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Expedia Group wants to marry its supply and scale with Layla's personalization and planning functionality....
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The Access Group to pick up hospitality recruitment platform Talent Funnel
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July 30, 2026
Talent Funnel will join the Access Group's hospitality technology division and become part of its AI-enabled platform, Access Evo....
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BCD Travel invests in corporate travel AI platform Amgine
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The investment expands an existing partnership between BCD and Amgine confirmed in July 2025....
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Accor says most conversations with hotel owners now about AI
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July 30, 2026
Accor's CEO believes there are significant savings and RevPAR to be gained through AI. IHG and Radisson unveil latest AI developments....
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HBX Group CEO Nicolas Huss to retire
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July 29, 2026
In a separate announcement, the company issued a trading update for the third quarter of 2026....
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Busbud sets up parent company, adds travel veterans to board
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July 29, 2026
The formation of Terra Mobility combines consumer ground transport booking platforms Busbud, Buson and Recorrido with an ground travel operating system called TerraOS....
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How hoteliers can adapt to survive the AI discovery shift
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July 29, 2026
As travelers swap traditional search for generative engines, hospitality brands must restructure data layers and content....
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U.S. tech-first travel brands pay engineers up to 35% more than hospitality groups
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July 28, 2026
Travel Tech Talent pointed to the 2026 U.S. Department of Labor filings, which show a discrepancy between equivalent software development roles....
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AI hits its stride: 5 takeaways for travel leaders
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July 28, 2026
More than half of U.S. travelers have now used AI to plan, book or navigate a trip, and expectations are climbing just as fast. ...
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The travel startup funding deals and acquisitions that stood out in Q2
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July 28, 2026
The appetite for travel startup funding was limited in Q2, with more activity in mergers and acquisitions....
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Trip.com Group hit with $763M penalty from Chinese regulators
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July 27, 2026
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation found that Trip.com Group violated anti-monopoly laws....
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TravelAI acquires Sonder brand, relaunches Sonder.com
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