Expedia restructures teams amid strategic refocus - Layoffs affect 3% of workforce as company aims to streamline operations and drive long-term growth.

Apr 29, 2025 • Hospitality

U.S. tourism faces sharp downturn amid political headwinds - With international visits plunging and domestic travel slowing, the U.S. faces a $10 billion tourism blow - and no state will be spared.

Apr 29, 2025 • Travel

Brands target AI chatbots as users switch from Google search - Ad agencies adopt new strategies to ensure clients appear in results produced by OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude.

Apr 29, 2025 • Marketing

OpenAI is building a social network - Early prototypes hint at a new social feed powered by ChatGPT's image generation, signaling OpenAI’s bold expansion beyond AI chatbots.

Apr 29, 2025 • Marketing

Sabre sells Sabre Hospitality Solutions for $1.1B - Global investment firm TPG invests in Sabre’s Hospitality Solutions to drive innovation, growth, and enhanced technology services for leading hotel brands.

Apr 29, 2025 • Hospitality

Marriott has acquired citizenM hotels - citizenM will maintain ownership of its real estate while leveraging Marriott’s powerful development engine and the reach of the Bonvoy loyalty program.

Apr 29, 2025 • Hospitality

EU hoteliers unite against Booking.com - French and Spanish hotels launch collective action to reclaim billions and reshape the rules of online bookings across Europe.

Apr 29, 2025 • Hospitality

Fora Travel secures $60M to fuel future of travel booking - With AI and a global community of travel agents, the startup aims to transform how the world travels.

Apr 25, 2025 • Hospitality