Local brands know China better — what edge do global hotel chains still have?
China’s hotel market is facing a pronounced imbalance between supply and demand, while growing uncertainty over investment returns is making the era of rapid, extensive expansion a thing of the past. Domestic hotel groups are accelerating their push into more niche market segments....
TRAVEL DAILY MEDIA Oct 10, 2026From “Able to Chat” to “Able to Transact”: How Can AI Truly Become Part of the Travel Industry?
At the 2026 TravelDaily Conference, Fabien Blondet, Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Amadeus, shared Amadeus’ perspective on the development of AI in travel in a keynote titled “Creating Value in Travel with AI: From Trusted Data and Ecosystem Connectivity to Deployment at Scale.”...
TRAVEL DAILY MEDIA Oct 10, 2026Why travel distributors still matter in the age of AI agents
AI is changing how travel products are discovered, evaluated and booked. But in the view of Felix Shpilman, CEO of Emerging Travel Group (ETG), this does not mean the intermediary layer in travel distribution will disappear. On the contrary, when consumers, businesses, travel agencies, hotels and distributors all have their own AI agents, an aggregation layer connecting these agents will remain indispensable....
TRAVEL DAILY MEDIA Oct 10, 2026LATAM Airlines Brazil receives first Embraer E195-E2
LATAM Airlines Brazil receives first Embraer E195-E2...
TRAVEL DAILY MEDIA Oct 10, 2026Tune Protect expands travel insurance with Airpaz
Tune Protect expands travel insurance with Airpaz...
TRAVEL DAILY MEDIA Oct 10, 2026Saudi Arabia and UAE dominate MENA business travel
Saudi Arabia and UAE dominate MENA business travel...
TRAVEL DAILY MEDIA Oct 10, 2026Dida and VORTEX collaborate to expand in Japan
Dida and VORTEX collaborate to expand in Japan...
TRAVEL DAILY MEDIA Oct 10, 2026Singapore aims to perfect F1 race week experience
Singapore aims to perfect F1 race week experience...
TRAVEL DAILY MEDIA Oct 10, 2026Fliggy reports record hotel bookings during Golden Week
Fliggy reports record hotel bookings during Golden Week...
TRAVEL DAILY MEDIA Oct 10, 2026Why WTTC 2027 in Delhi marks a turning point for the global travel trade
As the curtain comes down on the 2026 World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit in Valletta, the global travel trade is already recalibrating its compass toward South Asia...
TRAVEL DAILY MEDIA Oct 09, 2026Philippine Airlines, Asia\’s first airline and the country’s flag carrier, operates an extensive route network of 45 international destinations spanning across Asia, Australia, Oceania, the Middle East, Europe and North America. Non-stop flights from London Heathrow Terminal 3 to Manila connect our guests to 30 domestic destinations in the Philippines and beyond.