Asia loves Japan. Klook seeking ‘Chief Spring Officer’. Sabre adds 100k Chinese Hotels. Air New Zealand backs OneReg.
70% of Japan travel searches come from Asia ahead of Lunar New Year
Agoda says Lunar New Year travel demand is being driven largely by regional travellers, with its search data showing that 70% of interest in trips to Japan and more than 25% of searches for Thailand are coming from within Asia ahea [...]
PerkSpot’s travel portal. Lunar New Year trends. Protect Group targets $10B. YouTrip expands Global eSIM. OTA bookings surge.
Protect Group aims for $10B after record 2025
Protect Group says it exceeded its 2025 target by offering protection on more than US$8 billion in bookings, up from its original US$7 billion goal, and is now aiming to surpass US$10 billion in protected booking offers in 2026, representing projected g [...]
Skyscanner’s Packages. Sabre overhauls Lao Airlines. Agoda and WWF renew deal. Mews secures $300M.
Skyscanner launches package holiday comparison
Skyscanner has launched Packages, a new package holiday comparison product that brings flight-plus-hotel deals into its metasearch platform. Initially rolling out in the UK, the product compares offers from ATOL-protected providers including TUI, Jet2, [...]
AirBorneo picks Sabre. Agoda and Mastercard rewards. Primer and HitPay team up. Ireckonu adds luxury hotels.
AirBorneo picks Sabre to power its 2026 takeoff
Newly launched, Sarawak state-owned carrier AirBorneo has signed a long-term agreement with Sabre to support its network planning, pricing, and revenue strategy from day one. The airline will deploy Sabre’s network planning, revenue optimization, an [...]
Fliggy’s holi-data. Mega-events surge. OYO owner’s IPO push. Robotaxi tests.
Uber, Nuro and Lucid begin robotaxi road tests ahead of 2026 launch
Uber, Nuro and Lucid confirmed that on-road testing of their robotaxi engineering prototypes began last month, with commercial service targeted for the San Francisco Bay Area in late 2026. Announced at CES 2026, the programme is le [...]
Spain fines Airbnb. Allegiant expands with Rocket Travel. Payments redefines corporate travel. AI changes destinations.
Allegiant expands loyalty offering via Rocket Travel
Allegiant has partnered with Rocket Travel by Agoda to launch a new global hotel booking platform, Allegiant Hotels, giving more than 20 million Allways Rewards members the ability to earn or redeem points on hotel stays worldwide. Powered and op [...]
Sunrise Airways offer refunds. GSMA cautions Indonesia. Booking’s ‘agentic’ plans. DreamFolks expands via ETT.
Sunrise Airways adds full refund option through Protect Group partnership
Sunrise Airways has introduced a fully refundable ticket option for all passengers through a new partnership with Protect Group. The new feature aims to boost confidence at the time of booking and simplify the customer experi [...]
Spotnana x Booking.com. Otto the Agent is born. GCash and Klook launch card. Azerbaijan Airlines adopts HTS. More.
Spotnana partners with Booking.com
Spotnana has announced a major partnership with Booking.com, integrating directly with the OTA’s latest API to give its customers and TMC partners full access to Booking.com’s global inventory, including rates that were previously only available on the website [...]
Emirates x OpenAI. MOVE adds VietJet. Osaka’s travel hypermarket. Digital-first luxury. Hotels breaking data laws?
Emirates partners with OpenAI, accelerating airline-wide AI adoption
Emirates has entered a partnership with OpenAI to deploy ChatGPT Enterprise and expand artificial intelligence capabilities across the airline, aiming to strengthen operations, solve complex commercial challenges and elevate the c [...]
Agoda on Samsung Wallet. Protect Group’s offline refunds. SmartRyde x Amadeus. Sabre’s GenAI concierge. More.
Agoda and Samsung partner to bring travel booking to Samsung Wallet users
Agoda has partnered with Samsung to integrate hotel and travel deals directly into Samsung Wallet, offering users in South Korea and the U.S. a simpler and more connected booking experience. From October 18, Samsung Wallet us [...]
