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AI agents can already help travelers dream up trips. Booking them is harder. Travelport is betting that cleaner access to flights, hotels, and extras will keep travel sellers from looking elsewhere.

Aven, the former Sabre hospitality business, is taking direct aim at a core hotel tech problem: how much legacy infrastructure can still support modern direct booking. Its new booking engine shows what a cleaner rebuild could look like.

As one of the largest travel markets continues to shrink due to political tensions, Canadian carriers told Skift that U.S. travel is still producing healthy margins.

Operators are banking on spur-of-the-moment travel from soccer fans who want to see their favorite teams play in the World Cup. Data suggests there are reasons to be optimistic, but it’s still not clear how big of a surge last-minute bookings will bring.

Two months of gains is progress — but Canadian trips to the U.S. are still down nearly 29% from two years ago.

Hyatt’s reading of the fitness zeitgeist with its alignment with Hyrox is spot-on. It’s only a matter of time until competitors take notice of the surging sport.

The issue wasn't whether the ADA could enforce its rules. It was whether the organization's response, including the involvement of law enforcement, became a bigger story than the violation itself.

The JW Marriott Ranthambore Resort & Spa in India marks Marriott’s 10,000th property worldwide. Plus, more hotel deal and development news from APAC.

Accor's AI strategy spans discovery, distribution, loyalty, and operations, but its boldest bet is the one focused on people. The company believes automating the invisible half of hotel work is what will let the visible half feel more human.

The Iran war hasn’t destroyed Middle East travel demand — it has reshuffled it. Egypt is picking up what the Gulf is losing.

Though organizers have announced strategies for every possible contingency, from drone attacks to food poisoning — the biggest of all is the weather. 

Ordering more widebodies would allow American to invest in more international growth — a key market that has fueled the profits of chief rivals Delta and United.