Morgan Hines News

How hoteliers can adapt to survive the AI discovery shift
News / Technology
How hoteliers can adapt to survive the AI discovery shift
By Morgan Hines | July 29, 2026
As travelers swap traditional search for generative engines, hospitality brands must restructure data... Read More
U.S. tech-first travel brands pay engineers up to 35% more than hospitality groups
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... Read More
Trip.com Group hit with $763M penalty from Chinese regulators
News / Online
Trip.com Group hit with $763M penalty from Chinese regulators
By Morgan Hines | July 27, 2026
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation found that Trip.com Group violated anti-monopoly... Read More
AI's success in travel hinges on human involvement
News / Technology
AI's success in travel hinges on human involvement
By Morgan Hines | July 22, 2026
Behavioral science plays into how travelers and travel company teams take to AI, and a human touch is... Read More
Omio to acquire Rail Europe
News / Online
Omio to acquire Rail Europe
By Morgan Hines | July 16, 2026
Omio's acquisition of Rail Europe consolidates two rivals in European rail distribution. A separate... Read More
The U.S. government's split signals on fee disclosure for travel sellers
News / Online
The U.S. government's split signals on fee disclosure for travel sellers
By Morgan Hines | July 15, 2026
While the FTC and Hopper reach a settlement on hidden fees, the DOT is loosening fee disclosure rules... Read More
Addressing the L2B ratio explosion
News / Distribution
Addressing the L2B ratio explosion
By Morgan Hines | July 9, 2026
With AI potentially driving look-to-book ratios to 200,000:1, can travel infrastructure survive the... Read More
Will AI commoditize the hospitality sector?
News / Technology
Will AI commoditize the hospitality sector?
By Morgan Hines | July 9, 2026
As AI tools become ubiquitous, technology could cease to be a differentiator, according to hospitality... Read More
CEO Spotlight: Naren Shaam of Omio
Interview / Online
CEO Spotlight: Naren Shaam of Omio
By Morgan Hines | July 2, 2026
Naren Shaam discusses AI, scaling Omio, operations and more in a wide-ranging conversation with... Read More
U.S. Hotel and Lodging 2026: Slow growth, a stable split and AI waiting at the door
News / Online
U.S. Hotel and Lodging 2026: Slow growth, a stable split and AI waiting at the door
By Phocuswright Research | June 30, 2026
The 2026 outlook is cautiously optimistic for the hotel sector.... Read More
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Amadeus adjusts 2026 guidance, air distribution hit by Middle East conflict
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Amadeus adjusts 2026 guidance, air distribution hit by Middle East conflict
Amadeus reported a booking evolution decrease of 7.6% in Q2 2026 because of the conflict in the Middle... Read More