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Generative AI Travel Agents: The End of Booking as We Know It?
Key Takeaways: Google is enhancing its trip planning capabilities to offer a more comprehensive, seamless, and personalized travel...
Expedia, Airbnb and Booking Comply With California Junk Fee Law — But in Different Ways
Skift ($) (July 3, 2024) -- The Big Three travel booking sites — Booking.com, Airbnb, and Expedia/Vrbo — all appear to be complying with...
Kayak for Business Launches Premium Offering for SMEs
BTN - (June 27,2024) - Kayak for Business has added a premium option to its travel management offering for small and midsized businesses,...
Southwest Airlines Cuts Revenue Outlook
WSJ ($) (June 26, 2024) -- Carrier cites complexities in adapting to current booking patterns; shares fall https://www.wsj.com/business/a...
Travel Weekly Power List 2024
TravelWeekly - (June 24, 2024) - An all-time high of 72 agencies are on this year's Power List, an annual collection of the world's...
The Game-Changing Impact of Apple Intelligence in Travel
I was impressed when Google demonstrated its new Advanced Trip Planner Experience at their recent developer conference—enough to write...
To Enhance Dining Platform, American Express Enters Agreement to Acquire Tock from Squarespace; Also Agrees to Acquire Rooam
American Express (June 21, 2024) today announced an agreement to acquire Tock, a reservation, table, and event management technology...
SoftBank-backed travel tech firm TravelPerk acquires U.S. rival and bags $135 million for expansion
LONDON — (June 18, 2024) TravelPerk, a European corporate travel booking platform, told CNBC on Tuesday it has acquired Chicago-based...
‘Why Haven’t You Resigned?’: Senators Grill Boeing CEO Over Safety Record
Skift ($) (June 18, 2024) -- In a heated exchange, senators questioned Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun on the company’s safety record, mounting...
FAA will craft regulations for public air charters
Travel Weekly -- (June 18, 2024) The FAA plans to move forward expeditiously with regulations that would require public air charters to...
Apple is shutting down Apple Pay Later just months after launch
The Verge - (June 17, 2024) Apple is shutting down Apple Pay Later, its buy now, pay later service, the company confirmed to 9to5Mac. The...
This ‘Business Class-Only’ Airline Proves The Model Can Work
Forbes -- (June 14, 2024) The industry said this would never work. But La Compagnie CEO Christian Vernet just celebrated 10 years, and...
Second Investment Co. Seeks Southwest Restructuring
BTN - (June 12, 2024) Investment firm Artisan Partners on Wednesday urged Southwest Airlines "to reconstitute itself" and to "upgrade the...
Apple’s Siri Is Getting Better AI. How That Works for Trip Planning
Skift ($) (June 10, 2024) Generative AI is going directly into the iPhone. It helps with travel a little right now, but that's only the...
Elliott Takes Big Stake in Southwest Airlines
WSJ - (June 10, 2024) Elliott Investment Management has built a stake of nearly $2 billion in Southwest Airlines LUV -1.16%decrease; and...
AA Cancels Plan To Name NDC-Adopting Travel Management Companies
The Company Dime ($) (June 10, 2024) One of the more brazen aspects of American Airlines’ plans was publicly naming the travel management...
Ramp Adds Booking Capabilities Via Priceline
BTN - (June 4, 2024) - Corporate spend management platform Ramp is entering the travel booking space with the launch of Ramp Travel,...
American Airlines faces strike threat as union negotiations stall
Reuters (June 1, 2024) A union representing flight attendants for American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O) on Friday asked workers to prepare...
ASTA says its advocacy factored into American's NDC reversal
DALLAS (May 30, 2024) -- ASTA credits its members' advocacy efforts in helping to turn American Airlines toward a more travel...
‘That’s Off’: AA Admits Failures, Employs Bain To Assess Damage As Raja Departs
The Company Dime ($) (May 29, 2024) - American Airlines is doing a U-turn. Speaking Wednesday morning at an investor conference, CEO...
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