Five travel brands are among the companies developing AI plugins accessible in both ChatGPT and all of Microsoft's products including Bing search.... Read More

Navitas Capital led the round alongside Omnia Partners. Also investing in the round are 75&Sunny, Brian Lee and PAR Capital Ventures.... Read More

High demand lifted average daily rates and occupancy, leading to a record-breaking 2022 for the U.S. hotel and lodging market as room revenue swept past pre-pandemic highs.  ... Read More

TUI Group's chief technology officer Pieter Jordaan answers our questions on how the company is working with generative artificial intelligence technology.... Read More

The company described its Prime subscription service as a “key driver” of its success and said it added 1.7 million new subscribers, bringing the total to 4.3 million.... Read More

PhocusWire’s latest roundup of how travel companies are utilizing ChatGPT shows a wide range of approaches.  ... Read More

After a marathon of startup pitches that went around the world, 15 companies have been chosen as semifinalists in the Global Startup Pitch run by Web In Travel and Phocuswright.  ... Read More

DOT secretary Pete Buttigieg said the Department of Transportation is ready to hold airlines' feet to the fire if this summer brings another "unacceptable" level of cancellations and delay rates.... Read More

The round for the Singapore-based company was led by SoftBank Ventures Asia with Atinum Partners and existing investors Wooshin Venture Investment, Visor Ventures and JG Digital Equity Ventures also participating.... Read More

Authentic, visual user-generated content shared on the likes of TikTok, Instagram and other social channels is becoming central to how travel companies are marketing themselves.... Read More

During its Google Marketing Live event this week the company shared a number of updates including an example of how its search generative experience could work.... Read More

The expansion of travel features in CommBank’s app will integrate with Hopper via the company’s B2B initiative, Hopper Cloud.  ... Read More

The bank, which launched ChaseTravel.com last year, said travel sales volume was about $8 billion in 2022 and estimated it will be $10 billion this year.... Read More

The reopening of China at the beginning of the year resulted in an immediate booking spike. Now new traveler behaviors, especially around mobile apps, are being observed.... Read More

Analyses from Mastercard and Bank of America found the answer varies by travel segment and could depend on the labor market and other factors.  ... Read More