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Lighthouse said the deal provides “a measurement layer into its Connect AI solution, giving hotels the ability to manage their appearance, ranking and performance” across AI travel platforms.

Hotel industry executives discussed the potential for properties to make more revenue by getting more involved in a guest's whole trip.

Big Blue Analytics' technology works with live airline operations to evaluate the impact of a disruption on aircraft, crew, passengers and maintenance.

Airbnb, Booking Holdings and Expedia Group upped sales and marketing investment in Q1 2026 with some sharing AI impact and others steering clear.

Priceline said Claude models will support conversational reasoning and planning for its Penny AI assistant.

Perk said the new credit facility reflects lender confidence in its “vision and strategy."

iWander said the company felt it needed its own "playground"with technology developing so rapidly right now.

Wayfinder will help hotels gain, measure and boost visibility across AI platforms such as Gemini, ChatGPT and Perplexity.

The top investors in travel tech 2026.

James Waters, chief business officer of Booking, spoke about the ways AI is impacting the travel industry and human behavior during an interview at Phocuswright Europe 2026.