Amadeus doubles down on Asia Pacific via partnerships with UnionPay and Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines and Amadeus renew distribution agreements, while airlines can take control of payments experience for both direct and in-direct channels via UnionPay.
Amadeus and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have announced the renewal of their multiyear EDIFACT and New Distribution Capability (NDC) [...]
Decoding the ‘Romance Genome’, travel’s new love language
In partnership with SocialSeal, we've launched a brand-new report series that looks travel trends through the lens of search and social media. Our first report, called Love Is In The Air, digs into the "Romance Genome", a framework decoding how different travellers actually search for, consume, and [...]
HTS’ new APAC partner. AI shakes up SaaS. Outdated airports aplenty. Uber and Zoox making Robotaxis.
Hundreds of airports may need new safety management systems in 2026, OneReg warns
OneReg CEO Clinton Cardozo says a significant wave of Safety Management System (SMS) replacements is quietly building across European airports and beyond, with dozens, potentially hundreds, of operators signaling thro [...]
Ant Group’s Alipay AI Pay and AI Health App AQ surpass 100M users during CNY
As AI adoption gained momentum during the 2026 Chinese New Year, as Ant Group announced that both Alipay AI Pay and its AI health app AQ have each surpassed the 100 million user milestone.
AI payment adoption accelerates amid CNY AI shopping boom
From ordering bubble tea and coffee to buyi [...]
Winning in attractions: Innovation, personalisation, and the travel experience economy
The global travel landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift, driven by travellers who increasingly prioritise experiences, personalisation, and meaningful connections. For Trip.com Group, this transformation is not merely a response to changing consumer behaviour but an opportunity to define a new [...]
War in Middle East triggers volatile security perception and early signs of demand diversion
The escalation of the Middle East conflict has triggered diverse and sharp drops in travel security perception across Gulf destinations, prompting early signs of demand diversion among European and US travellers towards closer-to-home and long-haul alternatives, according to latest analysis of Mabri [...]
Crisis in the Middle East: How Wego is navigating the travel shock
With the crisis still unfolding in the Middle East, impacting travel in the region as well as the world, we asked Wego’s CEO and co-founder, Ross Veitch, for a situational analysis as well as what measures the region’s leading travel brand has taken and will be taking for the immediate future, a [...]
COMO installs SleepHub. Sabre’s overhaul. Stay22 gets $122M. More.
Como Metropolitan Singapore installs science-backed sleep tech in all rooms
Como Metropolitan Singapore has integrated SleepHub, a sleep system developed by UK-based Cambridge Sleep Sciences, across all 156 of its rooms and suites, timed to coincide with World Sleep Day on 13 March. The technology [...]
JAPOW, Power & The Next 20: WiT Japan returns to Tokyo amid record inbound boom
As Japan rides an unprecedented inbound tourism wave powered by the global obsession with its legendary powder snow – or “JAPOW”, travel industry leaders will gather in Tokyo to examine what this moment means for the next 20 years of travel.
WiT (Web in Travel) will convene its 12th edition [...]
Sports tourism demand forecasting sees huge spikes in revenue for host cities
Expedia Group maps sports tourism demand forecasting through PredictHQ partnership
Expedia Group announced a new partnership with PredictHQ, a leading provider of real-world context, integrating its verified event signals and predictive demand intelligence directly into Partner Central, the plat [...]
