Airbnb appoints former Meta AI leader as CTO - Leadership shift signals deeper push into AI-driven personalization and new services.

Jan 27, 2026 • Hospitality

Expedia's different bet - Booking.com sells visibility. Expedia sells plumbing. In an AI-disrupted market, plumbing may be the better business—but it's still plumbing.

Jan 26, 2026 • Hospitality

Sabre defines its role in the AI travel stack beyond discovery - Why booking, servicing, and lifecycle execution — not discovery — define Sabre’s agentic strategy.

Jan 26, 2026 • Hospitality

Navan deepens API integration with Booking.com - Expanded inventory and pricing flexibility signal tighter platform-to-platform collaboration.

Jan 23, 2026 • Hospitality

AI is coming for hotel distribution — but not all at once - Why trust, economics, and execution will determine how fast AI reshapes bookings and commissions.

Jan 23, 2026 • Hospitality

OpenAI plans to take a cut of customers’ AI-aided discoveries - Examining a potential shift in how AI value is monetized for commercial customers.

Jan 23, 2026 • Hospitality

The erosion of Booking.com - The OTA built a $170 billion business by controlling what travelers see. That control is fragmenting across a dozen AI platforms — and management is pretending otherwise.

Jan 22, 2026 • Hospitality

The advisor advantage - Why travel advisors continue to matter as booking behavior evolves.

Jan 22, 2026 • Hospitality