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Amadeus reports Q3 revenue gains across air IT, hospitality and distribution

By Linda Fox November 6, 2026

President and CEO Luis Maroto said the performance demonstrated the company’s “resilience” and said Amadeus entered Q4 on track to deliver its 2026 outlook. Read More

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Sabre CEO says full offer-order migration 'unlikely' by 2030

By Abby Crotty November 5, 2026

Kurt Ekert told analysts Sabre is seeing "significant demand" for its modular Mosaic solution, largely from the offer side. Read More

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Booking's Lola gets flight booking capabilities, $100M planned investment

By Abby Crotty November 5, 2026

In addition to flight-booking capabilities, travelers can now integrate their Google calendar and Gmail accounts.... Read More

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Tripadvisor announces departure of CEO and CFO

By Linda Fox November 5, 2026

Tripadvisor CEO Matt Goldberg joined the company in 2022, succeeding co-founder Steve Kaufer.... Read More

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AI claims processing ranks last as a booking confidence driver

By Phocuswright Research November 4, 2026

Phocuswright research asked travelers in 10 markets what would most boost their confidence to book, and a guaranteed full refund ranked as the top driver.... Read More

News / Technology

Agoda rolls out OpenAI-powered assistant

By Abby Crotty November 3, 2026

The AI assistant also uses Gemini to pull content from Google Maps when users search for restaurants and points of interest.... Read More

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Expedia Group testing OpenAI ad products as agentic partnership economics take shape

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Booking Holdings puts numbers behind AI assistant performance

The travel giant shared conversion metrics from its Priceline and Agoda AI assistants and reported a... Read more

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3 themes shaping the next phase of AI in travel marketing

C.A. Clark, Miles Partnership's VP of AI, says AI requires travel brands to be curious and take an... Read more

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Where are they now? Checking in with the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026

We asked the 2026 cohort of Hot 25 Travel Startups to share their top three highlights from this year... Read more

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Negotiating the rapid growth cycle in travel tech

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