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From SEO to GEO, hotels confront the future of digital discovery
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October 2, 2025
Hospitality brands and independent properties are trying to figure out how best to appear directly in the detailed answers large language models are returning....
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HTS adds AI-powered support tool for travel sellers
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October 1, 2025
HTS Assist is meant to offer end-to-end autonomous customer support through voice and chat communications....
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Tracking Q3 travel startup funding
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October 1, 2025
PhocusWire tracks the large and small travel startup funding rounds in Q3 as well as M&A activity in the space....
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Tech buyout firm Thoma Bravo's plans for PROS post acquisition
By Morgan Hines
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October 1, 2025
Software investment firm Thoma Bravo is set to close on PROS in Q4 and intends to run the business in combination with its existing portfolio company Conga....
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Mews adds housekeeping tech to platform with acquisition of Flexkeeping
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September 30, 2025
Flexkeeping said its technology has helped hotel teams become 40% more productive, reduced guest complaints by 45% and improved the guest experience....
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Hospitable looks to platform users and employees to raise $1.5M
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September 30, 2025
The company describes itself as a short-term rental super app offering a range of services including automated guest messaging and rate optimization....
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Senior travel trends - adapting to technology and finding community
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September 30, 2025
Trip.com Group has devised special programs for senior travelers and sees a potential $1 trillion market from the cohort in the next three to five years....
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Lufthansa Group says AI will help it cut 4,000 jobs by 2030
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September 29, 2025
Lufthansa Group also said it intends to increase the number of active members in its “Miles & More” loyalty program by 50% by 2030....
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TikTok launches travel advertising solution
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September 29, 2025
TikTok’s Travel Ads is meant to connect users with hotel, destination, flight and cruise catalogs as they explore travel content on the platform....
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7 powerful shifts driving the Middle East travel boom
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September 29, 2025
The Middle East has emerged as one of the fastest-growing travel markets globally, supported by proactive government tourism strategies, mega-events and investments in infrastructure....
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GetYourGuide launches new, upgraded partner features
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September 25, 2025
The new and updated features include artificial intelligence-powered review management, a redesigned listing page, category expansion and enhanced discovery....
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Fetcherr lands $42M to expand AI pricing tech internationally
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September 25, 2025
Using its own large market model, Fetcherr digests market dynamics to help airlines forecast demand and generate real-time decisions....
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Sabre launches APIs to enable agentic AI solutions
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September 25, 2025
Sabre said its agentic AI-ready APIs connect to a model context protocol (MCP) server which acts as a "universal translator" for AI agents. ...
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In pursuit of clean data for an agentic travel future
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September 25, 2025
There is a need for clean, standardized data to help instill trust as the travel industry shifts towards agentic AI....
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WeTravel lands $92M to develop AI tools for multi-day trip operators
By Linda Fox
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September 24, 2025
The company said the round triples its valuation and will go towards developing its platform to expand its payment infrastructure and build artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools for partners....
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