AI-generated itineraries are flawed: travel agents are sounding the alarm
Read → Travel agencies are warning about a spike in AI-created itineraries with serious logistical and scheduling errors, forcing professionals to redo them before any booking can happen.
Agentic AI now books travel for us
Read → Phocuswright Europe 2026 in Barcelona previews agentic travel commerce: AI books travel without human intervention. Booking.com and Google are already developing it.
Internal AI Builder: the job travel needs right now
Read → Mews creates an 'Internal AI Builder' role to automate finance, HR and hotel operations. It's not a robot replacing people: it's a human profile who builds the tools that do the heavy lifting. This is the employment model of the future.
Mews cuts staff by 15% due to AI, Easyjet faces breakup, Hyatt Centric Madrid repositions, Civitatis
Read → Mews cuts 15% of staff and bets on AI. Easyjet is worth more dead than alive. Hyatt Centric Madrid targets new guests. Civitatis signs with Almundo.
Agentic AI will transform travel, but trust is the real ticket
Read → Over 60% of travel companies now use AI agents. Trainline and Anthropic warn that governance is the real challenge.
eDreams and Visa let AI book for you
Read → eDreams ODIGEO and Visa team up to let AI agents book flights and hotels directly on their platforms, always within user-set limits.
Autonomous AI is now buying flights: travel distribution entered a new era
Read → eDreams ODIGEO and Visa open their doors to verified AI agents that execute bookings directly. It's not science fiction: it's real agentic commerce, and the industry must prepare now.
AI as a booking channel, Exceltur launches Turismo que Suma, Enaire boosts air traffic control, Extendam
Read → AI emerges as a booking channel for independent hotels, and Spain braces for a record summer in flights.
Building open data for AI is not a luxury, it's the new ace up tourism's sleeve
Read → Destinations and companies that do not open their data to artificial intelligence will be left out of the game. Opinion by Joan.
Should Tourism Boards Build Their Own AI?
Read → Three models emerge: from generic assistants to custom tools for hotels, agencies and tour operators. The question is whether DMOs should get their hands dirty.