
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: KAYAK co-founders Steve Hafner and Paul English have launched Lola, an AI assistant for travel, dining and experiences backed by Booking Holdings.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Conversational AI platform ääni has integrated its revenue optimisation software with Mews.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Hotel lock provider dormakaba has signed a binding agreement to acquire guest experience technology platform Alliants.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Property management system RMS has integrated with customer data platform TrustYou to give operators a unified guest view.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Travel planning and booking platform TravelAI has acquired the Sonder brand, comprising the company’s trademarks and domain names.Â

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: IHG Hotels & Resorts has partnered with Revolut and Visa to launch co-branded debit cards.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The co-founder of Sonder, Francis Davidson, has built an AI travel agent called Odessia using the engineering platform LangChain.Â

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Property management system Mews has partnered with ride-hailing service Uber to embed transport booking, tracking, and billing directly into its PMS.Â

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is implementing a native ChatGPT app intended to improve the hotel discovery and booking experience for customers.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEurope: Hospitality group Minor Hotels has partnered with digital bank Klarna to bring flexible payments to travellers booking across Europe.Â