European hospitality provider Accor is debuting an AI-powered travel assistant through Amazon Web Services (AWS). Announced Wednesday (Nov. 30), the tool comes at a time when a number of consumers are showing interest in using artificial intelligence (AI) to help plan and book trips. “Incorporating an intuitive conversational interface,...
Expedia Group reported record revenue in the third quarter amid solid travel demand. While travel demand in North America and Europe remained stable, the Asia-Pacific and Latin America regions experienced more pronounced growth, Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern said Thursday (Nov. 2) during the company’s quarterly earnings...
Online travel platform Booking.com has partnered with payment network Affirm to provide travelers with flexible payment options when making travel bookings. Through this partnership, Affirm will be available at checkout across several Booking Holdings travel brands, expanding on existing partnerships with KAYAK, Agoda and Priceline, Affirm said in a Thursday (Sept. 7) press release. Booking.com customers...
Travel app Hopper has secured a $96 million follow-on investment from Capital One, which led its Series F round in March 2021, and Hopper said it will use the funds to accelerate its growth across several fronts. For one thing, Hopper will continue to add...
May 01, 2019
Once upon a time, the world of travel in general – and exotic or adventure travel, specifically – was a very different place. As the second decade of the 21st century is drawing to a close, it is almost unimaginable that booking a flight or finding the right hotel room would present as a challenge. As the […]
March 05, 2019
If the digital economy crosses borders – with commerce always on, across time zones and currencies – the platform model should be a perfect fit for those who seek to literally cross...
March 11, 2025
A day after Delta Air Lines cut its guidance, citing lower U.S. consumer confidence, three more airlines made similar comments about the current macroeconomic environment. In presentations made Tuesday (March 11) at the J.P. Morgan Industrials Conference, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines revised their outlooks downward or said they expect earnings to come in at the […]
November 29, 2023
European hospitality provider Accor is debuting an AI-powered travel assistant through Amazon Web Services (AWS). Announced Wednesday (Nov. 30), the tool comes at a time when a number of consumers are showing interest in...
September 07, 2023
Online travel platform Booking.com has partnered with payment network Affirm to provide travelers with flexible payment options when making travel bookings. Through this partnership, Affirm will be available at checkout across several Booking Holdings travel brands,...
November 07, 2022
Travel app Hopper has secured a $96 million follow-on investment from Capital One, which led its Series F round in March 2021, and Hopper said it will use the funds...
