Travel
Agentic AI Is Raising Travel’s Tech Bill
Amadeus and Spotnana agree the plumbing for AI-powered travel costs more now. The industry still hasn’t settled who pays — or who captures the value.
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Travel
The Booking Isn’t the Finish Line: What IHG, Priceline, and McKinsey Say Brands Are Missing
Travel brands have mastered getting consumers to click "book." Few have figured out what to say once travelers start second-guessing that click.
Travel
Wyndham CEO Says Gen Z Now Makes Up Nearly 10% of Membership Base
Wyndham’s loyalty membership is getting younger fast. Now it’s setting up more concert packages and backstage passes to keep them.
Travel
Expedia Bets Against the All-Powerful AI Travel Agent
Expedia wants a seat inside the new wave of AI agents, including Meta's Muse. But CEO Ariane Gorin is betting on a messier future for travel: multiple entry points and specialized agents, not one bot that owns the whole trip.
Travel
Booking CEO: Building the AI Travel Agent Isn’t the Hard Part
Booking Holdings has to navigate pressure from AI upstarts, competition from Airbnb, and antitrust-minded courts, all while running five AI bets at once.
Travel
Hilton CEO Sees More Room to Improve Owner Margins
Hilton is promising owners real margin gains after what its own CEO calls an 'abnormal' decade.
Travel
Sponsored Listings Are Spreading Across Online Travel — Just as AI Agents Threaten to Ignore Them
Sponsored listings could be significantly disrupted — or they will evolve to account for AI agents.
Politics
US, China discuss AI dialogue mechanism and trade ahead of Trump-XI summit
US and Chinese delegations held "succesful" and "constructive" talks in New York on Sunday on Artificial Intelligence and trade, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington later this week. The two countries discussed setting up a dialogue mechanism as fears over AI security keep rising, and prepared to ease trade tensions as a truce deal is set to expire in November. Also in this edition, France and Canada seek to deepen ties on critical minerals and energy.
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Travel
What It Takes to Make AI Booking Work at Scale
The travel industry is largely still testing AI bookings in controlled environments. Companies that can prove the technology works across live bookings at scale could gain a valuable head start.