Expedia wants to cut Google out of trip planning process - The OTA wants to get people to start their travel search on its site with AI instead of using an external search engine.

Dec 19, 2023 • Hospitality

Sabre retires Sabre Hotel RFP - The company informed its userbase that Sabre Hotel RFP will be sunset on July 14, 2023.

Apr 18, 2023 • Hospitality

What happened to the Chinese travel boom everyone was waiting for? - Many Chinese residents stayed home - either because they wanted to, or because it was too difficult and costly to leave the country.

Jul 27, 2023 • Travel

ITB Berlin: AI is fundamentally changing the travel industry - According to Charuta Fadnis of Phocuswright, the use of AI by agents and personalized travel apps is an important future trend.

Mar 6, 2024 • Travel

Marriott lowers forecast for 2024 - The company lowered its 2024 room revenue growth forecast, citing weaker domestic travel demand in China and North America.

Aug 1, 2024 • Hospitality

How gen AI can reinvent travel - According to Accenture, an overwhelming majority (97%) of travelers want a travel "super app," and more than half are open to using conversational AI solutions.

Oct 17, 2024 • Hospitality

Airlines, hotels warn Google changes may benefit OTAs - Some could lose as much as 50% of their online traffic and possibly millions of euros in revenues due to Google's changes to its search results.

Mar 7, 2024 • Hospitality

US business travel is back but it looks different - Companies are avoiding long-haul international business travel and instead prioritizing U.S. travel.

Jun 5, 2024 • Travel