Technology

Acai to Automate Nautalia Empresas Back-Office ProcessesBy Michael B. Baker

Spain's Grupo Travel Live is broadening its use of AI automation technology Acai Travel following an initial phase within its corporate travel division.... KEEP READING

BizTrip.AI Adds $1.5M to Pre-Seed FundingBy Michael B. Baker

AI travel technology BizTrip.AI has raised $1.5 million in its latest portion of its pre-seed funding round, bringing its total funding to $2.5 million,... KEEP READING

Kayak for Business Launches Event BookingBy Elizabeth West

Kayak for Business Biz Plus and Enterprise level customers now have access to a meetings and event feature that helps manage attendee travel booking,... KEEP READING

Travel Tech Leaders: Prepare for Aggressive Transformation TimelineBy Michael B. Baker

Rapid-scale transformation amid the advancement of AI technology has flummoxed corporate travel forecasters. No one disputes big changes are on the near... KEEP READING

Kintetsu Adds Oversee Reshopping CapabilitiesBy Michael B. Baker

Tokyo-based TMC Kintetsu International has partnered with spend optimization platform Oversee to provide air and hotel reshopping capabilities for... KEEP READING

Thrust Carbon Launches Tool to Guide Frequent Travelers' DecisionsBy Michael B. Baker

Thrust Carbon launched the EngageAI tool to guide frequent travelers towards more sustainable travel options by influencing their decisions using local... KEEP READING

Travlr ID, Cytric Create 'Proof Point' Travel Profile Hub for ScaniaBy Michael B. Baker

While Cytric was the delivery platform for Scania, the model itself could work with any environment where profiles need to flow within multiple... KEEP READING

Sabre Invests in BizTrip.AIBy Michael B. Baker

Sabre Corp. is investing in and partnering with AI travel platform BizTrip.AI to jointly develop "a suite of AI-powered corporate travel assistants,"... KEEP READING

Perk Adds Automated Event Planning ToolBy Michael B. Baker

Perk has launched a new automated event planning tool, which the company says can reduce manual work in sourcing, booking and coordinating meetings of... KEEP READING

New Navan Officer Challenges Industry to Innovate Faster

Navan's Kim Hamer talks about what travel buyers say they need now, why the end-to-end experience matters, performance of AI agent support, market... KEEP READING

QuadLabs Releases Automation Platform for TMCsBy Michael B. Baker

Tech firm QuadLabs has launched a new automation platform for TMCs, agencies and travel platforms, designed to help them reduce manual processes. ... KEEP READING

2025’s Wild Ride Brings More for 2026By Caroline Strachan, CEO Festive Road

2025 was tumultuous for travel buying with tech, mergers, and shifting consumer expectations. Buyers need resilience, collaboration and focus to... KEEP READING

W2M's Úbico Brand to Deploy Acai TechnologyBy Michael B. Baker

Spanish travel management company Úbico is embedding Acai Travel's Agentic API within its servicing platform, the companies announced. ... KEEP READING

Navan's Debut Earnings: Growing Revenue, Widening LossBy Michael B. Baker

In its first earnings report since its initial public offering, Navan reported a 29 percent-year over-year increase in revenue alongside a $225 million... KEEP READING

Travelport COO Mangelaars to Succeed CEO Webb in AprilBy Michael B. Baker

Travelport CEO Greg Webb will step down from his position at the end of March, and the travel technology company's COO and deputy CEO, John Mangelaars,... KEEP READING