The Prompt

This is the first time that the public can see Google testing ads for the future of AI-generated search results.

JetBlue Ventures is still focused on investing in startups for the airline industry, but its funding is not coming from JetBlue anymore.

JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty said selling off the company’s venture capital arm would allow it to “focus on our core operations.”

Travel in Southeast Asia is steadily growing, but the industry is not technologically prepared to meet digital expectations of the 21st century. There’s a lot of opportunity in changing that.

Smart thermostats could help reduce emissions. The real power lies in scale: small changes multiplied across thousands of properties can add up.

The partnership signals a broader trend: Hotels are rethinking their technology not just to run operations more smoothly, but to sell a wider range of services.

The advantage of Booking Holdings' size and wide geographic footprint is that a problem in one region might be balanced by gains in another. That means being agnostic can be part of the strategy.

Sabre's sale of its hotel reservations tech should help the travel tech company focus on its core airline business. It's notable that a PE firm rather than a rival player, such as Oracle or Cendyn, chose to buy.

Amid heightened concerns about U.S. aviation infrastructure, several startups are bullish that they will significantly disrupt the travel experience in the next few years.

Startup funding is slow so far this year, but tech for business travel and hotels is pushing forward.