Travel Daily China
GBTA: China ranks second globally in business travel spending
On September 23, Suzanne Neufang, CEO of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), delivered a keynote speech titled “Business Travel at an Inflection Point: The Economics, Outlook and Trends Shaping What's Next in APAC and Beyond” at TravelDaily’s Business Travel Conference. She shared GBTA’s latest global business travel data and industry insights.
AI moves beyond the hype as travel industry focuses on ROI
At the 2026 TravelDaily Conference, Amir Amidi, Managing Partner for Travel and Hospitality Program and GOAL Program at Plug and Play, delivered a presentation titled “From Pilot to P&L, How AI Rewrites Travel Economics?”
New Oriental invests millions of dollars in Desti Youth Hostel
China’s leading youth hostel chain, Desti Youth Hostel, has secured a new round of funding, with Chinese education and travel
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.
From “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.”