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Expedia's Ariane Gorin on AI visibility, traveler experience and activities growth

By Linda Fox | January 29, 2026

Expedia Group CEO Ariane Gorin says she is especially proud of how the OTA has been "going after AI"... Read More

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HeyMax secures $11M for AI push, geographical expansion

By Linda Fox | January 28, 2026

The funding will go toward product development, including simplifying earning and redemption for... Read More

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Travalyst updates accommodation certifications to allow for EU regulations

By Linda Fox | January 28, 2026

The latest iteration builds on Travalyst's initiative launched in early 2024, which marked an initial... Read More

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TripWorks lands $6M, plans AI development

By Linda Fox | January 27, 2026

The company wants to expand AI-driven pricing and revenue optimization tools, move into new markets... Read More

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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... Read More

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Sabre takes stake in BizTrip AI, plans AI corporate travel assistants

By Linda Fox | January 14, 2026

The partnership pairs Sabre’s agentic APIs and MCP with BizTrip AI’s travel LLM model and agentic AI... Read More

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Kasa takes over Mint House properties to expand accommodation platform

By Linda Fox | January 14, 2026

Commercial terms have not been disclosed, but in addition to expanding Kasa’s portfolio, the deal... Read More

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Flix sees opportunity in airport transfers, acquires Flibco

By Linda Fox | January 13, 2026

The acquisition builds on Flix's launch of airport-shuttle services in markets such as Sweden, as well... Read More

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Yipy attracts $1M to scale hotel standards management system

By Linda Fox | January 13, 2026

Yipy aims to address the challenges of static documents through “a centralized, mobile-first system,”... Read More

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Travel executives on spreading bets with AI

By Linda Fox | January 9, 2026

C.A. Clark of Miles Partnership and Marius Nigond of iWander discuss excitement, concerns and risk... Read More

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