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This is the latest among a few major acquisitions around travel payments in the past couple of years.

Are generative AI platforms going to make Booking Holdings irrelevant? That's unlikely. The real issue is to what extent the company's economics may suffer.

The emergence of AI platforms such as Perplexity, ChatGPT and others could see the travel industry redirect a huge chunk of marketing spend away from Google. Although Google has its own entrant, Gemini.

Nishant Pitti stepping down as the CEO was seen as a setback to EaseMyTrip, especially as he is also undertaking personal ventures, such as bidding for the revival of GoFirst.

DanCenter's success in India will serve as a test of Oyo’s ability to adapt a global brand to local market dynamics. If it works, expect more global vacation rental players to follow suit.

The real challenge for MakeMyTrip isn’t just building an end-to-end travel company — it’s making sure the experience is actually seamless. Can it truly integrate flights, hotels, ground transport, and everything else into one frictionless journey? That’s the test that will define its success or failure.

Bali's tourism industry already has its fair share of challenges, so the last thing it needs is another issue that could hurt its reputation and future.

TBO Tek is expanding aggressively post its IPO in a bid to dominate the B2B travel space. In order to stop resources from being overworked, it is experimenting with AI and technology to make operations more efficient.

Let the Super Bowl ad games begin.

Expedia has its hands full getting Hotels.com and Vrbo back on track, and the antitrust environment may not be optimal for acquisitions these days. But if the company comes across a hard-to-resist M&A opportunity, never say never.