Travel Technology

Like her counterpart at Apple, the well-known voicebot Alexa is getting a total transformation with generative AI.

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

If the AI built directly into mobile phones allows users to book travel in the future, then will there be a need for third-party travel apps?

Travel has seen numerous advances in artificial intelligence in recent years that have been poised to significantly alter the industry, and here's a rundown of the most notable ones.

TravelPerk's biggest project of the year is expanding into an all-in-one corporate travel and expense management platform. It's what today's customers expect.

Driven by increased spending on experiences and the digital habits of younger audiences, TikTok has emerged as a key platform for inspiring and shaping travel decisions. Leveraging the platform’s reach early in the year presents a unique opportunity for travel brands to connect with eager travelers.

Tech systems need upgrades to handle unprecedented growth in travel, and private equity firms are deploying billions to take part. In 2025, expect more consolidation as well-funded late-stage startups buy up smaller players, reshaping the industry’s behind-the-scenes infrastructure.

There are wide discrepancies in data quality for hotel transactions across global regions, with the largest occurring in Asia-Pacific. Because hotels and agencies need to harness data quality to thrive, they must take a more nuanced regional approach to monitoring potential issues.

More AI companies surely is better for the travel industry, even if Silicon Valley isn't happy about it.

OpenAI’s new autonomous digital assistant is an early glimpse of what travel leaders have been waiting for — and warning against — since ChatGPT was first released.