Skyscanner, a global leader in travel, today launches new beta tools and updated product features, in response to changing traveller needs. Every month, Skyscanner helps more than 160 million travellers worldwide explore and compare flights, accommodation and car hire options. In 2026, the company has continued to innovate across its app and website, experimenting with new traveller tools and building smarter features designed to make discovering and planning the perfect trip easier and more budget-friendly than ever.

One in five hotel photos on major booking platforms shows indicators of being AI-generated or AI-enhanced. That is the finding of an analysis of 25,550 images used by hotels to advertise their rooms, facilities, restaurants and amenities. The study was conducted by Berlin-based marketing agency ABCD Agency in partnership with German forensic AI verification provider ContentGuard.me. Hotel photos are one of the most decisive factors when booking accommodation online. Yet there are growing signs that the imagery travelers rely on is no longer just traditionally retouched but increasingly created or altered using artificial intelligence.

Artificial intelligence dominated the agenda at Business Travel Show Europe, but it wasn't the conference's defining message. Across three days of discussions covering technology, travel management, procurement, supplier relationships, traveller safety and geopolitical uncertainty, a more fundamental theme consistently emerged. Reducing uncertainty is becoming business travel's next competitive advantage. Whether speakers were discussing AI, travel policy, supplier partnerships or duty of care, they repeatedly returned to the same challenge: how do we help travellers make better decisions, give organisations greater confidence and remove unnecessary friction from increasingly complex journeys?

Visit Orlando is enhancing its Vacation Planning Services with the addition of a new artificial intelligence-driven trip planning tool, OPAL (Orlando Planning Assistance by Locals), giving travelers another easy way to plan their Orlando vacations. Now live on VisitOrlando.com and available 24/7, the tool, powered by Mindtrip, offers a convenient, interactive option alongside Visit Orlando's existing free planning resources such as one-on-one consultations and insider advic

Digital travel platform Agoda today announced a series of new features designed to help travelers plan and manage their trips with greater confidence. The latest updates include real-time flight visibility, an enhanced hotel browser, and AI-powered tools that make choosing the right property faster and more intuitive.

Jamaica’s Tourism 3.0 agenda marks a decisive shift in how the country defines tourism success. Under Minister Edmund Bartlett’s new framework, tourism is no longer being positioned only as an arrivals-driven industry, but as a national economic platform designed to strengthen local ownership, modernize regulation, expand workforce capability and retain more value inside Jamaica.