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Expedia Group becomes Allegiant’s first-ever authorized OTA partner

Expedia Group and Allegiant Travel Company today announced a strategic partnership as the airline looks to tap Expedia Group’s booking expertise and extensive network of U.S. travelers.This partnership marks a major milestone for Expedia Group and the airline, making it the first authorized online travel agency (OTA) to distribute Allegiant flights. The 12-month exclusive agreement will bring Allegiant’s nonstop network...

Yesterday

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Australia replaces paper arrival cards with digital entry system

Australia is set to modernize its border entry process by replacing its long-standing paper Incoming Passenger Card with a digital Australia Travel Declaration (ATD), making arrivals faster and more convenient for millions of international travelers.The Australian government has committed A$56.1 million (US$36.8 million) to introduce the new digital declaration as...

Yesterday

Air

Hamad International Airport rolls out one of the world's largest biometric travel system with 700 touchpoints

Hamad International Airport (HIA) and Qatar Airways have officially launched Fast Pass, a biometric travel solution that allows passengers to complete their departure journey using facial recognition instead of repeatedly presenting travel documents.Developed in partnership with airport technology specialist SITA, the new service is designed to create a faster, more...

4d ago

Other News

Omio Group to acquire Rail Europe

Omio Group has reached an agreement to acquire Rail Europe, a move that would create one of the world's largest rail distribution businesses and significantly strengthen its position in the global ground transportation market.If completed, Rail Europe will join Omio Group's portfolio alongside the Omio consumer booking platform, its B2B...

4d ago

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D-Edge report shows that direct booking decline for hotels in Asia

Asia-Pacific's hotel distribution market is entering a new phase as the rapid post-pandemic recovery gives way to slower growth and tougher competition, according to a new report from hospitality technology company D-Edge.The study analyzed booking and distribution data from more than 2,000 hotels across Europe and Asia between 2022 and...

5d ago

Tech

Phocuswright : European travelers follow increasingly different booking habits

Europe's leisure travel market continues to prove resilient, but traveler behavior is becoming increasingly fragmented across the region. This is the conclusion from Phocuswright's Europe Consumer Travel Report 2026, which analyzes consumers’ behavior in the U.K., France and Germany.The three markets are responding differently to economic pressures, digital tools and...

9 Jul

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U.S.A. take steps to allow again supersonic flights

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy recently announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is taking a pivotal step toward enabling civil supersonic flights over the continental United States.Last flights with a supersonic aircraft, Concorde, was in 2003 from both Paris and London to New York. The first flights were...

8 Jul

Hotel

Radisson Hotel Group launches hospitality AI-powered real-time price matching technology

Radisson Hotel Group has launched a leading AI-powered real-time hotel price matching technology, redefining how travelers book direct online.The new feature automatically detects lower publicly available rates for Radisson Hotel Group properties on third-party booking platforms and instantly matches them on RadissonHotels.com—removing the need for guests to submit claims, screenshots,...

6 Jul

Tech

Skyscanner rolls out AI trip planner, road trip tools and real-time flight tracking

Skyscanner is expanding its travel planning platform with a range of new AI-powered features and product updates designed to help travelers save money and simplify summer vacation planning.The travel search platform, which attracts more than 160 million users worldwide every month to compare flights, accommodations and car rentals, is introducing...

1 Jul

Other News

Tripadvisor agreement to sell TheFork to American Express

Tripadvisor, Inc. announced on June 15 that it has entered into a put option agreement to sell TheFork, its online restaurant reservation and management platform in Europe, to American Express for $700 million in an all-cash transaction.The agreement follows Tripadvisor's February 2026 announcement that it would explore strategic alternatives for TheFork. It recognizes the value...

29 Jun

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China to open the world's first hotel exclusively staffed...with robots

The reality is soon to look increasingly like fiction. In China, Pudu Robotics, a leader in commercial service robotics, and Shenzhen Culture & Tourism Industry Development Co. Ltd have officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly develop the world's first full-scenario robot-serviced hotel on the West Artificial Island of...

28 Jun

Hotel

Marriott International introduces Ask Bonvoy, a new AI-powered search engine

Marriott International unveiled Ask Bonvoy, a new artificial intelligence-powered conversational search experience designed to transform how travelers discover destinations and book stays across its global portfolio of nearly 10,000 hotels and resorts in 146 countries. The new platform, currently launching in beta, allows travelers to search for accommodations using natural,...

24 Jun