AI agents put online travel giants on edge - Booking.com, Expedia and Airbnb brace for a future where digital assistants could bypass their platforms.

Sep 9, 2025 • Hospitality

Europe killed the parity clause. Parity didn't die. - A decade of bans and a 2024 ruling were supposed to hand hotels their prices back. The discipline just changed shape — into something no regulator can read.

Jun 15, 2026 • Hospitality

Barcelona to ban all short-term rentals by 2029 - Spanish city has announced plans to ban renting apartments to tourists from 2028 in a bid to reduce housing costs for residents.

Jun 24, 2024 • Travel

Marriott ramps up AI investment to modernize hotel technology - Technology transformation highlights rising competitive pressure for hotels to adopt AI-driven operations and guest engagement.

Feb 20, 2026 • Travel

Distribution is becoming the only moat in travel. The funding data shows why. - Phocuswright Europe 2026 opens with travel startup funding at a decade low — and a thesis that AI has shifted the scarce input from capital to distribution.

Jun 15, 2026 • Hospitality

Booking.com’s very expensive marketing piece of the pie - Booking Holdings spent around $6 billion on sales and marketing last year to attract just 15% of visitors to its platform.

Jun 23, 2023 • Hospitality

ITB Berlin: Google unveils AI-powered future of travel - In the future, travel will evolve into a fusion of interactive adventures and diverse search methods, diverging significantly from the traditional approaches we're familiar with.

Mar 7, 2024 • Travel

Perplexity enters the travel game - Perplexity’s new travel search experience blends curated content, itinerary planning, and a glimpse into the future of real-time trip management.

May 21, 2025 • Hospitality