Priceline Brings Back the Negotiator as Summer Travel Costs Rise
Priceline has revived its iconic Negotiator character, with William Shatner handing the role to Randall Park in a new campaign focused on summer travel affordability.
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Expedia Builds AI Toolkit as Travel Distribution Moves Toward Agentic Booking
Expedia Group is preparing new AI tools for B2B partners, including agentic connections to travel inventory, expanded mobility services and social trip planning.
Airbnb Adds Hotels, Rental Cars and AI Tools as It Pushes Beyond Home Rentals
Airbnb is expanding beyond home rentals with boutique hotels, rental cars, grocery delivery, luggage storage and new AI tools for guests and hosts.
Kayak Co-Founders Reunite for Booking Holdings AI Travel Startup Lola
By
Laura Mitchell
• 3 mins read
Kayak co-founders Steve Hafner and Paul English are working on Lola, a new Booking Holdings-backed AI travel startup focused on conversational access to travel brands.
Booking.com Faces Italian Antitrust Probe Over Hotel Rankings and Visibility
By
Laura Mitchell
• 3 mins read
Italian regulators have opened an antitrust investigation into Booking.com over how hotels are ranked and promoted on its platform, raising new questions about transparency in online travel marketplaces.
Expedia Says Travelers Use AI to Plan Trips but Still Trust Brands to Book
By
Marcus Bennett
• 3 mins read
Expedia Group’s new AI Trust Gap report suggests that travelers are increasingly open to using AI for discovery and planning, but remain cautious when money, booking control, and post-trip support are involved. The findings highlight a growing split between where travel inspiration happens and where transactions still feel safe.
Expedia Group Reveals ‘The AI Trust Gap’: Travelers Embrace AI for Planning but Rely on Trusted Brands to Book
By
Yuliya Karotkaya
• 4 mins read
New report finds nearly 70% of travelers prefer booking with trusted travel brands over AI chatbots and agents.
Booking.com Warns Some Customers After Suspected Data Exposure Raises Fresh Security Concerns
By
Marcus Bennett
• 3 mins read
Booking.com has warned some customers that unauthorized parties may have accessed reservation-related personal information. The company says payment data was not taken from its systems, but the incident is likely to deepen concerns around travel-platform security and phishing risks.
ChatGPT’s Travel Checkout Shift Highlights Complexity of Booking Trips Online
By
Marcus Bennett
• 3 mins read
OpenAI’s shift away from direct checkout inside ChatGPT highlights how complex travel booking really is and why travel platforms still play a key role.
Expedia CFO Says Company ‘Radically Changed Direction’ With New Metrics and AI Focus
By
Eleanor Price
• 3 mins read
Expedia’s CFO says the company has overhauled its strategy over the past nine months, tightening performance metrics and accelerating AI-driven investments.
Travel Experiences on Track to Hit $342 Billion by 2029
By
Christopher Lane
• 3 mins read
New data from Arival and Phocuswright shows the global travel experiences sector is set to reach $342 billion by 2029.
Expedia Accelerates AI Strategy as Travel Discovery Enters Agentic Era
By
Marcus Bennett
• 3 mins read
Expedia is aggressively integrating generative and agentic AI into its products and operations as it prepares for a shift in how travelers search, plan and book trips.
Online Travel Agency Kiwi Cuts 250 Jobs Amid Ongoing Restructuring
By
Yuliya Karotkaya
• 2 mins read
By
Yuliya Karotkaya
• 2 mins read
Czech-based online travel agency Kiwi has announced a new round of layoffs affecting around 250 employees as it continues to restructure its business after several challenging years.
U.S. Travel Agencies Surpass $100 Billion in Airline Ticket Sales
By
Yuliya Karotkaya
• 2 mins read
By
Yuliya Karotkaya
• 2 mins read
U.S. travel agencies crossed a historic milestone in 2025, generating more than $100 billion in airline ticket sales despite uneven demand and softer consumer confidence.
Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol Could Bring AI Checkout to Travel Bookings
By
Marcus Bennett
• 3 mins read
Google’s new Universal Commerce Protocol is built to help AI agents complete purchases inside conversations – a model that could translate naturally to complex travel bookings.