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Personalization, content production challenge DMOs
By Abby Crotty
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February 23, 2026
While still a primary goal, 45% of DMOs described their personalization efforts as “moderate” in 2026, down from 53% in 2025, according to Sojern's annual report.
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Always-on resilience: Why airlines must rethink disruption at scale
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February 20, 2026
Jitender Mohan, business unit head of travel and leisure at WNS, discusses irregular operations in the airline industry and the need to focus on operational resilience.
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Booking Holdings sees 20% rise in travelers booking multiple trip components
By Morgan Hines
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February 18, 2026
The company also saw continued growth in both the U.S. and Asia in Q4 2025.
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WebMCP offers path for travel sites to become ‘agent-ready’
By Morgan Hines
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February 18, 2026
Travel was highlighted as a use case for the WebMCP standard driven by Google and Microsoft.
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Chief AI officer or CTO? Travel’s evolving executive playbook
By Morgan Hines
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February 17, 2026
Amex GBT, Kayak, Expedia Group and Airbnb have adjusted their leadership teams to account for AI evolution.
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Expedia Group sees double-digit growth in revenue, gross bookings as AI push continues
By Abby Crotty
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February 12, 2026
Revenue was up 11% year over year to $3.5 billion, while total gross bookings were up 11% to $27 billion in Q4 2025.
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Tripadvisor pleased with experiences revenue contribution, early AI MVP tests
By Linda Fox
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February 12, 2026
The experiences business reported revenue of $204 million in the quarter, up from $186 million during the same period in 2024. Full-year revenue rose 10% to $924 million.
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Airlines' tentative approach to AI
By Linda Fox
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February 11, 2026
An Accenture study suggested only 12% of carriers link AI directly to revenue, compared with other consumer industries that have adopted it more fully.
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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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New rules for ‘good’ listings: How guests, algorithms are raising the bar for STRs
By Richie Khandelwal - PriceLabs
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February 9, 2026
PriceLabs co-founder Richie Khandelwal describes what makes a "bad" STR listing and why hosts and property managers need to set clear expectations.
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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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CEO Spotlight: Bryan Batista of Skyscanner
By Linda Fox
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February 5, 2026
Skycanner CEO Bryan Batista talks about travel's uncomfortable truths and what needs to be started from scratch in the industry.
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OpenClaw may be the 'Napster moment' for agentic e-commerce: What that means for travel
By Mario Gavira
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February 4, 2026
Mario Gavira explains why OpenClaw could mark a definitive pivot from conversation to autonomous, local-first action.
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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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AI’s ongoing evolution in corporate travel
By Morgan Hines
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February 2, 2026
Mat Orrego of Cornerstone Information Systems and Marilyn Markham of American Express GBT discuss AI progress in corporate travel.
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