United Airlines' CEO Calls for U.S. Government Support for SAF
Read → Scott Kirby, United Airlines CEO, advocates for funding SAF like solar energy.
AI is hiding your hotel, and it's not a glitch: it's the search cost
Read → An AI hotel query costs more than a Google search. Assistants ration answers and 55% of their picks come from Forbes guides. Time to invest wisely.
EVT bet on a young SiteMinder and never looked back
Read → The Australian chain has been using SiteMinder's channel manager for nearly 20 years to manage OTAs across 100+ hotels. What does that say about choosing tech?
Barceló opens hotel, Air India, IHG partnership, Driftwood Capital
Read → New hotels, alliances, and investment moves in the travel industry.
FHS World 2026 opens to investment with UAE Economy Minister on board
Read → FHS World 2026 lands in Dubai with a ministerial opener and an agenda that ditches the talk to focus on deal-making and investment.
Klook bets on creators who sell the whole trip, not just the viral spot
Read → Klook expands its affiliate program: creators no longer just promote the trendy attraction but build the full itinerary. Could this lead us to a new social OTA model?
Hurricane Season Just Redrew Hotel Capex Math
Read → Host Hotels' $105M at The Don CeSar is the real cost of resilience: it won't cut risk to zero, but skimping is worse.
Can London's Iconic Hotels Out-Earn Big Brands?
Read → The owner of The Connaught and The Berkeley has hired the man who scaled Six Senses to build a luxury lifestyle operating company. Can a small collection win?
The web and AI agents are already two ecosystems
Read → Mirai says hotel distribution is splitting in two: SEO for the web, structured data and MCP endpoints for AI agents. A wake-up call for hoteliers.
Blastness names new COO to lead global push
Read → Francis Louis Passerini joins Blastness as COO after 24 years at D-EDGE. A move that signals the Italian travel-tech's international ambitions.