Lark

Lou Zameryka, Airbnb’s global head of hotel enterprise and connectivity partnerships, said the STR... Read More