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‘They look slick until reality hits’ – the AI copycat platforms threatening travel

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The RateHawk team is entering its second decade.

B2B travel platform RateHawk doubles down on AI and APIs as it enters second decade

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Melbourne Backpacker Job Board founder Matthew Heyes.

New AI developed travel job-seeker app matches employers with backpackers

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The new Minor Hotels platform is designed to support the emergence of “agentic” AI.

Minor Hotels bets big on AI to reshape guest experience with global tech stack

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Odyssys Tripbuilder.

New Odyssys platform promises everything from itinerary creation to financial reconciliation

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AI consultancy Xenai Digital receives the Salesforce ANZ Partner of the Year for Customer Success & Innovation for its work with Fiji Airways.

Fiji Airways customer experience transformation earns Xenai Digital a Salesforce award

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Adam Schwab stands outside new Bondi store

‘Could be a billion-dollar business’: Adam Schwab on Luxury Escapes’ rapidly-growing agent hub

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Schengen Simple was launched in 2022 after its developer becoming frustrated with the lack of reliable tools to track time spent across Europe.

Aussie app developer’s Schengen solution as EU scrutiny ramps up

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The capability is powered by CTM Lightning and CTM Scout, part of Corporate Travel Management’s (CTM) advanced technology ecosystem. CTM

1000MTG launches touchless bookings

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From left: Bhavesh Patel, Client Partner, TCS Damien Sheehy, Global Head of Procurement, FCTG, Andrew Whalley, General Manager - Global Outsourcing Partnerships, FCTG, Adam Cambell, CEO of Global Business Services, FCTG Krishnan Ramanujam, President – Consumer Business Group, TCS, Daniella Pittis, Global CISO, FCTG, Pritam Dutta, Head- Travel, Transport & Hospitality Business- TCS ANZ.

Flight Centre Travel Group taps Tata Consultancy to help transform its enterprise technology services

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Silversea's partnership with Approach Guides offers a powerful new way for advisors to grow their business.

Silversea delivers what’s new directly to travel agents ahead of 2026

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Matthew Forzan.

INTERVIEW: ‘AI only knows what it has access to’ – why travel content matters more than ever

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New Aeronology CEO Peter Egglestone

Aeronology appoints Peter Egglestone CEO succeeding Russell Carstensen

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Lao Airlines picks Sabre as long-term technology partner

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EXCLUSIVE: Advisors increasingly report clients coming to them with AI itineraries

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Source Chat GPT

From search to sale: Google’s AI booking push

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Skye offers personalised itineraries complete with real-time recommendations

News Australia launches consumer-facing Skye, bookable itineraries on escape.com.au

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Expedia raids Google for first chief AI officer

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Travellers Choice managing director Christian Hunter.

Christian Hunter on how Travellers Choice is re-engineering the future for advisors

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Travellers Choice managing director Christian Hunter

Travellers Choice unveils game-changing AI solution at annual network gathering

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Virgin Australia Group's first E190-E2 lands in Perth.

Virgin Australia to redefine flight search with OpenAI

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This is what Canva created when requested to create an image about travel bookings using AI at speed with obstacles in the way, such as ghost hotels and flights.

The rush to AI: Quick fix, pending crisis or evolving opportunity

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Amex GBT’s Nigel Rowe, Catherine Logan from Global Business Travel Association and SAP Concur’s Jonathan Beeby at FACTS in Sydney.

Next big step for SAP Concur-Amex GBT’s strategic alliance in corporate travel

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Darrin Grafton, Melissa Elf, Nikunj Agrawal, moderator Mike Orchard, Nicola Winchester and Jonathan Nelson on the FACTS Pioneering Tomorrow Panel.   

The biggest disruptor is disruption itself: Flight Centre Corporate’s Melissa Elf

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Qatar Airways has unveiled the “Sky Studio Challenge”, an industry-first experiment developed in collaboration with Google where full commercials were created and uploaded onboard

Qatar Airways and Google Launch ‘Sky Studio Challenge’ Starlink-powered ads

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What Wi-Fi will be on your flight in 2026?

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Intrepid Travel has launched an app to put everything in one place for travellers.

Intrepid Travel launches new app to enhance the traveller experience

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New parents Prue Hatcher and partner Chris Syme developed MyGuideGuru after travelling through Europe with their baby last year.

Sydney couple transforms travel frustrations into an AI-powered guide for the modern explorer

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Video Rules, AI Divides: Research reveals what inspires travellers to book

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Aurora Expeditions partners with Thermal Imaging of Polar Ice founder Joe Muise.

Aurora Expeditions’ new AI navigation collaboration with CounterCurrent

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Cover-More

EXCLUSIVE: Cover-More expands on insurance with AI-powered itinerary planner

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Kaspersky warns travellers: AI-powered attacks are targeting hotel guests.

AI-powered attacks are targeting hotel guests

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Sonia Teohaere talks to Travel Weekly ahead of our Women in Travel Awards.

Women in Travel: ‘Reach New Heights means empowerment and equality,’ says InTravel Group’s Sonia Teohaere

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TPConnects' new aggregator, Iris.

TPConnects powers up innovation in Australian and NZ travel market with its Iris aggregator

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Ireckonu warns of risks in using ChatGPT with hotel guest data (istock - AndreyPopov).

Hotels roll the dice on AI – what’s the risk for customers?

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Mindpearl CEO Stefan Burri

The need for genuine human interaction remains essential, says Mindpearl call centre CEO

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ChatGPT Image: Google

‘I want an Asian city break under $10,000’ – Google introduces AI-powered search tool for flexible travellers

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AirBooking, the IATA-certified NDC distribution platform, has announced its certification as an official Turkish Airlines TKCONNECT partner.

AirBooking certified Turkish Airlines NDC partner through TKCONNECT platform

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Crew and passengers deal with the battery fire on the VA flight into Hobart. Photo: Pulse Tasmania

Emirates updates safety rules banning power banks inflight

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Collette launches additional marketing support for travel agents in partnership with Rallio.

Collette’s additional marketing support for travel agents with Rallio partnership

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