Navan expands AI into travel booking and expense management - The business travel platform is betting that conversational AI and automation can replace manual workflows across corporate travel and finance operations.

May 22, 2026 • Hospitality

Airbnb bets on experiences after strong early conversion rates - The company says influencers’ audiences, marketing reach, and community engagement are driving unusually high booking performance for new experience formats.

May 22, 2026 • Hospitality

Expedia wants to become the AI infrastructure layer behind travel brands - The company’s new B2B platform signals a push toward end-to-end travel distribution, where partners can build AI-powered booking experiences on top of Expedia’s supply and servicing stack.

May 22, 2026 • Hospitality

The channel is still forming - What hospitality platforms connecting to ChatGPT today are actually building.

May 21, 2026 • Hospitality

Booking Holdings unifies advertising across Booking.com, Priceline, and Agoda - The OTA giant is moving toward a more centralized commercial strategy as retail media becomes a bigger part of travel distribution.

May 21, 2026 • Hospitality

Corporate travel buyers want smarter hotel booking experiences, but distribution gaps remain - New GBTA research suggests that AI, retail-style booking and pricing transparency are becoming strategic priorities for hotel distribution and managed travel.

May 21, 2026 • Hospitality

Hotel loyalty is becoming more local, more personal and more experience-driven - Marriott Bonvoy’s latest APEC research suggests hotel brands can no longer rely on one-size-fits-all loyalty programs as guest expectations shift toward everyday value and passion-based travel..

May 21, 2026 • Hospitality

Marriott's soft brands are a distribution strategy, not a brand strategy - How Autograph, Tribute, Design Hotels, and the rest of the portfolio quietly shift the economics of independent positioning — and what that means for distribution leverage..

May 20, 2026 • Hospitality