Travel Booking

Sabre Hospitality extends AI to booking engine
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Sabre Hospitality extends AI to booking engine
By Linda Fox | June 16, 2025
Sabre Hospitality is helping hotels to improve communications with guests and boost conversions by integrating its Concierge.AI tool with its SynXis booking engine. Read More
Mary Meeker AI Trends Report: 7 takeaways for the travel industry
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Mary Meeker AI Trends Report: 7 takeaways for the travel industry
By Matthew Parsons | June 16, 2025
The lengthy report offers crucial takeaways for the travel industry, including insights into hospitality automation, autonomous cars and an agentic future. Read More
FareHarbor founder to lead Rezdy-Checkfront-Regiondo
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FareHarbor founder to lead Rezdy-Checkfront-Regiondo
By Janelle Visser - Arival | June 13, 2025
FareHarbor co-founder and former CEO Lawrence Hester is taking the reins of the group of booking system companies.   Read More
PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Amex GBT, Sabre, Accelya and more...
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Amex GBT, Sabre, Accelya and more...
By PhocusWire | June 13, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.   Read More
Breaking down experiences in the travel sector
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Breaking down experiences in the travel sector
By Abby Crotty | June 13, 2025
Industry leaders from Amadeus, Booking.com and Hyatt weighed in on strategies, challenges and best practices surrounding experience sales. Read More
Canary Technologies secures $80M to scale AI capabilities
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Canary Technologies secures $80M to scale AI capabilities
By Abby Crotty | June 12, 2025
The latest round of funding brings the company's total valuation to $600 million. Read More
Virgin Australia partners with HTS Stays to offer hotel booking portal
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Virgin Australia partners with HTS Stays to offer hotel booking portal
By Abby Crotty | June 12, 2025
Virgin Australia is the first HTS Stays partnership to launch, offering a hotel booking portal for travelers. Read More
Tripadvisor execs on AI strategy, brand trust and memberships
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Tripadvisor execs on AI strategy, brand trust and memberships
By Abby Crotty | June 12, 2025
Tripadvisor Group CEO Matt Goldberg and new Viator president Pepijn Rijvers sat down to discuss the changing travel landscape and its evolving strategy. Read More
Top investors in travel tech 2025
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Top investors in travel tech 2025
By Linda Fox | June 11, 2025
For the second year in a row, we have compiled data on the top venture capital investors in travel technology and asked some of those investors to share details on their strategies and outlook. Read More
CRM platform Tern acquires travel advisor services provider Lucia
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CRM platform Tern acquires travel advisor services provider Lucia
By Morgan Hines | June 11, 2025
Lucia’s team will become part of Tern, with Grace Van Hollebeke, founder and CEO of Lucia, becoming the company's head of marketing and services. Read More
Speakspots launches white-label AI agent
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Speakspots launches white-label AI agent
By Morgan Hines | June 11, 2025
The AI agent, which marks Speakspots' B2B entry, should help hotels  automate guest communications and drive incremental revenue.  Read More
TourRadar launches Moments feature enabling bookings from photos and reels
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TourRadar launches Moments feature enabling bookings from photos and reels
By Linda Fox | June 11, 2025
With the launch of Moments, TourRadar is aiming to close the gap between finding inspiration on social platforms and booking. Read More
How AI is quietly transforming the vacation rental industry
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How AI is quietly transforming the vacation rental industry
By Matthew Parsons | June 11, 2025
The vacation rental sector is working to optimize AI while also preparing for the next wave of innovation. Read More
The future is hybrid: Navigating the ‘length of stay’ challenge in STRs
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The future is hybrid: Navigating the ‘length of stay’ challenge in STRs
By Shay Many - Guesty | June 10, 2025
Shay Many, senior director of product management at Guesty, highlights the need for a hybrid approach to LOS pricing. Read More
Generational spending patterns reveal strategic insights for travel brands
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Generational spending patterns reveal strategic insights for travel brands
By Phocuswright Research | June 10, 2025
Phocuswright’s U.S. Traveler Trends 2025 report reveals clear generational distinctions that matter for marketers and strategists alike.  Read More
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