Travel News Airbnb Car Rentals Test Expands Its Travel Ambitions
Airbnb is testing car rentals in five countries via CarTrawler, nudging it closer to full-service OTA territory and changing how you might bundle trips.
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Travel News How Trevium and Pliant Want to Fix Corporate Travel Payments
Trevium and Pliant are promising “finance-ready” travel payments by attaching full booking and tax data to card spend. What that could change for business trips.
Food Maharashtra AI Food Safety Portal: What Travellers Should Know
Maharashtra’s FDA has launched an AI food safety portal for reporting unsafe food. Here’s what it means for everyday diners and travellers across the state.
Flights & Airlines Starship Thirteenth Flight Test and Why It Matters
SpaceX has flown Starship’s 13th test from Texas. Here’s what this giant rocket is trying to prove, and why the Starship thirteenth flight test matters to travellers.
Travel News Dell Stock’s Rocket Ride and What It Signals for Travellers
Dell Technologies stock has surged on AI and server optimism. Here’s what this market move quietly signals for travellers, budgets and future tech trips.
Travel News IRCTC’s New Website and App: What Changes for Travellers
Indian Railways has rolled out a redesigned IRCTC website and app with faster searches and new booking tweaks. Here’s what’s changing for everyday rail travellers.
Travel News IRCTC new website: what the 22-year redesign changes
IRCTC has rolled out a beta version of its overhauled ticket-booking website after 22 years. Here’s what the IRCTC new website changes for train travellers.
Flights & Airlines TCS New Terminal One JFK Deal Will Shape Future Passenger Flows
India’s TCS will design and run the digital backbone for JFK’s New Terminal One, reshaping how passengers move, shop, and spend time in a key New York hub.
Flights & Airlines Why Airlines Now Sell Status More Than Miles
Airlines are moving from earning-and-burning miles to directly selling elite status perks. What that means for upgrades, lounge access, and how you book.
Travel News Mews Layoffs, AI Ambitions, and What It Means for Hotels
Hotel software firm Mews is cutting 15% of its staff and leaning into AI. Here’s what this restructuring could mean for hoteliers, frontline staff, and guests.
Travel News Who Really Owns Your Passport Expiry Date?
Airlines, governments, and apps track your passport, but none take charge of its readiness. A quiet gap in the system leaves travelers owning the failure.
Travel News The Quiet Problem With AI Travel Apps Inside Chatbots
AI chatbots now host mini travel apps from big brands, but new tests show they often ignore these connectors. What this means for your next AI-planned trip.
Travel News How Turkey Quietly Became a Travel Tech Powerhouse
Turkey has quietly stitched together one of the most complete travel-tech stacks in the world. What that means for how you book, pay, move, and stay there.
Travel News Why Tourism Boards Are Suddenly Building Their Own AI
Tourism boards are quietly becoming AI builders, offering tools for hotels, guides and DMOs. What this shift means for travelers, and for people who work in travel.
Travel News BCD Travel Bets on Rail as Europe’s Business Backbone
BCD Travel is deepening its European rail tools with direct Deutsche Bahn links and UK split-ticketing, signaling how business trips in Europe may shift from air to track.
Flights & Airlines U.S. Moves to End 50-Year Ban on Supersonic Flights Over Land
The U.S. is preparing to lift its 1973 ban on civilian supersonic flight over land, reviving the dream of ultra-fast travel—and fresh questions on noise, cost, and routes.
Travel News TIS 2026 to Bring 8,000 Tourism Professionals to Seville for AI and Travel Tech Summit
The International Tourism Summit returns to Seville in 2026 with a focus on AI, digital transformation, and smart destinations.
Travel News Visa Launches Consumer Travel Portal, Edging Into Bank Turf
Visa has launched a direct-to-consumer travel site, putting the payment network in quiet competition with the banks and card issuers that usually control cardholder travel perks.
Travel News Corporate Hotel Programmes Pivot to AI and Flexible Pricing, GBTA Study Finds
New research from GBTA and Radisson shows corporate travel managers are reshaping hotel sourcing strategies with AI tools, dynamic rates, and evolving procurement methods.
Travel News Trip.com Holds $1.2 Billion in China It Can't Easily Move Abroad
Trip.com's balance sheet shows what "China risk" looks like: a huge cash pile trapped by capital controls, even as the company expands globally.
Travel News Why Trip.com's Edison Chen Says Proximity Is Power in Global Travel
Edison Chen explains why travel platforms must land deeply in local markets, not just reach them, turning culture and events into real demand.
Travel News Apple Wallet Becomes a Live Trip Companion, Starting With Disney Resorts
Apple is expanding Wallet beyond payment cards and hotel keys, turning it into a dynamic trip dashboard with Disney as the first partner.
Flights & Airlines Amadeus Wants to Be the Translator Between Airlines and AI Travel Assistants
As AI chatbots struggle to read airline fares, Amadeus is positioning itself as the crucial middleman that can make airline inventory visible to machines.
Travel News Zucchetti Lets Hotels Accept Direct Bookings Through ChatGPT and Claude
Zucchetti North America's new connector suite enables hotels to process real-time bookings directly through AI platforms like ChatGPT and Claude.
Travel News Bolt for Business Lets Employees Pay for Corporate Rides with Company Cards
Bolt's new employee-pay mode allows staff to charge business rides to corporate cards while giving companies visibility into spending and policy compliance.
Flights & Airlines AI Isn't Ignoring Airlines. It Just Can't Read Their Fares.
Adobe reports AI referrals send more engaged visitors to travel sites, but airlines risk losing out if their fare data remains machine-unreadable.
Travel News RealTime Reservation Acquires STAY to Unify Hotel Ancillary Revenue Tech
The deal consolidates hotel upsell technology into one shopping cart and shared data foundation, aiming to fix years of fragmented non-room revenue tools.
Travel News The AI Discovery Gap: Why Your Hotel Is Invisible to Next-Gen Buyers and How to Fix It
New AI-powered search tools are reshaping hotel discovery, leaving properties that don't optimize for conversational queries and rich data invisible to travelers.
Travel News Hotels Spent $100 Million Fighting OTAs. Did It Actually Work?
A decade-long battle to reduce dependence on Expedia and Booking.com cost the hotel industry dearly, but AI agents may rewrite the rules entirely.
Travel News Accor Bets on AI to Automate the Invisible and Humanize the Visible in Hotels
Accor's AI strategy spans discovery, distribution, loyalty, and operations—but the boldest bet is using automation to free staff for genuine human connection.
Travel News Mirai and STAAH Form Global Alliance to Sync Hotel Rates and Inventory in Real Time
A new API integration between Mirai and STAAH enables real-time synchronization of rates, inventory, and availability for accommodation providers worldwide.
Travel News Skift Global Forum 2026: Travel Leaders Get Action Plans, Not Just Panels
This year's Skift Global Forum promises travel executives practical decisions they can implement, moving beyond traditional conference talk.
Travel News Klook Co-Founder Bets AI Can Finally Fix Travel Experiences Discovery
Klook is focusing on AI to smooth out the chaos of booking experiences, rather than chasing the OTA model—a move that could change how travelers find things to do.
Travel News Lighthouse Launches Ernest, an AI Assistant to Help Hotels Price and Compete
Lighthouse's new AI assistant, Ernest, aims to simplify revenue and commercial decisions for hotels — if it can avoid becoming just another dashboard.