AMGINE partners with Groupe Voyages VP on AI-powered travel automation

 

TORONTO, ON – AMGINE has entered into a partnership with Groupe Voyages VP, independent travel agency in Quebec, to introduce AI-powered automation across specialised travel management services in Eastern Canada.

Navan increases revenue in Q2, acquires BoomPop to boost online meeting capabilities

 

Navan has acquired BoomPop, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered event planning platform, for an undisclosed amount.

STR cleaning and operations provider Piney raises €1.6M to develop AI capabilities

 Piney, a cleaning and operations provider for short-term and mid-term rentals, has raised €1.6 million. 

The round was led by existing investor Uni.fund with participation from 33East.

Travel brands continue to chase AI visibility as the landscape shifts

 

For months, discussion around artificial intelligence (AI) visibility highlighted Reddit as an important citation source for results.

JCB and Nexi expand contactless payments across Campania transport

 

TOKYO – JCB and Nexi, the European PayTech company, have entered into a partnership to enable JCB Card acceptance across public transport services in Campania, southern Italy, including Naples.

AI transformation in travel: Piero Sierra of Skyscanner

 Rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) is already changing the travel industry and how companies operate both externally and internally.

Two Hotel Giants, Two Opposite Bets on Google’s AI Search

 

Hotel distribution is entering its conversational era, and two major brands are showing the industry opposite ways to handle Big Tech.

Marriott, LG Electronics partner for new guestroom tech platform

 

Marriott International and LG Electronics have jointly developed a cloud platform for guestroom entertainment and technology, which Marriott plans to adopt across its participating hotel portfolio.

Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge Opens July 1, 2027, with Nature-Inspired Guest Rooms

 

Today, Disney Vacation Club shared a first look at the guest rooms coming to Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge, a new waterfront resort opening July 1, 2027, at Walt Disney World Resort.

RateHawk Reports Growth in API Bookings as Demand for Travel Integrations Accelerates

 

27 August, 2026 – RateHawk, a B2B travel technology platform and part of Emerging Travel Group, reports growing demand from travel businesses seeking scalable and flexible connectivity solutions. The company registered 78% cumulative growth in API bookings year over year by the end of the first half of 2026 and 28% growth in its partnership network.

What Revolut's entrepreneur in residence thinks AI can do for travel

 

It’s almost a year since Revolut acquired Swifty, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered travel agent, to help boost its agentic AI capabilities.

dnata launches cargo integrated command centre to support million-tonne UAE operation

 

dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, has evolved its existing cargo control centre into a new Cargo Integrated Command Centre (CICC) in Dubai, bringing enhanced technology, operational data and decision-making capabilities together to strengthen the performance of its cargo operations across the UAE.

AI tools are becoming a single point of failure for hotels: How to reduce the risk

 

The hotel industry knows how to plan for things going wrong. Disaster recovery playbooks, business continuity procedures, redundancy across reservations infrastructure—these are established disciplines. Most hotel CIOs have already pressure-tested their organizations against cyber incidents, outages and platform failures.

What Google's purchase of Spirit Airlines' data signals for travel

 

Earlier this week, Google made headlines with its plans to buy business data from now-defunct Spirit Airlines.

Per an Aug. 14 court filing, Google was the highest bidder at the auction for the data rights, agreeing to pay $10 million.

Expedia Group is investing in AI that doesn't convert yet

 Expedia Group is investing in artificial intelligence (AI) in two categories, one of which is not yet delivering conversion, the company said.

Engine acquires Options Travel to build modern OBT

 

Travel and spend management platform Engine has acquired corporate travel management company (TMC) Options Travel. 

Meeting travel agents where they are: Why conversational chat decides agentic AI adoption

 The fastest way to kill an enterprise technology rollout is to make people learn a new, complicated interface before they can do their jobs.

Navigating the future of OBTs in an AI-driven travel industry

 

How employees spend their workday is changing fast. In the past, an office worker might have spent most of their time inside office productivity platforms such as Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.

Amadeus adjusts 2026 guidance, air distribution hit by Middle East conflict

 

Amadeus has adjusted its outlook for 2026 in light of the Middle East conflict impacting air distribution.

The company had guided for high single digit growth of around 4.5% in group revenue during full-year 2025 earnings but adjusted this to mid to high-single digit growth of around 2%.

Google fined €890M for DMA breaches

 

The European Commission has fined Google €460 million for not complying with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) by preferencing its own services in search.