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Tourism Malaysia and Alipay+ drive digital tourism transformation
Tourism Malaysia and Alipay+ drive digital tourism transformation
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?”
dnata invests AED 175m in UAE ground equipment
dnata invests AED 175m in UAE ground equipment
Pacific Arena partners with Amadeus for tech upgrade
Pacific Arena partners with Amadeus for tech upgrade
Duetto acquires FLYR Hospitality to boost AI capabilities
Duetto acquires FLYR Hospitality to boost AI capabilities
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.”
Why 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.
Dida and VORTEX collaborate to expand in Japan
Dida and VORTEX collaborate to expand in Japan
AI Hasn’t Replaced Travel Agents Yet
2026 Global Travel Agent Report by Amadeus Hospitality finds that travel agents are embracing AI while continuing to rely heavily on the Global Distribution System (GDS) to search, compare and book travel.
Southwest Airlines unveils ChatGPT booking plugin
Southwest Airlines unveils ChatGPT booking plugin
HBX Group partners with Bioscore for hotel sustainability
HBX Group partners with Bioscore for hotel sustainability
Mews unveils guest messaging and automation tools
Mews unveils guest messaging and automation tools
WorldVue expands Atlas platform for hotel technology management
WorldVue expands Atlas platform for hotel technology management
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