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Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2027: Bliink
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2027: Bliink
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2026
Bliink is a corporate travel concierge built for Southeast Asia's small and midsize businesses. Read More
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2027: Blis AI
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2027: Blis AI
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2026
Blis AI develops autonomous AI agents for leisure travel agencies and TMCs. Read More
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2027: Clarasight
Interview / Startups
Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2027: Clarasight
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2026
Clarasight offers data management solutions for the corporate travel space. Read More
Amex GBT’s CTO on AI agents, servicing and working with Long Lake
News / Technology
Amex GBT’s CTO on AI agents, servicing and working with Long Lake
By Abby Crotty | October 27, 2026
Amex GBT CTO Michael Esquibel said Long Lake is "in it for the long haul" as the pair collaborates on AI. Read More
Tracking travel startup funding rounds and acquisitions in Q3
News / Finance
Tracking travel startup funding rounds and acquisitions in Q3
By Linda Fox | October 16, 2026
Travel startup funding rounds were elusive in Q3, while acquisitions were more abundant. Read More
BizTrip AI launches on Claude, ChatGPT
News / Technology
BizTrip AI launches on Claude, ChatGPT
By Abby Crotty | September 23, 2026
BizTrip said the move better positions the company as AI changes how enterprise software reaches end users. Read More
Travel's stolen data problem: Why cybercriminals want booking details
News / Technology
Travel's stolen data problem: Why cybercriminals want booking details
By Marisa Garcia | September 23, 2026
Ordinary customer and business data can become raw material for targeted phishing, impersonation and extortion in travel, and agentic AI may further accelerate attacks. Read More
Flight Centre open to TMC acquisitions as corporate travel market consolidates
News / Finance
Flight Centre open to TMC acquisitions as corporate travel market consolidates
By Abby Crotty | August 26, 2026
Chris Galanty, global CEO of the corporate divisions at Flight Centre, addressed questions about M&A strategy during the company's earnings call to share its full-year 2026 financial results. Read More
Spotnana acquires Troop to consolidate transient travel, meetings and events
News / Online
Spotnana acquires Troop to consolidate transient travel, meetings and events
By Abby Crotty | August 26, 2026
The companies first partnered in 2022 to automate meeting location selection and travel booking capabilities and combine them into a single workflow. Read More
Perk expands MCP capabilities to allow action via AI assistants
News / Technology
Perk expands MCP capabilities to allow action via AI assistants
By Abby Crotty | August 19, 2026
Perk launched its MCP connector last month to link AI assistants and corporate travel software. Read More
AI and technology investment driving business travel growth
News / Distribution
AI and technology investment driving business travel growth
By Linda Fox | August 5, 2026
Figures from the GBTA Business Travel Index Annual Global Report and Forecast revealed spend is predicted to increase 7.2% in 2026 while the volume of trips will increase 1.3%. Read More
Startup Stage: Bizey wants to streamline T&E
Interview / Startups
Startup Stage: Bizey wants to streamline T&E
By Abby Crotty | August 4, 2026
Mumbai, India-based Bizey wants to eliminate manual expense workflows with automated processes. Read More
Meeting travel agents where they are: Why conversational chat decides agentic AI adoption
News / Technology
Meeting travel agents where they are: Why conversational chat decides agentic AI adoption
By Ami Goldenberg - Oversee | August 3, 2026
Oversee CTO and co-founder Ami Goldenberg argues that agentic AI in travel operations succeeds or fails on adoption—and what decides adoption is the interface agents touch every day. Read More
Engine acquires Options Travel to build modern OBT
News / Technology
Engine acquires Options Travel to build modern OBT
By Abby Crotty | July 31, 2026
Engine and Options Travel started working together nine months ago, with Engine now developing an AI-native OBT for TMCs. Read More
BCD Travel invests in corporate travel AI platform Amgine
News / Finance
BCD Travel invests in corporate travel AI platform Amgine
By Abby Crotty | July 30, 2026
The investment expands an existing partnership between BCD and Amgine confirmed in July 2025. Read More
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