Travel Technology

Hotels face AI upheaval on both sides of the reservation desk. New studies show they can save money on paid search by switching to AI tools, but they also face a threat as AI booking agents ignore traditional brand ads.

Agentic AI could upend the travel industry. Travel and hospitality organizations should explore how it can catalyze AI’s transformative potential.

The loss of Sabre’s standalone sustainability team raises questions about how it will manage climate commitments going forward.

American Express Travel's first app prioritizes convenience over innovation.

Hotel tech is shifting from cost center to growth engine, with AI, data integration, and guest-facing tools driving efficiency and revenue.

Business travel spending worldwide is projected to hit an all-time high by the end of 2025. Coupled with an explosion in AI tools that promise to turn corporate travel programs into high-performance vehicles for growth and ROI, companies are wise to spend time learning how to steer and navigate the technology before speeding off.

As Joby aspires to bring its flying taxis to the public within the next year, the company has partnered with Uber to start offering helicopter flights that will be operated by Blade.

This is an early iteration of live translation. It will certainly take awhile before the kinks are resolved and there is a wider rollout.

As hotel distribution grows more open and decentralized, infrastructure will define the winners. Nuitée is for hotel distribution what AWS is for computing or Stripe is for payments, helping hotels and new sellers unlock channels, control pricing, and personalize experiences.

What’s in a name? For Oyo, now Prism, apparently quite a bit. But investors will look past the rebrand for proof the company is more than a startup in new clothes, and that its profits are built to last.