Innovation

🏨 Sep 25, 2025: Corporate Travel Management introduces the Sleep Space hotel platform in North America, following its success in Australia and New Zealand. The platform has enabled over 900,000 room nights at rates 13% below market averages. Integrated with CTM’s Lightning tool, it will link with Concur by year-end. Sleep Space offers hotels lower distribution costs and corporates better rates and compliance, supporting CTM’s global expansion in corporate travel solutions.

💡 Sep 25, 2025, Cybersecurity experts at Kaspersky reveal that RevengeHotels, active since 2015, have launched AI-enhanced phishing attacks on hotels between June and August 2025. The attacks target hotel staff with realistic-looking emails, installing malware like VenomRAT to access sensitive guest information. Previously focused on Brazil, the threat now extends to Africa, including South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria. Hotels face significant risks, including guest trust loss, regulatory fines, and operational disruptions. Kaspersky advises staff training, enhanced email security, and deploying advanced security tools.

📴 Cybersecurity experts at Kaspersky alert hoteliers: between June and August 2025, RevengeHotels targeted hotels using AI-enhanced phishing. Primarily attacking staff through realistic emails, they deploy malware like VenomRAT, compromising guest data. Previously centered in Brazil, the threat now extends to Africa, targeting South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria. AI complicates detection, escalating risks of data theft and operational disruption. Kaspersky advises staff training, system hardening, and advanced security measures to combat these evolving threats.

🚀 Sep 25, 2025, wearable robotics and real-time translation redefine travel. Exoskeletons from firms like Hypershell and Arc’teryx's powered trousers enhance mobility. AI-enabled earbuds offer seamless translation, easing language barriers. AI systems dynamically curate personalized itineraries, challenging traditional travel guides. The integration of robotic and AI tech blurs human-machine boundaries, prompting travel brands to adapt to augmented traveler needs with compatible hardware, AI integration, and new service models. Read more at Globetrender.

🚀 Sep 25, 2025, a new era of travel emerges with exoskeletons and translation tech. Companies like Hypershell and Arc’teryx introduce robotic wearables, enhancing mobility. AI-enabled earbuds facilitate real-time translation, eliminating language barriers. Travel brands face challenges as AI systems offer personalized itineraries, blurring lines between human and machine. The travel industry must adapt to demands for hardware and AI integration to cater to these augmented travellers. Explore more at [Globetrender](https://globetrender.com/2025/09/24/exoskeletons-translation-earbuds-ai-powered-travel/).

💻 Sep 24, 2025, Chinese outbound travel rebounds to pre-pandemic levels, with AI and social media reshaping travel plans. More than 60% use AI for planning or booking, while 86% follow travel influencers but mainly for tips, not direct bookings. Over 50% of trips this October are independent. Gen Z travelers, 71% of whom avoid group tours, lead the trend. October Golden Week bookings rise by 130% year-over-year, with Asia and Europe as top destinations. Visa-free policies enhance last-minute travel.

💻 Sep 24, 2025 — Google envisions a future in travel with "agentic AI" that acts beyond searches, planning trips, and bookings. This AI will coordinate itineraries and personalize services by analyzing factors like past behaviors and weather. Integrating with systems like CRS and PMS, Google's AI aims to connect with hotel systems for seamless experiences. Hotels with structured data and APIs stand to benefit most from this transformation in hospitality.

💻 Sep 24, 2025: Sabre introduces agentic AI solutions to streamline hotel operations and enhance guest experiences. The APIs automate tasks such as late check-in confirmations and flight rebooking updates. Leveraging Sabre IQ and 50+ petabytes of data, the system offers personalized upsells and efficient operations. Integrated into SabreMosaic, hotels can adopt AI-driven workflows seamlessly, boosting revenue and reducing servicing costs while aligning with evolving traveler expectations.