Opinion

Interview / Technology

Startup Stage: Travelese brings identity-based matching to travel discovery

By Cathy Walsh | April 6, 2026

The company uses a proprietary matching architecture to power travel discovery instead of relying on traditional keyword search.... Read More

Opinion / Technology

The 3 phases of AI adoption—and why some travel companies fall short

By Ragnar Fjölnisson - Kaptio | April 6, 2026

Ragnar Fjölnisson, the co-founder and CTO of Kaptio, explains why integrated platforms bringing together data, workflows and decision logic will win the next phase of AI development.... Read More

Interview / Technology

Startup Stage: Drifter targets AI discovery gap with visibility platform for destinations

By Cathy Walsh | April 1, 2026

The startup monitors how destinations, hotels and attractions appear across AI platforms and offers tools to improve visibility.... Read More

News / Technology

Don’t ban AI pricing—improve transparency instead

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne - T2Impact | March 31, 2026

Timothy O'Neil-Dunne, principal of tech consultancy T2Impact, argues that proposed AI pricing rules are misguided.... Read More

Opinion / Technology

Why Google will win the agentic e-commerce race and what it means for travel

By Mario Gavira - Travelier | March 23, 2026

Google doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel, it just needs to win against OpenAI to become the go-to AI travel assistant.... Read More

Opinion / Technology

Agentic AI could do for travel what Amazon did for online shopping

By Aviel Siman-Tov - Oversee | March 11, 2026

Aviel Siman-Tov, CEO and co-founder of Oversee (formerly FairFly), discusses how agentic AI could transform travel companies’ response to disruption.... Read More

Opinion / Technology

Hotel software: An unlikely winner in the AI reset

By Jordan Hollander - HotelTechReport.com | March 2, 2026

HotelTechReport.com co-founder Jordan Hollander challenges industry concerns about AI's effect on applications, outlining what sets hotel software apart.... Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Always-on resilience: Why airlines must rethink disruption at scale

By Jitender Mohan - WNS | February 20, 2026

Jitender Mohan, business unit head of travel and leisure at WNS, discusses irregular operations in the airline industry and the need to focus on operational resilience.... Read More

News / Online

New rules for ‘good’ listings: How guests, algorithms are raising the bar for STRs

By Richie Khandelwal - PriceLabs | February 9, 2026

PriceLabs co-founder Richie Khandelwal describes what makes a "bad" STR listing and why hosts and property managers need to set clear expectations.... Read More