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News / Finance

U.S. tech-first travel brands pay engineers up to 35% more than hospitality groups

By Morgan Hines | July 28, 2026

Travel Tech Talent pointed to the 2026 U.S. Department of Labor filings, which show a discrepancy between equivalent software development roles. Read More

News / Online

TravelAI acquires Sonder brand, relaunches Sonder.com

By Abby Crotty | July 27, 2026

Last November, Sonder announced a wind down of operations and filed for bankruptcy after Marriott ended its licensing agreement with the STR specialist. Read More

News / Technology

Amid $1B tech revamp, Marriott readies next steps in distribution

By BTN | July 7, 2026

Marriott International EVP and chief revenue and technology officer Drew Pinto discusses the hotel company's tech updates, its stance on corporate travel partners and more in conversation with BTN. Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Marriott, Lake.com, RateGain and more...

By PhocusWire | June 26, 2026

Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More

Opinion / Technology

OTA moats against AI disruption may be shallower than they appear

By Christian Watts - Magpie | June 8, 2026

Christian Watts, founder and CEO of Magpie, argues that loyalty programs, unique inventory and bundling will offer less protection as travel discovery moves to AI platforms. Read More

News / Technology

Architecture, pace, culture: Navigating travel's AI transition

By Morgan Hines | June 4, 2026

Executives from Hilton, Air Canada, Marriott and Evolve share what they have learned revamping legacy technology. Read More

News / Technology

Are hotel CEOs overestimating their AI edge?

By Matthew Parsons | June 2, 2026

Hotel brands are touting AI as a competitive advantage, but long-term differentiation may hinge on data, execution speed and control over distribution. Read More

News / Technology

AI pulls travel brands deeper into commerce media

By Matthew Parsons | April 7, 2026

As AI compresses the path to purchase, travel brands are expanding commerce media to capture high-intent demand. Read More

News / Distribution

Hilton adds Yotel to portfolio with franchise deal

By Linda Fox | March 19, 2026

YOTEL will continue to license and manage its brand but have access to Hilton's distribution and technology platforms and Honors loyalty program. Read More

News / Online

UK’s CMA launches investigation into Hilton, IHG and Marriott

By Rob Gill and Julie Sickel - BTN Europe | March 3, 2026

The investigation is part of a probe into “suspected sharing” of sensitive information. Read More

News / Online

Google testing ad formats for travel in AI Mode

By Linda Fox | February 13, 2026

Google is testing ad formats in retail and said similar tests were happening in other industries such as travel. Read More

News / Technology

Marriott shares details of AI projects, partnerships

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2026

Marriott plans to deploy natural language search across Marriott.com and the Bonvoy mobile app in the first half of 2026. Read More

News / Startups

Travel investment, acquisitions and public market plays in 2025

By Linda Fox | January 16, 2026

Funding started out strong with Perk securing $200 million, but similar large rounds were few and far between for the remainder of the year. Read More