TMC

News / Technology

By Michael B. Baker - BTN | July 7, 2026

Navan initially is deploying its MCP as a "read-only experience" for travel data, letting travel and finance administrators use conversational prompts in Claude, ChatGPT and other MCP-compatible systems... Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Marriott, Lake.com, RateGain and more...

By PhocusWire | June 26, 2026

Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More

News / Technology

TravelTech Show, Business Travel Show Europe name 2026 innovation award winners

By Cathy Walsh | June 26, 2026

Arcube, ImpersonAlly, Acai and Nowadays were recognized in separate competitions for travel technology innovations spanning airline retailing, brand protection, contact center automation and meetings... Read More

News / Finance

Navan acquires Brazilian TMC Smartrips

By Cathy Walsh | June 18, 2026

The deal gives Navan a deeper presence in Brazil and advances its strategy of expanding internationally through regional travel management acquisitions. Read More

News / Startups

Meet the winners of the 2026 Global Startup Pitch

By PhocusWire | June 17, 2026

The eight travel tech startups will travel to WiT Singapore this fall, where they will compete for audience-voted People's Choice honors and a chance to present at The Phocuswright Conference in... Read More

News / Distribution

Hotel distribution pushes beyond traditional channels

By Cathy Walsh | June 10, 2026

Industry analysis from Shiji tracks the evolving distribution ecosystem, mapping new categories including AI-driven visibility and direct-booking platforms, map-based commerce and social messaging. Read More

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: Bliink targets Southeast Asia's SME business travel market

By Cathy Walsh | June 8, 2026

The startup is building an AI-powered corporate travel platform designed to bring managed travel services to small and medium-sized enterprises across Southeast Asia. Read More

News / Technology

FCM to relaunch AI assistant Sam with expanded features, guardrails

By Michael B. Baker - BTN | May 15, 2026

The updated tool combines conversational trip management, corporate travel policy controls and live agent handoff. Read More

News / Technology

Airline retailing realities in 2026

By Linda Fox | May 13, 2026

Interaction between systems and seamless integration with passenger service systems are top challenges for airlines trying to become better retailers. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Agentic commerce in travel: Who wins, who loses and what to do about it

By Mario Gavira | May 11, 2026

Mario Gavira argues that travel companies face sharply different levels of exposure to agentic AI disruption, with loyalty, unique inventory and human expertise emerging as key defenses. Read More

Interview / Startups

Startup Stage: Altitude AI wants to modernize unmanaged business travel

By Cathy Walsh | May 4, 2026

The startup is building an AI-powered business travel platform designed to help companies without dedicated travel teams book trips and control travel spend. Read More

News / Technology

Clarasight lands $11.5M for corporate travel data play

By Linda Fox | April 28, 2026

The company said its platform has expanded in the past year to manage data from programs representing more than $5 billion in enterprise travel and expense spend. Read More

News / Technology

The AI cost trap: Why travel's big bet is getting expensive

By Matthew Parsons | April 21, 2026

AI can improve efficiency in travel, but rising costs are complicating the value equation. Read More

News / Distribution

TPConnects adds MCP layer to Iris content platform

By Michael B. Baker | April 8, 2026

With its MCP layer, airline content can be turned into machine-readable protocol that is easy for AI agents and automated tools to understand. Read More