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Booking CFO: The AI Threat Isn’t ‘Really a Risk at All’
In the face of the LLM threat, Booking Holdings thinks it can repeatedly grow its top line 8% annually over the "medium term" and earnings per share 15% over the same timespan.
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10 Meeting Planning Surprises and How Planners Handled Them
Just when these planners thought they had seen it all, this happened.
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New York City Will Get a New Kimpton Hotel
The Kimpton Era Midtown opens on soon in Manhattan in a 33-story tower with 529 guestrooms. Plus, more hotel development news.
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Expedia CFO: ‘We Radically Changed the Direction of the Company’
Expedia has been downsizing its workforce over the last year, and plowing some of the savings into machine learning and AI. It's a playbook that's taking place across industries.
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Centara Forms Joint Venture to Launch Budget Brand
Google Partners With Airline Systems to Track Lost Bags
Airlines used to control baggage tracking. Now passengers do. SITA is wiring that shift directly into the industry’s recovery system.
Hyatt Sees Limited Impact From Mexico Violence, but Flags ‘Challenging Environment’ Globally
The bad news is that global uncertainty will dent hotel demand. The good news is that Hyatt can reroute guests to properties elsewhere.
Travel Brands Are Building AI Agents for a Consumer That Doesn’t Exist
Travelers say they aren't ready to let AI book a trip. The industry is spending billions anyway — and no one has answered the most basic question: who pays when AI agents get it wrong?
Why Ignoring Canada Just Got Expensive
Canada is in the middle of a quiet travel revolution, and most destinations are treating it like a rounding error. That is getting very expensive, very fast.
Indian Airlines Roll Out Middle East Flights for Stranded Travelers
As the situation in Iran and the Middle East remains uncertain, Indian airlines have taken on the responsibility for returning stranded passengers.
How Payment Systems Are Changing in Travel and Hospitality
Payment systems increasingly surface at moments that affect both the guest experience and internal operations. This report examines how industry leaders describe the current state of payments, where they see constraints, and which capabilities they believe will matter most over the next several years.
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