AI’s travel gatekeepers
Booking.com and Expedia are quietly rebuilding their dominance inside AI assistants — and hotels risk losing direct access to guests all over again Oct 21, 2025 A new power shift…
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Uncertainty is bad for business
U.S. hotel leaders warn that constant policy shifts and volatile markets are disrupting travel demand and development — even as optimism builds for 2026 Oct 21, 2025 At The Lodging…
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Travel reinvented: Where innovation meets care – American Airlines Newsroom
From planning to landing, American is reimagining travel with technology that makes every step seamless, personal and easy. Travel today isn’t just about getting from one place to another. It’s…
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AI is doing to hotel websites what Booking.com did twenty years ago
How large language models risk turning hotel websites into invisible back-end data sources — and what hoteliers can do about it Oct 20, 2025 Key takeaways History is repeating: Just…
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Hospitality takes the hardest hit from Google’s AI search shift
AI-generated answers are reshaping online visibility as traffic to cafes, pubs, and hotels declines sharply Oct 20, 2025 Google’s rollout of AI Overviews and AI Mode has transformed how people…
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Chat is the new booking channel
Insights from Sabre’s new whitepaper on how conversational AI is redefining hotel discovery, distribution, and guest conversion Oct 20, 2025 A new whitepaper by Sabre explores how conversational AI—tools like…
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Global hotel reputation continues steady improvement
Service and cleanliness remain key drivers of guest satisfaction across all regions Oct 20, 2025 The Q3 2025 Shiji ReviewPro Global Guest Experience Benchmark analyzes 11.5 million reviews from 11,200…
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The great hotel divide
America’s lodging market is splitting in two as wealthy travellers fuel luxury growth while everyone else cuts back Oct 20, 2025 The US hotel market is splitting in two. Luxury…
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AI is reshaping how consumers discover brands
Why the future of brand visibility depends on understanding nonlinear, AI-driven discovery paths Oct 20, 2025 AI is transforming how consumers find and engage with brands, replacing linear marketing funnels…
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How to know if your GEO is working
Why generative engine optimization isn’t SEO with a new hat — and how to measure what really matters Oct 17, 2025 Generative engine optimization (GEO) isn’t a rebrand of SEO.…
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