Travel Technology

The moment an AI agent handles the complexity of travel, the intermediation layer will have to answer why it exists — or at least why it commands the margin it does.

Amadeus has never committed to a multi-year earnings target before. Doing so now — while AI reshapes travel — raises a question the whole industry is watching: does value stay with the plumbing, or move to the interface?

Bilt is trying to thread a needle in building a hotel booking platform without becoming an OTA that hotels resent. One of its tactics is to offer spending data on its most loyal customers to help luxury hotels provide personalized service for first-time guests.

Amadeus has always been out-front about the adoption of new technologies, and this acquisition will strengthen its position in conversational AI.

The race to modernize aviation is underway. Legacy systems, static loyalty models, and siloed operations are giving way to connected, digital systems built for scale. The carriers that move early and build smart will set the pace for the next decade of air travel.

Reports are coming in about layoffs, from London to Uruguay, showing the impact of Sabre’s ‘inflation offset program.’ That and several leadership shifts show how Sabre is restructuring around agentic AI.

A billion dollars in acquisitions across three continents, and this is still a story most Western travel executives couldn't summarize.

IHG’s AI strategy isn’t about chatbots. It’s about making sure its hotels are structured, searchable, and integrated enough to survive the shift from links to answers.

Most Indian online travel companies grew around flights. Ixigo grew around trains and buses, segments with thinner margins but massive volume. Europe, unlike many regions, still has a strong rail ecosystem. That makes it one of the few international markets where Ixigo’s core skills are directly relevant.

Around a dozen states have introduced legislation that would upend the way hotels, airlines, and OTAs set prices.