Top Travel Tech Weekly News

News / Online

New rules for ‘good’ listings: How guests, algorithms are raising the bar for STRs

By Richie Khandelwal - PriceLabs | 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. Read More

News / Technology

Using cloud to power innovation in travel

By Abby Crotty | February 6, 2026

AWS' Tedd Evers discusses current cloud use cases and how it will impact travel innovation moving forward. Read More

Interview / Online

CEO Spotlight: Bryan Batista of Skyscanner

By Linda Fox | February 5, 2026

Skycanner CEO Bryan Batista talks about travel's uncomfortable truths and what needs to be started from scratch in the industry. Read More

Opinion / Technology

OpenClaw may be the 'Napster moment' for agentic e-commerce: What that means for travel

By Mario Gavira | February 4, 2026

Mario Gavira explains why OpenClaw could mark a definitive pivot from conversation to autonomous, local-first action. Read More

News / Distribution

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

News / Technology

AI’s ongoing evolution in corporate travel

By Morgan Hines | February 2, 2026

Mat Orrego of Cornerstone Information Systems and Marilyn Markham of American Express GBT discuss AI progress in corporate travel. Read More

Opinion / Technology

6 AI trends that will matter to hotels in 2026

By Sebastien Leitner - Cloudbeds | January 30, 2026

While the AI hype has been exhausting, Cloudbeds' Sebastien Leitner argues that there are some transformative shifts in hospitality. Read More

News / Online

Expedia's Ariane Gorin on AI visibility, traveler experience and activities growth

By Linda Fox | January 29, 2026

Expedia Group CEO Ariane Gorin says she is especially proud of how the OTA has been "going after AI" in recent years. Read More

News / Technology

Inside airlines' expanding AI efforts

By Mark Frary | January 28, 2026

While OpenAI is racking up airline partnerships, AI adoption is also happening through existing tech suppliers. Read More

Interview / Online

CEO Spotlight: Wendy Olson Killion of Rome2Rio

By Morgan Hines | January 27, 2026

Rome2Rio CEO Wendy Olson Killion explains why she believes multimodality is the heart of the travel industry and shares more about her transition from Expedia Group. Read More

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

News / Technology

Enhancing luxury travel experiences with technology

By Morgan Hines | January 23, 2026

Travel stakeholders from Loews and Skylark explore technology in luxury travel, from general friction removal to a new frontier of predictive services. Read More

News / Online

Mews raises $300M to expand AI, fintech capabilities

By Morgan Hines | January 22, 2026

The fresh capital brings the hospitality technology specialist’s valuation to $2.5 billion. Read More

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