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

Uber bought a hotel tab the year it stopped mattering - The super app push reinforces the booking channel at the moment the deciding has moved upstream.

May 4, 2026 • Hospitality

The hotel discovery layer: Booking channels have stopped doing the work - The decision has moved upstream — and most distribution strategy hasn't followed.

May 4, 2026 • Hospitality

Iran conflict drives up travel costs and threatens summer demand - Rising fuel prices and airline cutbacks are set to ripple through hotel performance.

May 4, 2026 • Travel

The OTA is not your competitor on Google - Hotels that stopped bidding against the OTAs on Google have not lost. They have read a market they cannot win.

May 4, 2026 • Hospitality

U.S. hotel performance strengthens in March - Rising rates and occupancy signal sustained demand momentum across key markets.

May 4, 2026 • Hospitality

Hotels race toward green certifications as firms demand emissions reporting - Sustainability shifts from marketing narrative to procurement requirement, reshaping MICE demand and hotel competitiveness.

May 4, 2026 • Hospitality