ChatGPT'’s next destination: The travel super app - OpenaAI's developer push is turning AI into a booking platform — and putting it on a collision course with Apple.

Oct 9, 2025 • Hospitality

Airbnb targets independent hotels - By targeting boutique and independent hotels with lower commissions and brand appeal, Airbnb aims to carve out a niche beyond the big OTA model.

Oct 9, 2025 • Hospitality

The return of structured hotel distribution - As AI turns chat into commerce, GDS-style data infrastructure becomes the backbone of hotel visibility in the new era of agentic booking.

Oct 9, 2025 • Hospitality

Expedia launches Comet, an AI-powered travel browser - A new partnership with Perplexity blends conversational search, trip planning, and loyalty rewards into a single interface.

Oct 8, 2025 • Hospitality

How Expedia and Booking.com now work inside ChatGPT - OpenAI's new integrations turn AI conversations into live hotel searches — signaling a new discovery and booking frontier for hoteliers.

Oct 8, 2025 • Hospitality

ChatGPT opens to third-party apps — and travel brands are first in line - OpenAI's new app ecosystem lets companies like Expedia and Booking.com plug directly into chatgpt, turning trip planning into a conversational experience.

Oct 7, 2025 • Hospitality

Airbnb faces headwinds as travel demand plateaus - Slower international travel and rising hotel competition could test the company’s growth narrative.

Oct 7, 2025 • Hospitality

The hidden costs eating into hotel revenue - Why opaque distribution and payment fees make profitability harder for independent hotels.

Oct 1, 2025 • Hospitality