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Choice Hotels acquires RV travel company Harvest Hosts for $130M
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Choice Hotels acquires RV travel company Harvest Hosts for $130M
By Linda Fox | October 1, 2026
Choice is acquiring 100% of Harvest Hosts in an all cash deal from growth equity firm Stripes and... Read More
Juniper Group acquires Bookassist
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Juniper Group acquires Bookassist
By Linda Fox | October 1, 2026
Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but Ireland-based Bookassist will join Juniper Group in... Read More
Tryp secures €1.9M for geographic expansion and product development
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Tryp secures €1.9M for geographic expansion and product development
By Linda Fox | September 30, 2026
Tryp.com is preparing for expansion to the Americas and Asia and also plans to add activities to the... Read More
Princess Cruises launches ChatGPT app in partnership with Mobi
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Princess Cruises launches ChatGPT app in partnership with Mobi
By Linda Fox | September 29, 2026
The Princess ChatGPT app enables cruise customers to explore destinations, check pricing and... Read More
Dextr AI secures $6.7M for agentic hospitality platform
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Dextr AI secures $6.7M for agentic hospitality platform
By Linda Fox | September 29, 2026
The startup provides hotel employees with teams of artificial intelligence (AI) agents covering voice... Read More
HyperGuest lands $25M investment, plans international growth
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HyperGuest lands $25M investment, plans international growth
By Linda Fox | September 29, 2026
The investment comes from Apax Partners, which has previously invested in Guesty and acquired a... Read More
AIHG secures $7.5M to implement AI-powered hotel management system
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AIHG secures $7.5M to implement AI-powered hotel management system
By Linda Fox | September 25, 2026
The investment will go towards further developing AIHG's agentic technology and onboarding its first... Read More
Expedia to offer hotel bookings through Meta's Muse AI agent
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Expedia to offer hotel bookings through Meta's Muse AI agent
By Linda Fox | September 24, 2026
The hotel planning and booking service will be available to U.S. travelers first, but a launch date... Read More
Accor unveils conversational AI concierge
News / Technology
Accor unveils conversational AI concierge
By Linda Fox | September 23, 2026
Accor's travel assistant ALL Concierge provides booking through to on-stay assistance and is available... Read More
SiteMinder wants to close the gap between hotel pricing recommendations and distribution
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SiteMinder wants to close the gap between hotel pricing recommendations and distribution
By Linda Fox | September 22, 2026
SiteMinder's CEO Sankar Narayan said hotels are losing money through broken connections to... Read More
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Choice Hotels acquires RV travel company Harvest Hosts for $130M
October 1, 2026
Choice Hotels acquires RV travel company Harvest Hosts for $130M
Choice is acquiring 100% of Harvest Hosts in an all cash deal from growth equity firm Stripes and... Read More
Juniper Group acquires Bookassist
October 1, 2026
Juniper Group acquires Bookassist
Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but Ireland-based Bookassist will join Juniper Group in... Read More