Hoteliers are gearing up for a flurry of travellers on the hunt for snowy escapes this holiday season, though beach retreats remain on the itinerary for some

As a leading enterprise in the global travel distribution eco-system, Dida has been ranked in the “High-Value Globalisation Investment Brands 2025” list, part of the Forbes China 30&30 Go-International Series, co-published with the LinkedIn Economic Graph. The Forbes China 30&30 Go-International Series shines a spotlight on Chinese-origin brands that have achieved robust growth paths and championed cutting-edge innovation on the global stage. The series recognises enterprises that demonstrate exceptional ingenuity, sustainable growth, and impactful global influence as they scale beyond China’s borders.

The year 2025 marked a turning point for artificial intelligence in the travel industry. AI solutions moved beyond demos and pilots to deliver real impact across every customer touchpoint, from initial interaction to final booking. Platforms such as Maya have shown that a well-integrated AI agent can turn interactions into measurable opportunities, enhance the customer experience, and free human teams from repetitive tasks. In 2025, it became clear that AI does more than support the customer journey: it has the potential to strengthen data-driven decision-making, optimize revenue, and set a new standard for multichannel travel experiences.

Civitatis, the leading curated online marketplace for guided tours and activities for Spanish and Portuguese speaking consumers, today announces a planned leadership transition. Founder and CEO Alberto Gutiérrez will step down from his executive role and name Andrés Spitzer, currently Chief Product and Technology Officer, as the new Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1st. Alberto will remain on the Board of Directors, lending his extensive technology experience, industry knowledge, and credentials to continue supporting the company's growth strategy and vision. This transition marks a natural evolution for the company. After nearly two decades of success and rapid growth, Alberto Gutiérrez leaves a legacy that has transformed a personal project into a global category leader where 1.2 million travelers book activities monthly.

In 2025, the hotel technology industry continued to see profound change, marked by a big uplift in the use of artificial intelligence and the growing importance of centralized data to improve the guest experience. Ireckonu, a provider of middleware solutions and customer data platforms (CDPs) for hotels, analyzes the trends that are redefining loyalty and revenue management in the sector. From real-time personalization and guest recognition to the emergence of AI agents capable of booking trips autonomously, the hotel landscape demands more agile, data-driven, and customer-centric strategies.

For decades, the web has been held together by a chaotic and brittle system of custom APIs. This fragmented landscape of bespoke integrations is more than just a developer headache; it is the primary bottleneck preventing the next generation of AI from reaching its potential. How can an intelligent agent act on our behalf when it must first learn a unique, proprietary language for every business on the internet?