By Yuki Saito
Tokyo-based technology reporter covering booking platforms, GDS systems, AI in travel and the digital plumbing of the industry.
Expedia Group launches autonomous onboarding for hotels
Expedia Group has unveiled Autonomous Onboarding, enabling hotels to connect to its marketplace in under 24 hours using their existing softw
Chinese travel firms' global push hits cross-border payment hurdles
Chinese travel firms' overseas growth is undermined by cross-border payment challenges, including FX losses and manual reconciliation. Exper
TourHub secures £3m to scale AI booking tools and global tour network
TourHub has raised £3 million to accelerate AI-powered booking technology and international expansion. The Cardiff-based marketplace saw sal
Emerging Travel Group and Agoda link supply via RateHawk API
Emerging Travel Group has partnered with Agoda to distribute its hotel inventory via the RateHawk API. The deal adds millions of accommodati
VFS Global's GenAI Virtual Assistant Wins Thailand Tech Award
VFS Global's GenAI virtual assistant, trained on official visa content, won Technology Innovation of the Year at the Thailand Travel Trade E
Dida MCP wins AI Initiative of the Year at Thailand Travel Trade Awards
Dida has been named AI Initiative of the Year – Thailand at the Travel Daily Media Travel Trade Excellence Awards 2026. Its Dida MCP gateway
Hotelverse wins Thailand ancillary revenue award for room personalization
Hotelverse won Ancillary Revenue Platform of the Year at the TDM Trade Excellence Awards 2026 Thailand. Its attribute-based selling and digi
Gother's Beyond OTA wins Initiative of the Year at Thailand awards
Gother's Beyond OTA initiative won Initiative of the Year at the Travel Trade Excellence Awards 2026 in Thailand. The platform integrates AI
AI shifts from pilots to profit as travel firms demand measurable ROI
Plug and Play's Amir Amidi told TravelDaily 2026 delegates that AI's value lies in proven ROI, not novelty. With 80% of suppliers running AI
Amadeus: AI's travel future hinges on data, connectivity, and scale
Amadeus says AI in travel must move beyond chat to transactions, requiring trusted data, ecosystem connectivity, and scale. The company is i
AI agents won't kill travel distributors, says ETG CEO
At TravelDaily Conference 2026, ETG CEO Felix Shpilman said AI agents will not eliminate travel distributors. Instead, aggregation layers co
Tune Protect expands embedded travel insurance via Airpaz across Southeast Asia
Tune Protect Group Berhad has expanded its embedded travel insurance offering through Airpaz to Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Th