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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

News / Technology

FCM's AI strategy is about guardrails, trust in corporate travel

By Linda Fox | April 8, 2026

FCM's John Morhous shares how the travel management company is using AI internally as well as for its corporate travel customers. Read More

News / Technology

Acai Travel, Lumo bring predictive disruption tech into AI service workflows

By Cathy Walsh | April 2, 2026

The integration enables TMCs, OTAs and airlines to prioritize impacted travelers, automate rebooking tasks and communicate across channels as disruption volumes increase. Read More

News / Distribution

Travelport shareholders inject $50M to boost AI development

By Linda Fox | March 26, 2026

Travelport laid out three strategic priorities going forward including expanding AI capabilities and improving content supply. Read More

News / Technology

Navan turns cash flow positive, talks up AI

By Linda Fox | March 26, 2026

The company says it is displacing legacy players through its user experience, cost savings and AI. Read More

News / Distribution

MCP vs. NDC and other challenges facing airline distribution

By Linda Fox | March 17, 2026

Airline, intermediary and travel technology executives shared thoughts on NDC, evolution with orders and the impact of AI at UATP's Airline Distribution 2026 conference. Read More

News / Online

Ramp acquires guest travel platform Juno

By Michael B. Baker - BTN | March 16, 2026

Juno launched last year as a solution for coordinating, booking and managing guest travel. Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus sees revenue and profit growth in 2025

By Linda Fox | February 27, 2026

Revenue for the air IT solutions business increased 6.4% to €2.3 billion in 2025 while the hospitality solutions business saw revenue increase 6% to €1 billion. Read More

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