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30 Sundays lands $6.7M for AI travel planning service
News / Startups
30 Sundays lands $6.7M for AI travel planning service
By Linda Fox | July 20, 2026
India-based 30 Sundays is an AI-driven journey planner, offering users a video-based itinerary that... Read More
EU digital ID initiatives gather momentum, user familiarity lags
News / Technology
EU digital ID initiatives gather momentum, user familiarity lags
By Linda Fox | July 20, 2026
By the end of 2026, countries in Europe must provide an EUDI Wallet to citizens. Are consumers and the... Read More
AI risk to OTAs is margin squeeze, not disintermediation
News / Online
AI risk to OTAs is margin squeeze, not disintermediation
By Linda Fox | July 17, 2026
The risk of OTAs being disintermediated by AI might have been exaggerated as pressure on margin is... Read More
Fora lands $60M to scale AI assistant for travel advisors
News / Startups
Fora lands $60M to scale AI assistant for travel advisors
By Linda Fox | July 16, 2026
Fora is looking to scale is AI assistant, Via, which is currently in beta with a number of its top... Read More
CEO Spotlight: Andrés Spitzer of Civitatis
Interview / Online
CEO Spotlight: Andrés Spitzer of Civitatis
By Linda Fox | July 10, 2026
Six months into the role, Andrés Spitzer, CEO of Civitatis, discussed growth for the tours and... Read More
Mews cuts 15% of workforce as AI changes 'economics of hospitality'
News / Technology
Mews cuts 15% of workforce as AI changes 'economics of hospitality'
By Linda Fox | July 7, 2026
A spokesperson for the company said the cuts were across all teams and geographies, adding that... Read More
The importance of fundamentals in travel if the agentic workforce is untrustworthy
News / Technology
The importance of fundamentals in travel if the agentic workforce is untrustworthy
By Linda Fox | July 7, 2026
Trainline has partnered with Anthropic to implement AI internally and in customer-facing applications.... Read More
Weighing build versus buy in travel's AI era
News / Distribution
Weighing build versus buy in travel's AI era
By Linda Fox | July 6, 2026
Executives from Amadeus, Etraveli and HTS discussed acquisition strategy and in-house development... Read More
Yatra considers options to regain Nasdaq compliance
News / Online
Yatra considers options to regain Nasdaq compliance
By Linda Fox | July 1, 2026
India-based online travel agency Yatra has 180 days to regain compliance with Nasdaq.... Read More
Holidu continues European growth with acquisition of Gites.com
News / Online
Holidu continues European growth with acquisition of Gites.com
By Linda Fox | July 1, 2026
The deal, which is Germany-based Holidu’s 14th acquisition, is in line with its strategy to integrate... Read More
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