All Latest News Filter 20 more External The future of agentic payments in travel The world is inching closer to end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI)-powered travel booking in chat, and the payments layer is essential to achieving that goal. Phocuswire More in this category Chatbots, Robotics & AI More like this External Expedia Group outlines strategies for OpenAI partnership, highlights B2B strength During its third-quarter earnings call, Expedia Group detailed priorities for its OpenAI partnership and its plans for artificial intelligence (AI) moving forward. Phocuswire More in this category Online Travel Agencies (OTA)More in this category Chatbots, Robotics & AI More like this External La Dolce Vita Orient Express: 24 hours on board Italy’s new luxury train Italy has an expensive new transport experience, and it’s not a Ferrari. The Dolce Vita Orient Express — unveiled earlier this year — is the country’s first homegrown luxury train, pitched as an homage to the 1950s and ‘60s, when glamor meant Fellin... cnn.com More from this brand Orient Express More like this External Disappointing Stay At The Legendary Plaza Hotel in New York ($2400/night) I stayed at the legendary Plaza Hotel in New York City. It’s one of the most famous hotels in the world, and it cost $2400 a night. Once considered the symbol of ultimate luxury. It has hosted movie stars, presidents, and royalty for over a century.... Alexander the Guest More like this External Jardine Matheson to take Mandarin Oriental private at $4.2 billion value Hong Kong-based conglomerate Jardine Matheson (JARD.SI) said on Friday its unit would buy the rest of the shares of Mandarin Oriental (MOIL.SI) it does not already own, valuing the hotel investment and management firm at $4.2 billion. reuters.com More in this category Real Estate & Investment More like this External How should travel companies measure AI success? Some big companies have recently been crowing about how much of their code is generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Phocuswire More in this category Property TechnologyMore in this category Chatbots, Robotics & AI More like this External How a simple question about American hotels led to ‘the greatest immigration story never told’ The Patel Motel Story is a new short documentary co-directed and narrated by Amar Shah, exploring the extraordinary rise of Indian American motel owners in the United States. Premiering at the 2024 Tribeca Festival, the film traces how Indian immigr... cnn.com More in this category Real Estate & Investment More like this External U.S. Gov’t Shuts Down: What Happens to Travel? Congressional Democrats and Republicans failed to come to agreement by yesterday’s budget deadline to keep the U.S. government funded. A shutdown began at 12:01 am Eastern Time on Wednesday as both sides voted down the other’s proposals to extend fu... businesstravelnews.com More in this category Markets & PerformanceMore in this category National & International Policy More like this External Holiday travel holds its nerve as shoppers pull back: Takeaways for tourism from PwC’s 2025 Holiday Outlook Even as US consumers signal the first notable 5% decline in overall holiday spending since 2020, travel demand looks surprisingly resilient. PwC’s latest Holiday Outlook suggests travel and entertainment will be “holding steady,” ticking up by about... PwC More in this category Markets & Performance More like this External L.A. passed a $30 minimum wage for tourism workers. Then came the warring ballot measures It’s the summer of the burn-it-down ballot measure in Los Angeles. For the past three months, labor unions and business groups have been locked in a protracted fight over a law, approved by the City Council in May, hiking the minimum wage for hotel ... Los Angeles Times More in this category Labor UnionsMore in this category National & International Policy More like this The Hotel Yearbook 2026 Converging Forces – The Future is Hybrid by Design Explore Your content on Hospitality Net? Hospitality Net membership explained
External The future of agentic payments in travel The world is inching closer to end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI)-powered travel booking in chat, and the payments layer is essential to achieving that goal. Phocuswire More in this category Chatbots, Robotics & AI More like this
External Expedia Group outlines strategies for OpenAI partnership, highlights B2B strength During its third-quarter earnings call, Expedia Group detailed priorities for its OpenAI partnership and its plans for artificial intelligence (AI) moving forward. Phocuswire More in this category Online Travel Agencies (OTA)More in this category Chatbots, Robotics & AI More like this
External La Dolce Vita Orient Express: 24 hours on board Italy’s new luxury train Italy has an expensive new transport experience, and it’s not a Ferrari. The Dolce Vita Orient Express — unveiled earlier this year — is the country’s first homegrown luxury train, pitched as an homage to the 1950s and ‘60s, when glamor meant Fellin... cnn.com More from this brand Orient Express More like this
External Disappointing Stay At The Legendary Plaza Hotel in New York ($2400/night) I stayed at the legendary Plaza Hotel in New York City. It’s one of the most famous hotels in the world, and it cost $2400 a night. Once considered the symbol of ultimate luxury. It has hosted movie stars, presidents, and royalty for over a century.... Alexander the Guest More like this
External Jardine Matheson to take Mandarin Oriental private at $4.2 billion value Hong Kong-based conglomerate Jardine Matheson (JARD.SI) said on Friday its unit would buy the rest of the shares of Mandarin Oriental (MOIL.SI) it does not already own, valuing the hotel investment and management firm at $4.2 billion. reuters.com More in this category Real Estate & Investment More like this
External How should travel companies measure AI success? Some big companies have recently been crowing about how much of their code is generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Phocuswire More in this category Property TechnologyMore in this category Chatbots, Robotics & AI More like this
External How a simple question about American hotels led to ‘the greatest immigration story never told’ The Patel Motel Story is a new short documentary co-directed and narrated by Amar Shah, exploring the extraordinary rise of Indian American motel owners in the United States. Premiering at the 2024 Tribeca Festival, the film traces how Indian immigr... cnn.com More in this category Real Estate & Investment More like this
External U.S. Gov’t Shuts Down: What Happens to Travel? Congressional Democrats and Republicans failed to come to agreement by yesterday’s budget deadline to keep the U.S. government funded. A shutdown began at 12:01 am Eastern Time on Wednesday as both sides voted down the other’s proposals to extend fu... businesstravelnews.com More in this category Markets & PerformanceMore in this category National & International Policy More like this
External Holiday travel holds its nerve as shoppers pull back: Takeaways for tourism from PwC’s 2025 Holiday Outlook Even as US consumers signal the first notable 5% decline in overall holiday spending since 2020, travel demand looks surprisingly resilient. PwC’s latest Holiday Outlook suggests travel and entertainment will be “holding steady,” ticking up by about... PwC More in this category Markets & Performance More like this
External L.A. passed a $30 minimum wage for tourism workers. Then came the warring ballot measures It’s the summer of the burn-it-down ballot measure in Los Angeles. For the past three months, labor unions and business groups have been locked in a protracted fight over a law, approved by the City Council in May, hiking the minimum wage for hotel ... Los Angeles Times More in this category Labor UnionsMore in this category National & International Policy More like this
