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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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