SAS Scandinavian Airlines is pushing ahead with its new distribution capability strategy, with plans to increase current EDIFACT surcharges and remove its cheapest fare option from traditional channels April 22.... Read More

American Express GBT expects the acquisition of CWT to close in the second half of the year.... Read More

Also investing in this round is Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, which began working with Smart Order in 2020 and will now expand its offerings for hospitality clients to use its platform for promotions and sales.... Read More

The Italian Competition Authority is investigating whether Booking.com's practices hinder competition and adversely affect other online travel agencies and consumers.... Read More

The search with artificial intelligence tool is in a test phase initially and was developed in partnership with Publicis Sapient.... Read More

NowBoarding was founded by Christopher Moss, who previously founded Psngr1, a business travel management tool acquired by travel technology firm Snowfall in 2022.... Read More

Changes in consumer expectations along with the fact technology for selling multi-day tours is still in its infancy create a strong need for technical innovation in the tours and package business.... Read More

Accor-owned D-Edge said the acquisition “marks a significant step" toward integrated solutions covering the entire guest journey.... Read More

Some experts see generative AI leading to big changes in property management systems. Will this technology limit the human touch in hospitality? Or create more time for guest services?  ... Read More

Travelers specify the location, duration and language for the tour, as well as if they have preferences of a theme or specific sites and then moderators review the AI-generated guide before sending it to the customer.... Read More

Tokyu Corporation has partnered with Stripe to introduce TsugiTsugi, a flat-rate accommodation subscription service.  ... Read More

PhocusWire discusses the complexities of travel payments in Asia with Agoda chief commercial officer Damien Pfirsch.... Read More

Key elements of the updates, launched at its Fusion event in the U.S. this week, include enhancing Concur Travel, a partnership with Mastercard and further automating Concur Expense.... Read More

Founded in 2020, Moove said it has helped finance vehicles for more than 20,000 customers across Africa, the Middle East, India and the United Kingdom who have provided more than 30 million trips in those cars, primarily on Uber.... Read More

Buson is one of the largest online platforms for bus ticket booking in Brazil, offering more than 70,000 routes from more than 300 bus operators.... Read More