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Pangea adds Nomadago in latest consolidation move
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December 4, 2025
This is Pangea's second acquisition in recent weeks, having snapped up Overlap in late November....
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December 4, 2025
AI-powered travel assistant Otto the Agent is now available to function as an executive assistant for business travelers....
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Capital One Ventures, United Airlines Ventures invest in Mindtrip
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December 4, 2025
The new capital brings the AI-powered travel planning platform’s total funding to $22.5 million....
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Amex GBT CEO on why AI will ‘strengthen and strengthen’ TMCs
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December 4, 2025
At The Beat Live event this week, Amex GBT CEO Paul Abbott detailed why he believes TMCs can thrive in an AI environment....
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DreamFolks acquires 60% stake in Dubai-based Easy to Travel
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December 3, 2025
India-based DreamFolks, an airport services aggregator, said the move will strengthen its international presence....
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WP Holding to sell Fluege.de for €42M
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The China-based Tongcheng Travel said the acquisition of Fluege.de will bolster its flight ticket-booking business in Europe....
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Dida's Daryl Lee on B2B’s AI moment and impact on rate parity and value
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December 3, 2025
Daryl Lee, who was appointed group CEO of Dida in late September, outlined different factors impacting the B2B travel landscape....
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Travel's new front door: AI discovery surges as search slips
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December 2, 2025
While general search still leads all other research tools, its share is dropping as AI usage grows, raising the question of whether gen AI platforms could eventually overtake traditional search....
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3 key shifts happening in the corporate travel landscape
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December 2, 2025
Executives from Amex GBT, Festive Road and Spotnana discussed how travel search, content distribution and trip servicing are changing for corporate travel buyers and bookers....
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Expedia Group appoints first chief AI and data officer
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December 1, 2025
Xavier Amatriain is the former VP of AI and compute enablement at Google....
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Wayve acquires Quality Match to expand AI data capabilities
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December 1, 2025
The acquisition also bolsters Wayve’s presence in Germany, where it opened its Testing and Development Hub earlier this year....
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Ryanair ditches membership program after eight months
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December 1, 2025
Ryanair launched its Prime scheme in late March, offering benefits including free reserved seats, travel insurance and monthly sales for £79....
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Agoda's Omri Morgenshtern on OTAs moving up the funnel
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December 1, 2025
Agoda CEO Omri Morgenshtern discussed AI's impact on trip planning as well as behind the scenes....
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Yatra taps new CEO, Dhruv Shringi moves to chairman of the board
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November 26, 2025
Siddhartha Gupta has been named CEO of the OTA, effective November 25....
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Evolve acquires Guestworks portfolio from Vacasa
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November 26, 2025
One thousand Guestworks homeowners are included in the asset purchase....
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