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CitizenPlane acquires Yieldin's revenue management solution
News / Distribution
CitizenPlane acquires Yieldin's revenue management solution
By Linda Fox | February 4, 2026
CitizenPlane has renamed the solution Pulse and said the additional module boosts the development of its offer system alongside its existing Zenith PSS and distribution modules.  Read More
Hotel direct bookings remain stable despite rise of AI
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Hotel direct bookings remain stable despite rise of AI
By Abby Crotty | February 2, 2026
SiteMinder's annual Hotel Booking Trends report found that direct booking remained largely unchanged in 2025. Read More
Airline retailing tech provider ATPCO names Brett Burgess CEO
News / Online
Airline retailing tech provider ATPCO names Brett Burgess CEO
By Morgan Hines | February 2, 2026
Brett Burgess takes over from interim CEO Vince Palmiere, who stepped in when former CEO Alex Zoghlin departed last June. Read More
What’s next for airline distribution?
News / Distribution
What’s next for airline distribution?
By Abby Crotty | January 30, 2026
Pkfare's Jesus Monzo Faubel and Mystifly's Jeremy Jameson talk about next steps in airline distribution amid increasing NDC adoption and AI. Read More
Accor launches app in ChatGPT
News / Technology
Accor launches app in ChatGPT
By Abby Crotty | January 29, 2026
Users can enable the app in ChatGPT to search for Accor hotels using specific dates and guest details. Read More
Unpacking the latest corporate travel trends
News / Distribution
Unpacking the latest corporate travel trends
By Abby Crotty | January 29, 2026
Neil Geurin, VP of global sales for American Airlines, discusses behavioral trends, NDC, technological innovation and more. Read More
Africa-based Tripesa launches AI travel marketplace Roamio
News / Startups
Africa-based Tripesa launches AI travel marketplace Roamio
By Morgan Hines | 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. Read More
A new age of travel selling: AI, personalization and human touch
News / Distribution
A new age of travel selling: AI, personalization and human touch
By Abby Crotty | January 26, 2026
Fora's Jake Peters and Unravel's Maarten van Pijpen discuss travel selling strategies and how both tech and humans fit in. Read More
Capital One acquires spend management platform Brex
News / Technology
Capital One acquires spend management platform Brex
By Michael B. Baker - Business Travel News | January 23, 2026
Brex, which offers corporate cards, payments and automated expense management, added corporate travel management in 2023 through a partnership with Spotnana. Read More
Making the case for hotels to enable AI 'crawlability'
News / Technology
Making the case for hotels to enable AI 'crawlability'
By Matthew Parsons | January 21, 2026
Opening up to AI crawlers can boost visibility and potentially direct bookings, but questions remain over security, compliance risks and longer-term benefits. Read More
Gobi invests in Bangladesh-based B2B travel commerce platform Jatri
News / Online
Gobi invests in Bangladesh-based B2B travel commerce platform Jatri
By Morgan Hines | January 20, 2026
Jatri said the fresh capital will support product innovation, expand its MENA ecosystem and grow partnerships. Read More
Why Google's UCP is not a game changer in travel
Opinion / Distribution
Why Google's UCP is not a game changer in travel
By Mario Gavira | January 20, 2026
Mario Gavira suggests that the new standard is not yet viable for the travel sector. Read More
China opens antitrust probe into Trip.com
News / Distribution
China opens antitrust probe into Trip.com
By Abby Crotty | January 15, 2026
The company's Hong Kong-listed shares tumbled nearly 20% the day after the probe was announced. Read More
Rethinking availability, risk and conversion in hotel distribution
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Rethinking availability, risk and conversion in hotel distribution
By PhocusWire | January 15, 2026
Learn more about the concept of 'invisible loss' in travel and how availability gaps and limited rate flexibility can prevent demand and supply from connecting—even when both clearly exist. Read More
Sabre takes stake in BizTrip AI, plans AI corporate travel assistants
News / Distribution
Sabre takes stake in BizTrip AI, plans AI corporate travel assistants
By Linda Fox | January 14, 2026
The partnership pairs Sabre’s agentic APIs and MCP with BizTrip AI’s travel LLM model and agentic AI capabilities. Read More
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