Travel technologies stories

Dcycle broadens beyond ESG with AI system that joins finance, operations and sustainability data for quicker management decisions.

Apollo3D says businesses should use digital twins to cut site visits as fuel and energy costs squeeze travel budgets across British industry.

Amex GBT gives Egencia agentic AI and Concur Expense integration, aiming to streamline business travel bookings and cut manual claims work.

SiteMinder extends hotel distribution into AI chat tools, aiming to keep 53,000 hotels bookable as travellers increasingly start searches there.

Kiwis lean on travel agents as Middle East tensions drive reroutes, cancellations and surging demand for expert advice.

Koala and Volotea team up to sell automated travel insurance and disruption cover to millions of passengers across the Spanish airline's network.

AI is moving travel from inspiration to transaction, but live inventory, accuracy and booking infrastructure still stand between chat and checkout.

SAP Concur rolls out AI-driven expense automation, policy rule creation and new travel features across Microsoft, Amex and Visa integrations.

Roomex rolls out spend-analytics tool for UK hotels, giving finance teams an audit trail to test bookings against cheaper options and savings.

Britons are set to spend GBP £2.39bn on Easter treats and outings this year, but Parcelhero says growth is slowing as shoppers turn cautious.

Cloudbeds report shows independent hotels face softer rates, rising OTA reliance and stark regional splits, with Asia Pacific hit hardest.

Custom Travel Solutions opens RouteStack, giving AI assistants live hotel inventory and a direct path to bookings as it eyes wider travel categories.

SAP Concur and Amex GBT add live support, AI help and richer content to their Complete platform as pilot features target smoother business trips.

Garnier's Vitamin C Daily Tinted Fluid campaign wins JCDecaux's 2025 programmatic award after weather-triggered ads lifted sales and brand consideration.

Deel rolls out a unified platform for global hiring, payroll, planning and mobility after processing USD $22bn in pay and USD $250m in crypto.

HeadBox warns that fragmented control of meetings and events spend is exposing corporates to rising cost, compliance and governance risks.

SAP Concur rolls out new Joule AI agents, tighter Microsoft and card links, and expanded travel tools to streamline corporate expenses.

AI tops CX investment plans, but few brands yet deploy proactive, predictive tools across channels, leaving omnichannel ambitions stalled.

RateGain and Juspay unveil RG Pay, an embedded payments layer to boost cross-border checkout performance for global travel brands.

AI 'leaders' in finance rush to pilots but lack rules, data and governance to scale tools into core, high‑accountability workflows.