Read in browser Today's Brief Corporate travel just got priced as an AI bet - The $6.3 billion sale of Amex GBT puts real capital behind the agentic travel argument — and changes what the TMC layer means for hotels. May 5, 2026 • Hospitality The hotel discovery layer: The shortlist forms before the search - Property selection used to happen on Booking.com. Increasingly, it happens before anyone opens it. May 5, 2026 • Hospitality tambourine Welcome to the end of booking engine fees. With Tambourine One, the booking engine is built directly into the website experience, eliminating the fall-off between website and booking engine. And best of all, we don't charge transaction fees or commissions, so hoteliers keep more of their revenue. Learn more World Cup hotel demand falls short of expectations in U.S. host cities - Soft booking pace raises concerns about international travel barriers and policy headwinds. May 5, 2026 • Hospitality Google tests new DMA-compliant hotel search layout - New EU rules could shift visibility, traffic, and booking power away from Google toward third parties. May 5, 2026 • Hospitality Luxury hotels struggle to connect with modern guests - Standardized design and late-stage thinking weaken differentiation in a more demanding luxury market. May 5, 2026 • Hospitality Staying human in an AI-driven guest journey - Hotels face growing pressure to balance automation gains with meaningful guest experiences. May 5, 2026 • Hospitality ... in case you missed it, our Daily Brief May 4, 2026 Advertising   Contact   Legal   © 2026 Hospitality.today™