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The OTA will soon have its brands deploying three trip-planning chatbots, and it is also funding two native AI internal startups.
Sep 16, 2026
Some business travelers will book away from airlines that don't offer Starlink.
Sep 15, 2026
Google is degrading certain travel search results.
Sep 9, 2026
The Gulf carrier is targeting more revenue from the rows just behind first and business class.
Sep 8, 2026
Airbnb hired Pepijn Rijivers, who formerly ran hotels at Booking.com.
Sep 2, 2026
JetBlue will introduce cushy BlueFirst first-class seats on certain domestic routes.
Sep 1, 2026
Fuel prices may drop in 2027, but airfares won't, according to United CEO Scott Kirby.
Aug 25, 2026
ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini aren't delivering much referral traffic, but in some cases the OTAs are putting AI to good use internally.
Aug 19, 2026
Travelers can't book negotiated rates if they are MIA from corporate booking tools.
Aug 18, 2026
Airbnb was never going to be able to scale experiences without major partnerships or acquisitions.
Aug 12, 2026
Perk was deterred by volatile equity markets that have shown some improvement.
Aug 11, 2026
Very Online
The utility of SEO has been vanishing for a very long time, but Booking Holdings is newly feeling the pinch.
Aug 5, 2026
Per Diem
The complexity of business travel, with all its rules, managed travel policies and parameters, may turn out to be an advantage over consumer travel with the advent of agentic AI.
Aug 4, 2026
Airbnb hired a new public policy choreogropher. Look for the company's grassroots regulatory ground game to get more aggressive.
Jul 29, 2026
Southwest sees airport lounges as a way to boost its co-branded credit cards.
Jul 28, 2026
Airbnb partnered with soon-to-be-Expedia company CarTrawler for car rentals in five countries.
Jul 22, 2026
Delta will start operating the route on March 28, 2027, becoming the only U.S. carrier to offer nonstop service between Los Angeles and Manila.
Jul 21, 2026
Vacasa went on a decade-long acquisition spree, buying around 200 local property managers, but Casago has now sold the vast majority of them.
Jul 15, 2026
Basic Business includes Zone 1 boarding, 180-degree lie-flat seats, and chef-curated three-course meals at a lower price point than a standard Delta One ticket.
Jul 14, 2026
Uber owns the transaction. Google Maps owns the moment before it. Hotels sit in between.
Jul 8, 2026
A new Hilton Direct-Connect with Navan bypasses the GDSs.
Jul 7, 2026
Visa's is competing in travel against its largest customers — the banks who issue Visa credit cards.
Jul 1, 2026
Airbnb is trying out a feature where guests can pay a fee and cancel for any reason.
Jun 24, 2026
Airlines now have pricing power and don't want to give it up.
Jun 23, 2026
Brian Chesky is looking for a new challenge outside of Airbnb.
Jun 17, 2026
