Technology, Organisations & Operators,

Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy that integrates design, engineering and AI to drive digital innovation, today announced it has been selected by British Airways Holidays to support in the design and delivery of a market-leading digital retail platform that will offer customers an improved experience which aims to guide and assist them throughout their travel […] More

Omio, the leading multi-modal booking platform, today announced its official launch in Brazil, marking a major milestone in its global growth. Driven by the mission to make every journey seamless, Brazilian travellers can now effortlessly search, compare and book long-distance/intercity bus routes and flights from over 300 carriers – all on one app. With the […] More

Travelport, a global technology company that powers travel bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, today announced a strategic partnership with Farenexus to integrate the advanced contract management solution nexusCMT into the Travelport+ platform. This collaboration delivers powerful new tools that aim to help travel agencies and TMCs increase profitability, eliminate manual errors, […] More

Dida Holdings – an AI-first tech leader and one of the fastest-growing global traveltech companies, today announced that its founder, Rikin Wu has appointed Daryl Lee as its new Group Chief Executive Officer, effective 5 October 2025. A pivotal leadership appointment: Lee was previously global CEO WebBeds and before that led GTA across the Middle […] More

Le Walk, the world’s leading location-based, immersive guided experiences app, launches publicly with a $4.1 million seed co-led by Adverb Ventures and Lerer Hippeau, with participation from Origins Fund and Point72 Ventures. In beta, Le Walk has reached 110k downloads, 160k+ social followers, and 20k+ tours taken. Today, it is announcing its expansion from Paris […] More

The Data Appeal Company and Mabrian, both part of Almawave Group, have officially signed a strategic agreement with the European Travel Commission (ETC), becoming recognized research partners and contributing key tourism data and intelligence to support Europe’s national tourism organizations (NTOs).Founded in 1948, ETC is a non-profit organization representing 36 European NTOs. Its mission is […] More

Travelport, the global technology company powering bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, today announced the appointment of John Mangelaars as Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO to boost the company’s evolution as the travel industry’s foremost Modern Retailing partner. Mangelaars succeeds John Elieson who will be stepping down on September 30. Mangelaars […] More

The future of hotel distribution is not a mystery. It will either be owned by OTAs or owned by protocols. The choices hotel operators make today—from every global brand to independent inns and three-room B&Bs—will determine whether their businesses thrive or vanish. Last week I asked ChatGPT and Gemini to provide hotel recommendations in Orlando. […] More