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H10 Hotels elevates the guest experience with the launch of its new mobile app
With the aim of adapting its services to the demands of the digital environment and continuing to enhance guest satisfaction, H10 Hotels has announced the official launch of its new mobile app. This revamped digital tool transforms the way guests interact with the group’s properties, delivering an improved customer experience by providing direct and easy access to hotel services. The new app has been developed to cover the three key stages of the travel cycle: before travelling to the destination, during the stay, and after departure. In addition, it allows H10 Rewards members to comprehensively manage their stays across the chain.
Flae Robotics Secures Historic Weetwood Hall Estate as Major UK Partner for BE-A AI Receptionist
Czech technology startup Flae Robotics has announced a new partnership with four-star Weetwood Hall Estate in Leeds, marking a significant step in its expansion into the UK hospitality market. The hotel will implement BE-A, Flae's AI-powered hotel receptionist that automates guest communication across email, WhatsApp, webchat, and voice channels.
TravelTech Show research reveals shifts in travel operator booking and payment tool adoption
Mobile app investment and integration across travel booking and payment platforms has slowed in the last year as operators increasingly turn attention to AI to drive customer engagement and spend. Mobile apps are now being integrated by just seven per cent of operators, down from nearly a third – 30 per cent – in 2025.
Travel Tech Celebrates Innovation and Policy Leadership at Third Annual Policy & Innovation Showcase
The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech) has hosted its third annual Policy & Innovation Showcase on Capitol Hill. The event served as the backdrop for honoring Congresswoman Young Kim (R‑CA) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D‑WA) with Travel Tech’s Innovation Leadership Award, recognizing their work to advance transparency, competition and innovation across the travel ecosystem. The event, sponsored by Chase Travel Group and Booking Holdings, brought together Travel Tech member companies, policymakers, congressional staff, and industry stakeholders to highlight the role of travel technology in creating a more transparent, competitive, and innovative travel experience for consumers.
Marriott International Introduces Ask Bonvoy™ a New AI-Powered Search Experience
Marriott International, Inc. today announced the beta launch of Ask Bonvoy™, a new conversational, natural language search experience designed to help travelers more intuitively discover incredible destinations across the Marriott Bonvoy® portfolio of approximately 10,000 properties in 146 countries and territories. Ask Bonvoy is designed to help travelers search for stays and plan their trips using conversational language, delivering customized results that lead to unforgettable experiences.
Civitatis and Despegar Sign a Global Strategic Partnership
Despegar, Latin America's leading travel tech company, and Civitatis, the world's leading platform for the distribution of tours and activities in Spanish and Portuguese, have announced the signing of a global strategic partnership. Through this agreement, both companies will work on integrating Civitatis' catalog into Despegar's platform. Once this implementation is complete, Despegar's more than 30 million customers will be able to access Civitatis' full catalog of tours, excursions, and guided tours across all markets where the company operates. The collaboration combines Despegar's well-established presence in the Latin American market with Civitatis' expertise in the Spanish and Portuguese tours and activities segment.
Amadeus unveils major expansion of AI strategy across hospitality sector
AI-driven conversations are becoming a primary interface for inspiration, booking, and service in the hospitality space. As traveler journeys increasingly start in these environments, hotels must remain visible, in control, and able to convert demand – all without adding operational complexity. Amadeus is uniquely positioned to orchestrate the AI-enabled travel ecosystem and is accelerating this transformation to AI-driven commerce and intelligence, in a neutral and embedded way. By helping hoteliers capture demand in emerging AI channels, Amadeus is empowering teams with an integrated, outcome-driven portfolio.
Amadeus unveils major expansion of AI strategy across hospitality sector
Amadeus is taking a major step toward orchestrating agentic commerce in hospitality, connecting journeys across both AI assistant channels and hotel-owned touchpoints
Access Hospitality launches Access Evo, an AI intelligence layer for hotels
Access Hospitality has launched Access Evo, a new AI-powered intelligence layer that connects CRS, CRM, RMS and Booking Engine data into a single operating environment for hotel teams. Launching at HITEC 2026, Evo addresses one of the hospitality industry’s most persistent operational challenges: fragmented technology stacks that slow decision-making, increase manual reporting and make it harder for teams to act quickly on commercial opportunities.
BRAND USA AND U.S. HOST CITIES LEAN INTO INNOVATION AND AI TO ENHANCE WORLD CUP TRIP PLANNING
As the United States welcomes international visitors for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, AI is transforming how fans experience their journey - from planning their trip and navigating language barriers to finding transportation, attractions, and last-minute information once they arrive. With the tournament underway, Brand USA, the official destination marketing organisation for the United States, is spotlighting the AI-powered visitor tools already in place across host cities, and how they’re helping millions of international fans make the most of their time in the United States.
Record efficiency in tests converting CO₂ into sustainable aviation fuel components
Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), in collaboration with researchers from Aramco, have achieved the highest reported efficiency in converting carbon dioxide into jet fuel-range hydrocarbons, advancing the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Unforgettable Croatia rolls out Starlink WiFi across fleet
Unforgettable Croatia has completed the rollout of SpaceX’s Starlink WiFi across its fleet. The luxury small-ship cruise operator first introduced the technology onboard the 38-guest My Wish last year as part of a trial programme. Following positive guest feedback and improved onboard connectivity, Starlink has now been installed across its six-ship fleet.