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Airbnb solicits new Experiences with new details of what it will offer in upcoming relaunch

By Morgan Hines | March 13, 2025

The company is also hiring for several roles related to its Experiences business, including market managers tasked with supply growth in cities around the world. Read More

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Generative AI: What’s on the horizon for airlines?

By Matthew Parsons | March 11, 2025

For airlines exploring AI, much of the focus is on Large Language Models—machine learning that can comprehend and generate human language text. Read More

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Is an "app-ocalypse" nigh for hospitality tech as AI agents advance?

By Florian Montag - Apaleo | March 10, 2025

Instead of relying on humans as connective tissue, AI agents acting as self-learning, adaptive digital assistants will manage the entire hospitality tech ecosystem autonomously in the future. Read More

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Booking.com shares progress on AI initiatives

By Linda Fox | March 7, 2025

Booking.com's senior vice president of accommodations shared details of the company's strategy for using AI and what is has planned for the future. Read More

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Will metasearch remain relevant with agentic AI's rise?

By Morgan Hines | March 6, 2025

With OpenAI’s January launch of Operator, a tool that can book travel, questions have emerged on what changes will come and what industry sectors will be most affected. 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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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

Opinion / Technology

Revolutionary travel management companies do exist

By Riaan van Schoor - Agentivity | March 3, 2025

Agentivity's co-founder Riaan van Schoor gives his response to a viewpoint published last week suggesting that the world of TMCs is broken and only a revolution will fix it. Read More

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Online travel giants spent $17.8B on marketing in 2024

By Linda Fox | February 28, 2025

The investment to acquire customers and strengthen brand sets a new record for the online giants and demonstrates the ferocious competition for customers in the market. Read More

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Technology and politics reshape the travel deals landscape

By Matthew Parsons | February 27, 2025

When it comes to the merger and acquisition (M&A) landscape, technology and political issues appear to be playing more of a role in the decisions being made by authorities. 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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British Airways shares progress on tech elements of £7B transformation

By Linda Fox | February 25, 2025

The airline is working to enhance the customer experience through a new website and mobile app while a new payment platform and revenue management system will also help drive efficiency. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Can a revolution fix the travel management world?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne - T2Impact | February 24, 2025

Many TMCs are no longer fit for purpose. They are drowning in data, fighting archaic processes and stuck in a business model optimized more for survival than service delivery. Read More

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Booking Holdings' Fogel bullish on agentic AI amid strong 2024 results

By Morgan Hines | February 20, 2025

Booking Holdings reported record revenue of $23.7 billion in 2024 and saw accelerated growth in room nights for alternative accommodations during the fourth quarter. Read More

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Experiences becoming “strategic and financial center” of Tripadvisor Group

By Morgan Hines | February 20, 2025

All three segments of Tripadvisor Group, including Brand Tripadvisor, Viator and TheFork, contributed positively to group profit for the first time. Read More

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