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Expedia Group appoints first chief AI and data officer

By Abby Crotty | December 1, 2025

Xavier Amatriain is the former VP of AI and compute enablement at Google. Read More

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Google's agentic booking commercial model to be 'similar' to current model

By Linda Fox | November 24, 2025

Google's James Byers spoke about user trust, LLM differentiation and evolving advertising models in an interview at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More

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Barry Diller on Google, AI and the future of travel search

By Abby Crotty | November 21, 2025

The chairman and senior executive of IAC and Expedia Group said that Google's search monopoly is coming to an end. Read More

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Hotel, flight bookings coming to Google's AI Mode

By Morgan Hines | November 17, 2025

The search giant announced Monday that it is partnering on the initiative with Expedia, Booking.com, Marriott and other industry players. Read More

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AI at sea: How cruise lines are turning generative tech into practical tools

By Marisa Garcia | November 13, 2025

Cruise lines are increasing AI use, exploring marketing automation, guest personalization and data integration. Read More

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The future of agentic payments in travel

By Morgan Hines | November 11, 2025

Agentic commerce is becoming a reality—how far is the travel industry from moving to AI-powered payments? Read More

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How MCP could reshape travel

By Mark Frary | November 5, 2025

Implementing model context protocol (MCP) could improve customer experience and save travel companies time and money. Read More

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Trivago reports ongoing growth, continues 'disciplined' marketing approach

By Abby Crotty | November 4, 2025

Trivago CEO Johannes Thomas said the company is “encouraged by the strength and durability of our momentum.” Read More

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3 innovators on reinvention, AI and metasearch's second act

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | October 30, 2025

Skyscanner's Gareth Williams, Wego's Ross Veitch and Travel.jp's Kei Shibata looked back on the early days of disruption and forward to what comes after metasearch. Read More

News / Startups

Where are they now? Catching up with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024

By Mileva Sapic | October 27, 2025

Our Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024 have grown and undergone major transformations, including attracting funding rounds and securing major global partnerships. Read More

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Hotels push live ChatGPT integrations as AI search goes bookable

By Matthew Parsons | October 23, 2025

Following OpenAI’s launch of “ChatGPT apps,” experts predict that AI search platforms will soon be able to display hotels' real-time availability and rates. Read More

Opinion / Technology

AI’s new gatekeepers: How Booking.com and Expedia are hijacking the future of travel

By Brad Brewer - Agentic Hospitality | October 21, 2025

The EU’s Digital Markets Act forces the biggest online “gatekeepers” to play fair, but it doesn’t yet cover standalone AI assistants—like ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity. Read More

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Google launches Google Maps in Gemini API

By Morgan Hines | October 20, 2025

Google said the mechanism will be similar to grounding with Google Search, which provides increased accuracy, real-time information and citations. Read More

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American Airlines launches gen AI tool

By Abby Crotty | October 14, 2025

Customers can type in their trip idea, with the tool then providing “curated destination suggestions” from American’s network. Read More

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The next generation of travel in Asia: Trust, experience and the coming AI wave

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | October 13, 2025

Four voices from across Asia’s travel ecosystem examined how the new travel landscape is being reshaped by AI, authenticity and the fight for trust. Read More

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