Trip.com Group Shapes Global Travel Trends through AI Innovation, Sustainability and New Consumer Insights at WTM London 2025
Press Release

Trip.com Group Shapes Global Travel Trends through AI Innovation, Sustainability and New Consumer Insights at WTM London 2025

As World Travel Market (WTM) 2025 draws to a close at Excel London, Trip.com Group showcased its global leadership by sharing insights and innovations shaping the future of travel. Across key sessions, the company led conversations from global and E...

Trip.com Group Shapes Global Travel Trends through AI Innovation, Sustainability and New Consumer Insights at WTM London 2025TRIP.comOnline Travel Agencies (OTA)
Trip.com Group Shapes Global Travel Trends through AI Innovation, Sustainability and New Consumer Insights at WTM London 2025
AI’s new gatekeepers: How Booking.com and Expedia are hijacking the future of travel
Opinion

AI’s new gatekeepers: How Booking.com and Expedia are hijacking the future of travel

Just days into OpenAI’s new app marketplace, Booking.com and Expedia have seized a commanding lead. They’re not just experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI). They’re embedding themselves directly into the core of how travelers search, discov...

Brad Brewer
by Brad Brewer
Agentic HospitalityOnline Travel Agencies (OTA)
AI’s new gatekeepers: How Booking.com and Expedia are hijacking the future of travel
Supplier News

The top 3 OTA trends of 2025 and how hoteliers should adapt

The pace of innovation at online travel agencies (OTAs) continues to accelerate, transforming how travelers discover, plan and book their stays. For independent hotels and B&Bs, these changes can bring both opportunity and pressure.

The top 3 OTA trends of 2025 and how hoteliers should adaptLighthouseOnline Travel Agencies (OTA)
The top 3 OTA trends of 2025 and how hoteliers should adapt
The New AI-OTA War: Why AI is Scraping Your Data to Kill Your Direct Channel
Opinion

The New AI-OTA War: Why AI is Scraping Your Data to Kill Your Direct Channel

The hospitality industry is facing an immediate and existential competitive threat unlike any seen since the rise of the OTAs. In the past, your website data was a marketing expense; today, it has become the primary fuel source for the next generati...

Mark Fancourt
by Mark Fancourt
TRAVHOTECHOnline Travel Agencies (OTA)
The New AI-OTA War: Why AI is Scraping Your Data to Kill Your Direct Channel
Press Release

Expedia Group B2B Supercharges Partner Growth With New AI-Powered Trip Planner and Multiple APIs

During its EXPLORE Connect B2B event for APAC partners, Expedia Group unveiled a new suite of AI and machine learning-powered tools designed to help partners drive speed, scale and personalization. Highlights include Smart Trip AI™, a new trip plann...

Expedia Group B2B Supercharges Partner Growth With New AI-Powered Trip Planner and Multiple APIsExpedia Group, Inc.Online Travel Agencies (OTA)
Expedia Group B2B Supercharges Partner Growth With New AI-Powered Trip Planner and Multiple APIs
Supplier News

Shiji proudly announces Iceportal Content surpasses 2.5M images distributed globally

Shiji, the global hospitality technology leader, is proud to announce that its hotel content distribution and management platform, Iceportal Content has reached live distribution of over 2.5 million hotel images globally, marking a major milestone i...

Shiji proudly announces Iceportal Content surpasses 2.5M images distributed globallyShijiOnline Travel Agencies (OTA)
Shiji proudly announces Iceportal Content surpasses 2.5M images distributed globally
Press Release

Booking.com Debuts Agentic AI Innovations, Adding to its Robust Suite of GenAI Tools for Customers

Today, Booking.com has announced the launch of its first customer-facing agentic AI innovations: Smart Messenger and Auto-Reply, designed to make partner-to-guest communication faster, streamlined, and more intuitive.

Booking.com Debuts Agentic AI Innovations, Adding to its Robust Suite of GenAI Tools for CustomersBooking.comOnline Travel Agencies (OTA)
Booking.com Debuts Agentic AI Innovations, Adding to its Robust Suite of GenAI Tools for Customers