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August bookings and prices, according to Destinia
Read → Destinia sees an August with earlier, spread-out bookings, firm prices in hot spots and more room to move for flexible travellers.
Civitatis targets B2B corporate travel
Read → Civitatis, under new CEO, explores the B2B corporate travel segment. A smart move with a lot of potential.
New EU directive forces OTAs to overhaul operations and boost traceability
Read → The EU updates the package travel directive, and online travel agencies must upgrade payment, cancellation and claims systems. Christian Lucas from Central de Vacaciones warns of rising compliance costs particularly for SMEs.
Civitatis signs Despegar and Almundo to conquer Latin America
Read → Civitatis accelerates in Latin America with deals with Despegar and Almundo. CEO Andrés Spitzer reveals they are targeting airlines and that Mexico is already their second global market.
Agencies and unions return to the table to unblock the collective agreement
Read → Travel agencies and unions resume negotiations on the collective agreement, stalled on wages and working conditions. Key details inside.
Trip.com, OTAs, AI agents, Booking Holdings, Expedia, Skift, APIs, MCP, GEO, SEO, trust
Read → Booking and Expedia bet on human traveler trust, but Trip.com goes further: it wants to be the trusted infrastructure for AI agents. The game is played on APIs, not in apps.
Ávoris integrates Atrápalo, headhunters, JetBlue, Cabo Verde, Canary Technologies, and Ulyses Cloud by Septeo.
Read → The distribution battle heats up. eMascaró launches a platform giving hotels back digital control, while Ávoris integrates Atrápalo to patch its weakest link. Summer peak season adds urgency.
Booking generates as much value as Belgium's entire economy
Read → A new report reveals that the Booking ecosystem produces annual wealth equivalent to Belgium's GDP, the eighth-largest economy in Europe. A figure that puts the real weight of the OTA giant into perspective.
Civitatis Pro: 32% of its business is now B2B and they launch a platform for partners
Read → Civitatis launches Civitatis Pro, a dedicated B2B platform that already accounts for 32% of its business with 60,000 partners. If you are not selling experiences through them, maybe you should reconsider.