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Holibob launches software development kit for embedding experiences storefronts

By Abby Crotty September 23, 2026

According to Holibob, the free toolkit cuts the time travel brands need to add experiences from months to days. Read More

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BizTrip AI launches on Claude, ChatGPT

By Abby Crotty September 23, 2026

BizTrip said the move better positions the company as AI changes how enterprise software reaches end users. Read More

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Stasher raises £3M to expand smart locker network, global marketplace

By Abby Crotty September 23, 2026

The funding includes £1 million from Hive Box, which is also providing 100 smart lockers for deployment across the U.K. and Europe.... Read More

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Fora travel advisors flag outdated, inconsistent accessibility data

By Abby Crotty September 22, 2026

While advisors work to confirm accessibility details, roughly a third said a client has arrived at a property and found previously confirmed features "missing or unusable."... Read More

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SiteMinder wants to close the gap between hotel pricing recommendations and distribution

By Linda Fox September 22, 2026

SiteMinder's CEO Sankar Narayan said hotels are losing money through broken connections to distribution channels and unlisted rooms.... Read More

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Cellpoint announces $34M investment, leadership change

By Linda Fox September 22, 2026

Cellpoint has also developed an AI decision engine called Zenith for airline and hospitality brands.... Read More

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Expedia exec on making AI an ambassador in travel

With AI agents becoming gatekeepers, travel brands need to influence them to act as ambassadors... Read more

Opinion / Technology

Big shifts coming to travel by 2030: Why infrastructure, not AI, decides who wins

Entravel founder and CEO Mathias Lundoe Nielsen suggests that the systems beneath AI assistants will... Read more

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The reach is rented: Why travel brands need to stop building for algorithms

Phil Treagus-Evans, CEO and co-founder of Giraffe Social, contends that a social following built on... Read more

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Trust at scale: Can Tripadvisor turn review data into action?

Following disappointing second-quarter results, a recent C-suite change and lingering discord with... Read more

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Travel marketers look to improve AI visibility and prepare for agentic booking

Executives from Travelier, Skyscanner and Demand-Genius discussed agentic travel booking and the shift... Read more

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OTA marketing spend rose again in Q2

The travel industry's largest players are still pouring money into marketing, even as AEO becomes more... Read more

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