Analysts share views on travel future and AI - Presently, AI travel planners fall short in delivering personalized recommendations and lack effective integration of booking functionality.

Dec 21, 2023 • Travel

Holiday travel peaks in Europe despite security warnings - Christmas markets and popular tourist sites in cities such as Munich and Paris have been bustling lately, albeit with strong security presences.

Dec 21, 2023 • Travel

Tech set to enhance traveler experiences in 2024 - While the AI boom is already shaping the travel sector, there is much more to come as more use cases emerge while the technology further matures.

Dec 21, 2023 • Travel

Hospitality insights and predictions for 2024 - McKinsey expects a data revolution to take root across nearly every aspect of the hospitality industry in the coming years.

Dec 21, 2023 • Hospitality

Expedia wants to cut Google out of trip planning process - The OTA wants to get people to start their travel search on its site with AI instead of using an external search engine.

Dec 19, 2023 • Hospitality

Hotel gift card sales booming - Busiest time the last hour of Christmas Eve, 72% of guests spend more than the value of the gift card.

Dec 19, 2023 • Hospitality

The return of the Chinese tourist? - The “golden age” of Chinese tourism is over, as the very essence of tourism in China and for the Chinese who still venture abroad is shifting.

Dec 19, 2023 • Travel

Cloudbeds connects with Hopper - Cloudbeds strengthens its distribution capabilities with direct integration to Hopper, a leading mobile-first OTA.

Dec 19, 2023 • Hospitality