Here's our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week.
This roundup was created with the assistance of Claude.
Skyscanner expands package metasearch to new markets
Skyscanner has expanded its vacation package comparison product to France, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain, following its launch in the U.K. and Germany earlier this year.
The service allows travelers to compare flight and hotel packages from tour operators, online travel agencies and airlines. Skyscanner plans to expand the service to additional markets in 2027.
Fora adds cruise booking to advisor platform
Fora has integrated cruise booking into its travel advisor platform, allowing advisors to search, compare and quote sailings across 66 cruise lines and book more than 30 directly through the platform.
The integration brings cruise bookings alongside hotels and flights, with automatic booking and commission tracking. The platform supports ocean, river and expedition cruises, as well as hotel-branded yachts, allowing advisors to manage different types of cruise bookings within their existing workflows.
Byrdli, San Diego Tourism Authority
Byrdli has expanded its partnership with the San Diego Tourism Authority with a two-month campaign featuring three travel creators.
Running through November and December, the campaign will allow the creators to develop San Diego itineraries, accommodations and travel experiences that their audiences can book through individual travel clubs powered by Byrdli. The travel products will remain available beyond the campaign, connecting creator recommendations with ongoing booking opportunities.
PROS, IBS Software
Airline tech providers PROS and IBS Software have partnered to integrate the PROS Kairos offer management system with IBS Software’s iRetail order management platform. The companies are pitching the pre-built integration as an alternative to single-vendor retailing suites, letting airlines combine tools from different providers without building the connections themselves. IBS Software launched iRetail last year with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Travelodge, Nuitée
Travelodge has partnered with Nuitée to expand international distribution of its more than 600 hotels in the U.K. and Ireland.
Under the exclusive agreement, Travelodge will make its retail rates and availability accessible through Nuitée's distribution platform, allowing the company's global network of B2B travel partners, including travel agencies and tour operators, to offer Travelodge properties to their customers.
Breeze becomes standalone business under eSIM Go
U.K.-based eSIM Go has split its direct-to-consumer travel eSIM brand Breeze into a separate business. eSIM Go will focus on its B2B platform, which brands use to launch mobile services, and on helping new virtual mobile operators launch in the U.K. Breeze sells travel eSIM bundles to travelers directly and through partners including Wizz Air and Lufthansa Group. Both businesses remain under eSIM Go Group and share back-office functions. The company says it will consider acquisitions in both markets.
Conferma, VAT IT
Conferma has partnered with VAT IT to streamline value-added tax (VAT) recovery on corporate hotel spending.
The planned integration will allow hotel invoice data collected through Conferma's invoice collection service to be transferred directly to VAT IT for tax reclaim processing. The companies said the integration is intended to reduce manual data handling and improve the accuracy and completeness of documentation required for VAT recovery.
RoomPriceGenie launches portfolio management feature
RoomPriceGenie has introduced a portfolio calendar feature that allows hotel groups and multi-property operators to monitor revenue performance across their properties in a single view.
The feature brings together occupancy, booking pickup, average daily rate, revenue per available room and pricing data, allowing revenue teams to compare property performance and identify areas requiring attention. Users can customize the view by property and performance indicator, then access individual property calendars to make pricing adjustments.
S4BT launches mobile wallet
S4BT has launched a mobile wallet that lets business travelers pay for hotel stays with the virtual card tied to their booking. Developed by its fintech brand Trevium with B2B payments company Pliant, the browser-based tool sends travelers a link the day before check-in to add the card to their phone’s wallet for tap-to-pay. It supports direct and split-payment models, where a separate card covers extra services. The wallet follows Trevium and Pliant’s July launch of a transaction data enrichment tool.
Famvia Travel launches AI platform for advisors
Famvia Travel has launched SORS, an in-house platform for its network of family-focused travel advisors. The tool combines a guest customer relationship management system, an itinerary builder and multi-component trip building across hotels, cruises, insurance and activities.
An artificial intelligence (AI) layer lets advisors query a guest’s travel history and notes to generate trip ideas, drawing on Famvia’s company data. Travelers can view trip details and payment schedules through a secure link. SORS is free for Famvia advisors.
EgyptAir taps Accelya for NDC push
EgyptAir has selected Accelya’s FLX Select to speed up its New Distribution Capability rollout in indirect channels. The tool connects the airline to travel agencies, distribution partners and aggregators so it can sell ancillaries and bundled fares through them. FLX Select is part of Accelya’s FLX One platform, which runs on AWS and covers offer, order, settlement and delivery.
Advito pilots AI consulting platform
Advito, the consulting arm of BCD Travel, has begun piloting APEX, an AI platform for corporate travel managers. It pulls data from travel management companies, expense systems, supplier contracts and other sources into dashboards across Advito’s hotel, multimodal, sustainability, engagement and analytics practices.
Users can query data in natural language, run what-if scenarios and generate written analysis of dashboard trends. The pilot runs through the first quarter of 2027, with wider rollout planned for the second quarter.
Trust Payments adds virtual cards
Trust Payments, which already handles customer payments for travel businesses, has launched virtual cards for paying suppliers, built with embedded finance provider Weavr.
The single-use Visa cards are issued in pounds and euros, and each is linked to an individual booking to simplify reconciliation. Businesses fund accounts by bank transfer and can earn rebates on eligible payments. The cards are available to travel businesses in the U.K. and European Economic Area that pass verification checks.
Remington Hospitality promotes Ayotunde Gibbs to CTO
Remington Hospitality has promoted Ayotunde Gibbs to CTO. Gibbs joined the hotel management company in January 2026 as EVP of technology.
In her expanded role, Gibbs will oversee enterprise technology, with a focus on integrating AI and data to improve operations and decision-making. She has more than 20 years of experience in information technology and digital transformation, including previous leadership roles at Dave & Buster's and GameStop.