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64% of APAC Travelers Now Use AI to Plan Trips. Booking.com’s Laura Houldsworth on What That Actually Means
Bymlomarycourtney@gmail.com April 27, 2026

Laura Houldsworth leads Booking.com’s Asia Pacific business as Managing Director, overseeing one of the most complex and commercially significant travel regions globally. Her vantage point sits at the intersection of platform-scale data and on-the-ground market intelligence, a combination that makes her perspective on traveler behavior unusually precise. At Skift Asia Forum 2026, she will draw…

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Trip.com Group on Why Going Global Means Becoming the Best Local Player in Every Market
Bymlomarycourtney@gmail.com April 26, 2026

As Managing Director and Vice President of International Markets at Trip.com Group, Chai, has scaled a platform built in Asia across more than 200 countries, each with radically different payment rails, traveller psychology, and cultural expectations. He talks about “Skillvenirs” — travellers who now choose destinations based on the skill they want to return with:…

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Preparing for the World Cup Means Rethinking Demand, Not Just Scaling It
Bymlomarycourtney@gmail.com April 14, 2026

For operators, the priorities are already clear: adjust pricing and segmentation to atypical demand patterns, prepare before demand peaks, secure and train talent under pressure, and ensure technology can support real‑time decisions. Those who wait for demand signals during the event will be reacting too late. As Luis-Rene Sanchez, VP of Development for Mexico and…

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Hotels & Stays

The rise of “bleisure” travel and what it means for your hotel website
Bymlomarycourtney@gmail.com April 13, 2026

In a world where the lines between work and life are increasingly fluid, a new travel trend is emerging that perfectly captures this shift: bleisure. It refers to the practice of extending a work trip to include personal time for relaxation, exploration or even a mini-vacation. In 2024, over half of business travelers took at…

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Hotels & Stays

HN Brief: Hospitality Tech Investment Topped $1 Billion, PMS Platforms Led the Way, AI Forces Hotels to Rethink What Service Means
Bymlomarycourtney@gmail.com April 13, 2026

The $1 billion investment milestone in hospitality tech arrived quietly, without much fanfare, and that is perhaps the most instructive thing about it. Capital is concentrating in the same platforms hotels depend on every day, not in showcase pilots or experimental features. Meanwhile, two substantial weekend pieces pushed the industry’s AI conversation beyond implementation tactics…

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Hotels & Stays

ChatGPT is the new front door for hotel discovery. Here’s what that actually means.
Bymlomarycourtney@gmail.com March 27, 2026

The AI conversation in hospitality has become filled with a whole lot of noise. “AI will transform guest experience”. “AI will revolutionize revenue management.”“AI will change everything.” You’ve heard all the pitches. You’ve sat through all the webinars. You’ve had your fill of yet another thought leadership piece. Most of these conversations are missing the…

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Your Hotel’s New Front Door: What the New MCP Means for Hospitality
Bymlomarycourtney@gmail.com March 15, 2026

In 1873 there were no phones. Hotels took reservations by mail. A guest would write a letter, the hotel would write back and a few weeks later a room was booked. Then came the telephone, and suddenly guests could call to book a room in minutes. Then came the fax machine, then the Internet and…

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Higher fares are here: What it means for booking new flights
Bymlomarycourtney@gmail.com March 14, 2026

Earlier this week, experts warned airfare could increase in a matter of days amid a surge in global oil prices. Now, it’s actually happening. A growing number of airlines are adding fuel surcharges to tickets. Other carriers, facing the prospects of pricier jet fuel, are admitting to raising prices. And new data released late this…

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